Established in 1966, the General Insurance Association of Singapore (GIA) constantly works to make all aspects of general insurance easier and more effective for consumers, agents and insurers based in Singapore.
As a Trade Association, we are actively involved in the business community representing the interests of our member companies. We assist in identifying emerging trends and responds to issues affecting the General Insurance industry. We seek to promote the overall growth and development of the Singapore General Insurance sector.
We are constantly improving our processes to adapt in the ever-changing business landscape, to ensure that our mission and structure continue to meet the business needs of our member companies.
Learn more about GIA's corporate giving initiative, GIA Cares.
Mission & Vision
The GIA Constitution empowers the Management Committee to embark on activities that promote and advance the common interests of members and the general insurance industry through:
- Fostering public confidence in, and respect for, the insurance industry
- Representing members' interests to Government, trade organisations, similar associations and bodies in other industries
- Establishing a sound insurance structure and promotion of greater efficiency within the industry
- Promoting education and training in all aspects of insurance
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 (2026-2028)
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President |
Scott Spaven (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte Ltd) |
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Vice-President |
Andrew Yeo (Income Insurance Limited) |
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Honorary Secretary |
Alex Tarantino (HDI Global SE Singapore) |
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Honorary Treasurer |
Mack Eng (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) |
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Members |
Hicham Raissi (Allianz Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd) |
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Lim Keng Hong (Great Eastern General Insurance Limited) |
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Nalini Venugopal (India International Insurance Pte Ltd) |
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Jimmy Tong (Liberty Pte. Limited) |
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Stephen Geisler (QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd) |
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Agents' Registration Board |
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Chairman |
Mack Eng (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) |
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Members |
Pamela Yeo (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte Ltd) |
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Andrew Lee (China Taiping Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) |
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Jean Ong (Chubb Insurance Singapore Limited) |
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Adam Tang (EQ Insurance Company Limited) |
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Cecilia Siah (Income Insurance Limited) |
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Hoo Tun Fong (India International Insurance Pte Ltd) |
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Sheena Tan (Liberty Pte. Limited) |
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Jerry Pai (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) |
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Allan Han (Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd) |
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Standing Committees
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Insurance Fraud Committee |
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Convenor |
Jimmy Tong (Liberty Pte. Limited) |
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Members |
Mohamad Nazri Ahmad (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte Ltd) |
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Albert Chua (China Taiping Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) |
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Patrick Tan (Chubb Insurance Singapore Limited) |
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Sam Callaghan (Direct Asia Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd) |
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Norman Bay (Income Insurance Limited) |
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Zuhaidah Bte Samsuri (India International Insurance Pte Ltd) |
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Andy Foo (Liberty Pte. Limited) |
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Ivan Ho (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) |
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Srajudeen S/O Syed Sulaiman (Sompo Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd) |
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Ponnusamy Lohkanadan (Commercial Affairs Department) |
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Alan Kit (Commercial Affairs Department) |
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Marine Committee |
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Convenor |
Alex Tarantino (HDI Global SE Singapore) |
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Members |
Andy Tan (AIG APAC Holdings Pte. Ltd.) |
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Mark Watts (Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd) |
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Paul Hackett (Canopius Asia Pte. Ltd.) |
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Tiffany Loh (Everest International Reinsurance Ltd., Singapore Branch) |
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Peter Schraa (HDI Global SE, Singapore) |
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Devi Sathi Nair (India International Insurance Pte Ltd) |
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Wong Zhen Jie (Liberty Pte. Ltd) |
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Yu Bo (Markel International Singapore Pte Ltd) |
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Alex Lim (QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd) |
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Alexandros Ampatzis (Tokio Marine Kiln Singapore Pte Limited) |
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Medical Committee |
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Convenor |
Andrew Yeo (Income Insurance Limited) |
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Members |
Jon Ogilvie (Allianz Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd) |
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Mike Lin (Cigna Europe Insurance Co S.A. - N.V., Singapore Branch) |
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Susan Ong (Income Insurance Limited) |
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Esther Lee (Liberty Pte. Ltd) |
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Daren Ng (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) |
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Andrew Teo (QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd) |
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Phua Zhensen (Raffles Health Insurance Pte. Ltd.) |
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Motor Committee |
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Convenor |
Nalini Venugopal (India International Insurance Pte Ltd) |
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Members |
Joey Cheong (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte Ltd) |
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Andrew Lee (China Taiping Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) |
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Henry Kao (Direct Asia Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd) |
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Chia Ka Wei (EQ Insurance Company Limited) |
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Susan Ting (Income Insurance Limited) |
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Mekavathanan Sarangapani (India International Insurance Pte Ltd) |
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Roy Wong (Liberty Pte. Limited) |
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Ivan Ho (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) |
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Joyce Cheong (QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd) |
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Wong Yuan Long (Singapore Life Ltd.) |
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Valencia Lee (Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd) |
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Talent Committee |
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Convenor |
Alex Tarantino (HDI Global SE Singapore) |
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Members |
Raymond Ong (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte. Ltd.) |
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Sharon Nichelle Wang (HDI Global SE Singapore) |
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Deidre Ong (Income Insurance Limited) |
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Rajeswari Sankaranarayan (India International Insurance Pte Ltd) |
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Shalini Pavithran (Singapore College of Insurance) |
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Zoe Xie (XL Insurance Company SE Singapore Branch) |
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Work Injury Compensation Committee |
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Convenor |
Stephen Geisler (QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd) |
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Members |
Vanessa Yeo (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte. Ltd.) |
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Ng Kok Hee (Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd (Singapore Branch)) |
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Celine Goh (Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company) |
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Carrisa Lee (China Taiping Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) |
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Rico Li (Chubb Insurance Singapore Limited) |
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Tracy Tan (ERGO Insurance Pte. Ltd.) |
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Vikki Tan (Income Insurance Limited) |
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Tom Vu (Liberty Pte. Ltd) |
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Elaine Ng (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) |
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Rachel Pu (QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd) |
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Lee Li Li (Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd) |
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Workgroups |
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Cyber Insurance Workgroup |
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Chairman |
Hicham Raissi (Allianz Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd) |
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Members |
Harprit Singh (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte. Ltd.) |
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Lim Shie Meng (Allianz Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd) |
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Julius Yang (Allianz Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd) |
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Candy Huang (Chubb Insurance Singapore Limited) |
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Elsa Xu (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) |
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Sam Russell Vick (QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd) |
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Georgie Furness-Smith (Tokio Marine Kiln Singapore Pte Limited) |
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Finance & Tax Workgroup |
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Chairman |
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Members |
Howard Goh (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte. Ltd) |
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Jenny Lin (Income Insurance Limited) |
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Chock Ker Ching (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) |
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Adrian Chua (Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd) |
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Sustainable Underwriting Workgroup |
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Chairman |
Lim Keng Hong (Great Eastern General Insurance Limited) |
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Members |
He Mei Ding (Canopius Asia Pte. Ltd.) |
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Lin Dapeng (China Taiping Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) |
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Rebecca Rowan (Great Eastern General Insurance Limited) |
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Shannen Fong (Income Insurance Limited) |
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Jeremy Lian (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) |
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Chia Ko Wen (Singapore Life Ltd) |
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Edward Rayfield (Zurich Insurance Company Ltd (Singapore Branch)) |
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Christy Yeo (Zurich Insurance Company Ltd (Singapore Branch)) |
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GIA Representatives Sitting On External Committees |
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Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) |
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Chairperson |
Mr Mekavathanan Sarangapani (India International Insurance Pte Ltd) |
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Deputy Chairperson |
Ms Kamini Kanagalingam (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd) |
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Councillors |
Mr Jegaprakash Yogarajah (AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte. Ltd.) |
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Mr Vincent Ho (HSBC Life (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) |
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Mr Eddie Loke (Income Insurance Limited) |
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Mr Andy Foo (Liberty Pte. Limited) |
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Alternate Councillors |
Ms Jenny Pe (Income Insurance Limited) |
Member: Mr Scott Spaven (GIA President)
East Asian Insurance Congress (EAIC)
Executive Board: Mr. Scott Spaven (GIA President)
Institute of Banking and Finance
Member: Mr. Scott Spaven (GIA President)
International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI)
Representative: Mr. Paul Hackett
Singapore College of Insurance (SCI)
Board of Governors: Mr. Scott Spaven (GIA President) and Mr. Andrew Yeo (GIA Vice-President)
GIA Past Presidents
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Name |
Year |
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Tan Hoay Gie |
1966 – 1967 |
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A.G. Mackenzie |
1968 |
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A.D. Moodie |
1969 |
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Maurice C. Lee |
1970 |
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Tan Hoay Gie |
1971 |
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A.T. Shimpi |
1972 |
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Chew Loy Kiat |
1973 – 1975 |
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A.T. Shimpi |
1976 – 1979 |
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Tan Hoay Gie |
1978 – 1979 |
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Hwang Soo Jin |
1980 – 1981 |
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Koh Bee Chye |
1982 – 1983 |
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Teo Kwang Whee |
1984 – 1985 |
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Hwang Soo Jin |
1986 – 1987 |
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Koh Bee Chye |
1988 – 1989 |
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Peter Lee Bong Soo |
1990 – 1991 |
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Peter Yap Kim Kee |
1992 – 1993 |
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David Chan Mun Wai |
1994 – 1995 |
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Loo Sun Mun |
1996 – 1997 |
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Albert Koh |
1998 – 1999 |
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Seow Nee Chek |
2000 |
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Law Song Keng |
2001 – 2002 |
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Terence Tan |
2003 – 2004 |
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Derek Teo |
2005 – 2013 |
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A.K. Cher |
2013 – 2018 |
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Karl Hamann |
2018 – 2019 (Jun) |
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A K Cher |
2019 (Jun) – 2020 (Mar) |
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Craig Ellis |
2020 (Mar) - 2022 |
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Ronak Shah |
2022 - 2026 (Mar) |
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Scott Spaven |
2026 (Mar) - 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 Hong
Director, Insurance & Agents’ Registration Board
Vanessa Lim
Assistant Manager, Agents' Registration Board & Membership
Helen Lum
Administrator, Distribution
Corporate Communications Department
Jessica Li
Senior Manager, Communications and Sustainability
Corporate Services Department
Lee Qing
Manager, Corporate Services
Bock Wen Yi
Senior Executive, Events and Corporate Services
Clarice Pereira
Administrative Assistant
Insurance Department
Texas Hong
Director, Insurance & Agents’ Registration Board
Sharon Chen
Assistant Manager, Insurance
Cynthia Chan
Senior Executive, Insurance
Iris Ng
Administrator, Insurance
