¹[48C. (1) No insurer shall carry on any insurance business without having appointed a chief executive officer for that purpose. (2) No person shall be appointed as the chief executive officer of an insurer without the prior permission of the Chief Controller of Insurance and he shall not accord permission for such appointment unless the person proposed to be appointed has prescribed qualification and experience in the field of insurance. (3) The chief executive officer shall not be removed, terminated or dismissed by the insurer without the prior approval of the Chief Controller of Insurance and he shall not give decision in such cases without hearing the concerned chief executive officer and the insurer or any person authorised by the insurer in this behalf.]