Zurich Insurance has announced the promotions of Mr Giles Crowley and Mr Kin Lee to its APAC commercial insurance business. Mr Crowley has been promoted to Head of Customer and Distribution Management (CDM), APAC, and Mr Lee to Head of Energy, APAC.
Mr Crowley and Mr Lee will play central roles in advancing Zurich’s growth ambitions across the region.
Mr Crowley will lead the development and performance management of Zurich’s customer and distribution management function across APAC. He will be responsible for driving growth across all distribution channels and customer segments, ensuring a high-quality and consistent go-to-market approach, strengthening broker relationships and enhancing customer engagement.
He brings 30 years of experience in technical, distribution and leadership roles across multiple geographies in Zurich. Most recently, Mr Crowley was Head of Commercial Markets, General Insurance, Australia and New Zealand.
Mr Lee will lead the development and execution of underwriting strategy for Zurich’s energy portfolio across the region. He will work closely with in-country teams to support and develop underwriting capabilities, strengthen distribution partnerships, enhance portfolio management techniques and develop new product capabilities to meet market needs and ensure sustainable growth.
He joined Zurich in 2023, and is currently Head of Onshore Energy, Singapore. Prior to that, Mr Lee held a range of senior underwriting roles across energy, property and construction in Asia, Australia and New Zealand. He began his career as a civil engineer.