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:
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Life Insurance Company of the Year
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AIA Singapore
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MetLife Japan
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Sun Life of Canada (Philippines) Inc
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General Insurance Company of the Year
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Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, India
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IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Co
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MSIG Insurance (Malaysia) Bhd
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Educational Service Provider of the Year
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Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance & Finance
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The General Insurance Institute of Japan
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The Malaysian Insurance Institute
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Innovation of the Year
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Asian Alliance Insurance Plc, Sri Lanka
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QBE Asia Pacific
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Zurich Insurance Company
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Service Provider of the Year
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CSC Asia
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MDIndia Healthcare Services (TPA) Pvt Ltd
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ReMark International
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Corporate Risk Manager of the Year
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Cathay Century Insurance
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China Property and Casualty Reinsurance Co
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Ryan Tan, SMRT Corporation Singapore
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Vincent Ho, MTR Corporation Limited, HK
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Broker of the Year
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Aon
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NCI Brokers Asia Pte Ltd
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SecureNow Insurance Brokers
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Reinsurance Broker of the Year
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Aon Benfield
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J B Boda Reinsurance Brokers
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PT Andalan Resiko
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General Reinsurer of the Year
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Munich Re
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Partner Re
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SCOR Group
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Corporate Social Responsibility Award
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Allianz Malaysia Bhd
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Canara HSBC
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Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company of Vietnam
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Technology Initiative of the Year
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AIA Bhd
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Cathay Conning Asset Management Limited
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MetLife Hong Kong
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Sun Life Malaysia Assurance Bhd
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Employer of the Year
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Munich Re
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RGA
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Tata AIG General Insurance Co
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Life Reinsurer of the Year
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Munich Re
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RGA Re
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SCOR Global Life
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Personality of the Year
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Aruno Rajaratnam, INCE & Co Singapore LLP
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Chris G Townsend, Metlife Asia
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Khoo Kah Siang, Great Eastern Singapore
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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/)
