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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