ACE Appoints Tan in New Regional Head of Agency Role for Asia Pacific

ACE Group has appointed Jeslyn Tan to the new role of regional head of agency for Asia Pacific, based in Thailand.

The creation of this new role reflects the company’s commitment and investment to expand the agency channel, which will help fulfill its regional strategy to diversify its distribution channels,
ACE said in a statement.

Over the last five years, ACE Group has made several acquisitions in the region to grow and diversify its products and distribution. It purchased Jerneh Insurance Berhad in Malaysia in 2010. Asuransi Jaya Proteksi was acquired in Indonesia in 2012. And finally, the acquisition in Thailand of Siam Commercial Samaggi Insurance PCL was completed last year.

With these acquisitions, ACE Group gained a growing agency force in Southeast Asia, which distributes a whole range of general insurance products, the company said.

In this new role, Tan will spearhead the development of a systematic approach to business development within the agency channel, based on sound portfolio management fundamentals. She returns to ACE from AIG where she was vice president, head of agency & broker channel management for five years. She first worked with ACE in 2001 where she headed operations and customer service for the accident and health division.

Tan will report to Juan Luis Ortega, regional president for ACE in Asia Pacific who said, “As an accomplished and resourceful leader, we are fortunate to have Jeslyn re-join ACE. Armed with deep expertise in channel management as well as business development complemented by strong HR and training skills, Jeslyn is well equipped to lead the growth and development of our agency distribution. We have ambitious goals for our agency channel as we target to maximize the available opportunities across our product lines and in the various markets around the region.”

Source: ACE Group

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