AM Best's Insurance Market Briefing - Taiwan, co-hosted by the Taiwan Insurance Institute and the Taiwan Insurance Guaranty Fund, will take place on Friday, 20 October 2023.
Join AM Best senior analysts to gain insights and a greater understanding of Risk Management in the Taiwan insurance industry.
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AM Best's Insurance Market Briefing - Taiwan
Friday, 20 October 2023 | 13:30 - 16:30 GMT+8
2nd Floor, Grace Garden at Sheraton Grand Taipei Hotel
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events@ambest.com
Time | Sessions | Presenters |
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13:30 - 14:00 | Registration and Networking | |
14:00 - 14:10 | Opening Ceremony and Remarks | TII Senior Leadership Rob Curtis, CEO & Managing Director, Market Development |
14:10 - 15:10 | Potential Benefits of Embracing IFRS17: A Rating-Based Exploration in the Local Insurance Sector and Q&A | Christie Lee, Senior Director, Head of Analytics - Northeast Asia |
15:10 - 15:30 | Networking and Break | |
15:30 - 16:30 | Potential Benefits of Embracing IFRS17: A Rating-Based Exploration in the Local Insurance Sector and Q&A | James Chan, Director, Analytics - AM Best Asia-Pacific Ltd |
16:30 | Closing |
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CEO & Managing Director, Market Development
Rob Curtis is the CEO of AM Best's Singapore subsidiary and managing director for the Asia-Pacific region, responsible for the company's strategic market development.
Rob has more than three decades of experience in the insurance industry. Prior to joining AM Best in 2022, he was the head of the major groups and technical expert teams at Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority (IA), responsible for the development of Hong Kong’s new group-wide supervision and macro-prudential frameworks. Additionally, he was the chair of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) working group on group-wide supervision during his time at the regulatory body. Prior to the IA, Rob was KPMG’s global regulatory lead for insurance while concurrently heading up the Asia Pacific (ASPAC) insurance risk and regulatory practice.
He holds advanced degrees in the areas of financial services and management and is a distinguished fellow of the IAIS and an honorary fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
Senior Director, Head of Analytics - Northeast Asia
Christie is a senior director of A.M. Best Asia-Pacific Limited based in Hong Kong, leading the rating analytics function for Northeast Asia region covering Greater China, Japan and Korea.
Prior to joining AM Best, Christie was a senior vice president with Guy Carpenter, responsible for actuarial services for Taiwan, Japan and Marine & Energy specialty lines for Asia-Pacific. In addition, Christie has worked for Deloitte and Willis Towers Watson in Hong Kong and has spent her early career with Insurance Corporation of British Columbia in Canada, responsible for reserving and capital management functions. Christie has a wide range of insurance experience in the areas of reinsurance, risk management, economic capital modelling, corporate business planning, reserving, and insurance mergers and acquisitions.
Christie is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science from Simon Fraser University in Canada and an MBA from The University of Hong Kong.
Director, Analytics - AM Best Asia-Pacific Ltd
James is a Director at A.M. Best Asia-Pacific Ltd based in Hong Kong, responsible for rating analytics for the Greater China region. Prior to joining A.M. Best, James was a Vice President with Guy Carpenter, responsible for strategic advisory and market intelligence services for(re)insurers in Asia Pacific.
Earlier in his career, James had spent several years with AM Best and S&P, providing credit rating services to clients in China, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea.
James holds the Chartere Financial Analyst, Financial Risk Manager and Certified ESG Analyst designations. He graduated with a Master of Philosophy degree in Statistical Science from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.