Descartes Underwriting has announced the promotion of Mr Ben Qin to the role of head of APAC, as well as the appointment of Mr Seow Wee Beng as acting head of Southeast Asia in order to support Mr Qin in his role.
In his new role, Mr Qin will oversee Descartes’ operations across all APAC markets and provide tailored solutions to meet the evolving needs of brokers and their clients.
Mr Qin brings 18 years of experience in the insurance sector across Asia Pacific, most recently serving as Descartes’ head of North Asia and Australia. He led the establishment of the Sydney office four years ago, followed by the launch of the Hong Kong and Tokyo offices.
Prior to joining Descartes, Mr Qin worked with Marsh.
Mr Seow joined Descartes’ Singapore office three years ago as business development director and has leveraged his extensive broker network and broker experience to further expanding the company’s value proposition with broker partners throughout Southeast Asia and with the rest of Descartes APAC team across the whole region.