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AM Best’s Insurance Market Briefing - Taiwan

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.

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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Agenda

TimeSessionsPresenters
13:30 - 14:00Registration and Networking 
14:00 - 14:10Opening Ceremony and Remarks TII Senior Leadership

Rob Curtis, CEO & Managing Director, Market Development
14:10 - 15:10Potential 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 - 15:30Networking and Break  
15:30 - 16:30Potential 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
16:30Closing 

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Speakers:

Rob Curtis

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.

Christie Lee, FCAS

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.

James Chan, CFA, FRM, CESGA

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.