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MSIG Malaysia - Top 3 finalists - General Insurance Company of the Year for the 19th Asia Insurance Industry Awards

28 Aug 2015 Announcements

MSIG Malaysia is pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted as the top three finalists for 19th Asia Insurance Industry Awards – General Insurance Company of the Year category!!! Asia Insurance Industry Awards is one of the premier regional event which recognizes and salutes excellence in the insurance industry sector. 47 out of 428 entries made to the shortlisted finalists & MSIG Malaysia is one of them. 

The winners will be announced at a Gala Dinner on 3 November 2015 in Singapore, in conjunction with the Singapore International Reinsurance Conference.

Read the full news release below:

Finalists for 19th Asia Insurance Industry Awards revealed

 

With the Asia Insurance Industry Awards being the premier regional event of the year to recognise and salute excellence in the insurance sector, 47 out of 428 entries made it to the list of prestigious finalists.

 

As part of its extensive deliberations, the Judges met several of the finalists for a face-to-face interview in Singapore on 27 August in the final round of judging to determine the winners of each category.

 

Now in its 19th year, the AIIA has become a much sought-after mark of excellence and peer group endorsement for insurance players and professionals in the market with the very backbone of the Awards being the 29 Judges drawn from a cross-section of industry leaders, regulators and experts. The winners will be announced at a Gala Dinner to be held in conjunction with the Singapore International Reinsurance Conference on 3 November 2015.

 

The eminent list of finalists is:

 

Life Insurance Company of the Year

AIA Singapore

MetLife Japan

Sun Life of Canada (Philippines) Inc

General Insurance Company of the Year

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, India

IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Co

MSIG Insurance (Malaysia) Bhd

Educational Service Provider of the Year

Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance & Finance

The General Insurance Institute of Japan

The Malaysian Insurance Institute

Innovation of the Year

Asian Alliance Insurance Plc, Sri Lanka

QBE Asia Pacific

Zurich Insurance Company

Service Provider of the Year

CSC Asia

MDIndia Healthcare Services (TPA) Pvt Ltd

ReMark International

Corporate Risk Manager of the Year

Cathay Century Insurance

China Property and Casualty Reinsurance Co

Ryan Tan, SMRT Corporation Singapore

Vincent Ho, MTR Corporation Limited, HK

Broker of the Year

Aon

NCI Brokers Asia Pte Ltd

SecureNow Insurance Brokers

 

Reinsurance Broker of the Year

Aon Benfield

J B Boda Reinsurance Brokers

PT Andalan Resiko

General Reinsurer of the Year

Munich Re

Partner Re

SCOR Group

Corporate Social Responsibility Award

Allianz Malaysia Bhd

Canara HSBC

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company of Vietnam

Technology Initiative of the Year

AIA Bhd

Cathay Conning Asset Management Limited

MetLife Hong Kong

Sun Life Malaysia Assurance Bhd

Employer of the Year

Munich Re

RGA

Tata AIG General Insurance Co

Life Reinsurer of the Year

Munich Re

RGA Re

SCOR Global Life

Personality of the Year

Aruno Rajaratnam, INCE & Co Singapore LLP

Chris G Townsend, Metlife Asia

Khoo Kah Siang, Great Eastern Singapore

 

The bench of Judges were impressed with the range and quality of entries, and the passion and commitment of many of the finalists, who were represented by their CEOs or senior managers at the face-to-face judging.

 

The Awards have been hosted annually since 1997 by Asia Insurance Review, the voice of the insurance industry of Asia for the past 25 years.

 

 

The Panel of Judges:

 

Annie Choi, Former Commissioner of Insurance, Hong Kong

 

Alan Wilson, Regional CEO, MSIG Holdings (Asia) Pte Ltd

 

Atthaphon Phibunthanaphatthana, Assistant Secretary General, Office of Insurance Commission, Thailand

 

Chai Sophonpanich, Chairman & President, Bangkok Insurance Public Co Ltd

 

Christopher Townsend, President, Asia, Metlife Inc

 

David L Fried, CEO, Emerging Markets, QBE Insurance Group

 

Franz Josef Hahn, CEO, Peak Re

 

Franck Baron, Chairman, Pan-Asia Risk & Insurance Management Association

 

Geoff Riddell, Adviser, APMEA, Zurich Insurance Group

 

Katsuo Matsushita, Special Advisor & Liaison Officer for Japan & East Asia, The Geneva Association

 

Kazuhito Oura, Director & General Manager, International Dept, Toa Re

 

Kent Chaplin, Head of Asia Pacific & Managing Director, Lloyd’s Asia

 

Malcolm Steingold, CEO, Aon Benfield Asia Pacific

 

Mark Newman, CEO, Asia Pacific, Catlin Singapore Pte Ltd

 

Richard Austen, Chairman, Reinsurance Brokers’ Association (Singapore) & CEO, Asia Reinsurance Brokers Pte Ltd

 

Dr Roger Sellek, CEO, A.M. Best - EMEA & Asia Pacific

 

Sara Lamsam, President, The Thai Life Insurance Association and President & CEO, Muang Thai Life Assurance Public Co Ltd

 

Sharon Ooi, Managing Director, Client Markets Asia & Principal Officer, Swiss Re Singapore Branch

 

Simon Copley, Asia Pacific Insurance Leader, PwC Hong Kong

 

Dr Till Böhmer, CEO, Munich Reinsurance Company Singapore Branch Office

 

Thomas Lillelund, Chairman of Singapore Reinsurers’ Association and Managing Director & Chief Executive, Aspen Re

 

Thomas Yu-Hui Chang, Deputy Director General, Insurance Bureau, Taiwan

 

Tony Cheng, Executive Vice President, Asian Markets, RGA Reinsurance Co

 

Tsutomu Terayabashi, Managing Director, Tokio Marine Asia Pte Ltd

 

International Judges:

 

Gregory Maciag, President & CEO, ACORD

 

Patrick Liedtke, Managing Director & Head of Financial Institutions Group – EMEA, BlackRock

 

Michael J Morrissey, President and CEO, International Insurance Society

Stephen Collins, CEO, ReMark Group

 

Yassir Albaharna, CEO, Arab Insurance Group (Arig)

(Source:http://www.asiainsurancereview.com/asia_awards/