The winners for the 29th Asia Insurance Industry Awards have been revealed, with 17 of the region's top insurers, reinsurers, brokers, risk managers and service providers bringing home a trophy.
The awards are well known for their stringent criteria and transparent selection process, overseen by a panel of expert judges from across the insurance industry. This year, the awards attracted almost 200 entries in 17 categories.
The event was held, as usual, in conjunction with the Singapore International Reinsurance Conference. This year’s winners exemplified the best of the industry, showcasing efforts to improve sustainability, groundbreaking digital capabilities and market-leading innovations and solutions.
Allianz General (Malaysia) took home the General Insurance Company of the Year award, while HSBC Life (International) was crowned the Life Insurance Company of the Year.
On the reinsurance side, Taiping Re won the General Reinsurer of the Year, and Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) continued their winning streak and were announced as the Life Reinsurer of the Year.
Marsh Asia narrowly beat out the competition to win Broker of the Year, and Go Digit General Insurance won Digital Insurer of the Year. Go Digit also saw its managing director, Jasleen Kohli, take home the Woman Leader of the Year award.
This year also saw first time winners from Nepal and Sri Lanka, with Ms Bunu Ghimire of Nepal Insurance Authority announced as the Young Leader of the Year, and Softlogic Life Insurance taking home the AI Initiative of the Year award.
The night ended with the announcement of the Philippines Insurers and Reinsurers’ Association Michael F. Rellosa as the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award.