Allied World Re appoints Asia Pacific treaty reinsurance head
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings has appointed Yeo Meng Wong as senior vice president & general manager, Asia Pacific treaty reinsurance division.
Wong joined Allied World Re in 2010. He started as assistant vice president, international treaty based in Singapore. Prior to joining Allied World Re, he held senior positions at Aon Benfield, including strategic head of takaful, APAC. Earlier in his career, he was property and engineering underwriter and senior risk manager at Swiss Re.
Wong will report to Kevin Marine, president and chief underwriting officer of Allied World Re.
Marine said: “Asia-Pacific continues to be a key region for Allied World Re’s profit goals and objectives and Yeo Meng’s experience will help us to further profitably penetrate this important region. He will continue to manage our underwriting unit and now be responsible for all day-to-day operations in Singapore. We are confident he will continue to deliver upon our brand promise of offering robust reinsurance programs and superior service to our customers and trading partners in the region.”
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