Management Committee
GIA's Management Committee is responsible for charting the way forward for the association.
The Committee determines the policies, initiatives and activities to adopt, in the interest of consumers and GIA members.
The Management Committee gives the GIA the direction it needs to develop the Singapore insurance industry.
Members of the Management Committee (2024-2026)
President
Ronak Shah (QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd)
Vice-President
Andrew Yeo (Income Insurance Limited)
Honorary Secretary
Jimmy Tong (Great Eastern General Insurance Limited)
Honorary Treasurer
Scott Spaven (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte Ltd)
Members
Hicham Raissi (Allianz Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd)
Hng Keng Yoong (Chubb Insurance Singapore Limited)
Adrian Vincent (FWD Singapore Pte. Ltd.)
Yasar Fistikci (Liberty Insurance Pte Ltd)
Mack Eng (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.)
Agents' Registration Board
Chairman
Jimmy Tong (Great Eastern General Insurance Limited)
Members
Pamela Yeo (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte. Ltd)
Andrew Lee (China Taiping Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd)
Jean Ong (Chubb Insurance Singapore Limited)
Kevin Xiong (Direct Asia Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd)
Adam Tang (EQ Insurance Company Limited)
Cecilia Siah (Income Insurance Limited)
Sheena Tan (Liberty Insurance Pte Ltd)
Edna Ngo (Sompo Insurance Singapore Pte. Ltd)
Joanne Huang (Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd)
Standing Committees
Insurance Fraud Committee
Convenor
Andrew Yeo (Income Insurance Limited)
Members
Mohamad Nazri Ahmad (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte Ltd)
Sam Callaghan (Direct Asia Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd)
Kenneth Yap (FWD Singapore Pte Ltd)
Norman Bay (Income Insurance Limited)
Gabriel Wee (India International Insurance Pte Ltd)
Andy Foo (Liberty Insurance Pte Ltd)
Ivan Ho (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.)
Jayadas Kandiah (QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd)
Srajudeen S/O Syed Sulaiman (Sompo Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd)
Choo Kwang Meng (Commercial Affairs Department)
Alan Kit (Commercial Affairs Department)
IUMI 2025 Organising Committee
Convenor
Mack Eng (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.)
Members
Elaine Wong (Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd)
Ivan Sit (China Taiping Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.)
Chong Ai Mei (Great American Insurance Company)
Shailja Bhatara (India International Insurance Pte Ltd)
Justin Xu (Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Singapore Branch)
Alex Lim (QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd)
Tan Beng Tee (Singapore Maritime Foundation)
Priscilla Foo(Swiss Re Asia Pte Ltd )
Marine Committee
Convenor
Yasar Fistikci (Liberty Insurance Pte Ltd)
Members
Mark Watts (Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd)
Tan Woei Chi(AXA XL)
Paul Hackett (Canopius Asia Pte. Ltd.)
Nicholas White (Glaven Marine Pte Ltd)
Wang Meixian (Kuok Group Singapore)
Yu Bo (Markel International Singapore Pte Ltd)
Ramachandran Radakrishnan (QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd)
Leong Kah Wah (Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP)
Tan Beng Tee (Singapore Maritime Foundation)
Alexandros Ampatzis (Starr International Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd)
Aaron Wee (W K Webster & Co Ltd)
Medical Committee
Convenor
Adrian Vincent (FWD Singapore Pte. Ltd.)
Members
Yeoh Kai Tze (Cigna Europe Insurance Co S.A. - N.V., Singapore Branch)
Keerti Sethia (HSBC Life (Singapore) Pte. Ltd)
Susan Ong (Income Insurance Limited)
Esther Lee (Liberty Insurance Pte Ltd)
Daren Ng (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.)
Iris Chan (Raffles Health Insurance Pte. Ltd.)
Allan Han (Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd)
Motor Committee
Convenor
Hicham Raissi (Allianz Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd)
Deputy Convenor
Mekavathanan Sarangapani (India International Insurance Pte Ltd)
Members
Joey Cheong (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte. Ltd)
Chia Ka Wei (EQ Insurance Company Limited)
Christopher Chionh (HSBC Life (Singapore) Pte. Ltd)
Susan Ting (Income Insurance Limited)
Roy Wong (Liberty Insurance Pte Ltd)
Kamini Kanagalingam (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.)
Barry Robinson (QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd)
Alvino Kor (Singapore Life Ltd)
Valencia Lee (Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd)
Talent Committee
Convenor
Hng Keng Yoong (Chubb Insurance Singapore Limited)
Members
Chervina Cheng (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte Ltd)
Erin Kim (Chubb Insurance Singapore Limited)
Deidre Ong (Income Insurance Limited)
Celine Rose (Liberty Insurance Pte Ltd)
Sharon Teo (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.)
Shalini Pavithran (Singapore College of Insurance)
Work Injury Compensation Committee
Convenor
Scott Spaven (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte. Ltd.)
Members
Berlin Lim (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte. Ltd.)
Ng Kok Hee (Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd (Singapore Branch))
Celine Goh (Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company)
Rico Li (Chubb Insurance Singapore Limited)
Vernon Ong (EQ Insurance Company Limited)
Tracy Tan (ERGO Insurance Pte. Ltd.)
Vikki Tan (Income Insurance Limited)
Zuhaidah Bte Samsuri (India International Insurance Pte Ltd)
Lim Wan Yen (Liberty Insurance Pte Ltd)
Rachel Teo (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.)
Rachel Pu (QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd)
Ng Chee Meng (Singapore Life Ltd)
Audrey Lim (Sompo Insurance Singapore Pte. Ltd.)
Lee Li Li (Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd)
Workgroups
Finance & Tax Workgroup
Chairman
Adrian Chua (Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd)
Members
Howard Goh (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte. Ltd)
Ury Gan (Income Insurance Limited)
Jason Tan (Liberty Insurance Pte Ltd)
Chock Ker Ching (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd)
Sustainable Underwriting Workgroup
Chairman
Rebecca Rowan (Great Eastern General Insurance Limited)
Members
Ed Rayfield (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte. Ltd.)
Yann Marmonier (Canopius Asia Pte. Ltd.)
Lin Dapeng (China Taiping Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.)
Jeremy Lian (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. )
Chia Ko Wen (Singapore Life Ltd)
Christy Yeo(Zurich Insurance Company Ltd (Singapore Branch))
GIA Representatives Sitting On External Committees
Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB)
Chairperson
Mr A K Cher (Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd)
Deputy Chairperson
Ms Kamini Kanagalingam (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd)
Councillors
Mr Jegaprakash Yogarajah (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte. Ltd.)
Mr Vincent Ho (HSBC Life (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.)
Mr Mekavathanan Sarangapani (India International Insurance Pte Ltd)
Mr Eddie Loke (Income Insurance Limited)
Alternate Councillors
Ms Jenny Pe (Income Insurance Limited)
ASEAN Insurance Council
Member: Mr. Ronak Shah (GIA President)
East Asian Insurance Congress (EAIC)
Executive Board: Mr. Ronak Shah (GIA President)
Institute of Banking and Finance
Member: Mr. Ronak Shah (GIA President)
International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI)
Representative: Mr. Paul Hackett
Singapore College of Insurance (SCI)
Board of Governors: Mr. Ronak Shah (GIA President) and Mr. Andrew Yeo (GIA Vice-President)
GIA Past Presidents
Name
Year
Tan Hoay Gie
1966 - 1967
A.G. Mackenzie
1968
A.D. Moodie
1969
Maurice C. Lee
1970
Tan Hoay Gie
1971
A.T. Shimpi
1972
Chew Loy Kiat
1973 - 1975
A.T. Shimpi
1976 - 1979
Tan Hoay Gie
1978 - 1979
Hwang Soo Jin
1980 - 1981
Koh Bee Chye
1982 - 1983
Teo Kwang Whee
1984 - 1985
Hwang Soo Jin
1986 - 1987
Koh Bee Chye
1988 - 1989
Peter Lee Bong Soo
1990 - 1991
Peter Yap Kim Kee
1992 - 1993
David Chan Mun Wai
1994 - 1995
Loo Sun Mun
1996 - 1997
Albert Koh
1998 - 1999
Seow Nee Chek
2000
Law Song Keng
2001 - 2002
Terence Tan
2003 - 2004
Derek Teo
2005 - 2013
A.K. Cher
2013 - 2018
Karl Hamann
2018 - 2019 (Jun)
A K Cher
2019 (Jun) - 2020 (Mar)
Craig Ellis
2020 (Mar) - 2022
Ronak Shah
2022 - Present
GIA Secretariat
The GIA Secretariat is charged with all operations at the GIA.
The secretariat supports the Management Committee and the GIA members with the implementation of all GIA activities.
Ho Kai Weng Chief Executive
Agents' Registration Board
Texas HongDirector, Insurance & Agents’ Registration Board
Vanessa Lim Senior Executive, Agents' Registration Board & Membership
Helen Lum Administrator, Distribution
Corporate Communications Department
Jessica Li Senior Manager, Communications and Sustainability
Ashley KokSenior Executive, Communications and Marketing
Corporate Services Department
Lee QingAssistant Manager, Corporate Services and Communications
Rosalind CherCustomer Service Officer
Insurance Department
Texas HongDirector, Insurance & Agents’ Registration Board
Sharon Chen Assistant Manager, Insurance
Cynthia Chan Senior Executive, Insurance
Iris NgAdministrator, Insurance
