Asia Pacific

Shih-Nin is Senior Vice President, Managing Director, India & Southeast Asia Markets, RGA Reinsurance Company. In this role, he leads RGA’s strategic growth and development throughout RGA’s Southeast Asia region, which encompasses Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, India, and Taiwan. He is based in Singapore.

With more than 25 years in the life insurance industry, Shih-Nin brings significant depth of knowledge and leadership experience. Before joining RGA in 2011, he worked for leading life insurance companies in Taiwan, Malaysia and Hong Kong, where he held several leadership positions in actuarial, operations, marketing, and distribution functions.

Shih-Nin received his Bachelor of Economics degree with a major in actuarial studies from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA), a Fellow of the Actuarial Institute of the Republic of China (FAIRC), and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA).

Soo Meng is Head of Business, Southeast Asia Markets for RGA Reinsurance Company. He leads business development, the Health team, and product development in Southeast Asia. Soo Meng is based in RGA’s Hong Kong Branch.

Soo Meng has more than 20 years of life insurance experience. He was previously a Senior Consultant with Towers Watson for nine years, working in its Singapore, Hong Kong and Seoul offices. During that time, he was involved in projects ranging from mergers and acquisitions, embedded value valuation for financial reporting, asset-liability modeling, economic capital modeling and framework, to product pricing and management training. The projects with which he was involved spanned multiple countries including China, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam.

At AIA Group Limited, Soo Meng worked both in its Singapore and Hong Kong Regional Offices, serving in actuarial roles supporting AIA’s operation in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.

Soo Meng earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree in actuarial studies from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA), and an Associate of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (AIAA).

Andy Hui is the Chief Executive of RGA International Reinsurance Company dac.

With more than 18 years in the life insurance industry, Andy brings a significant depth of knowledge and experience across many insurance functions, including business development, pricing, valuation, financial reporting, business operations, and risk management. Before joining RGA in 2011, he worked in a leading life consultancy company based in Asia and prior to that in a direct life insurance company in Australia.

Andy received his Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm.) degree and M.B.A. from Macquarie University, Australia, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (FIAA). He is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

As the Head of Malaysia and Chief Operating Officer – Southeast Asia Markets, Kay How is responsible for providing shared services support and driving operational efficiency and effectiveness initiatives. He also oversees the responsibilities of Southeast Asia underwriting and claims, data administration, treaty management, and Malaysia office management. He serves as Principal Officer for the Labuan Branch, effective August 2018. Kay How also acts as the RGA management representative to the Shariah Advisory Council.

Kay How joined RGA in January 2016, and is based in the Labuan Branch’s Kuala Lumpur co-located office.

With a career in prominent multinationals spanning more than 20 years, Kay How has extensive local and regional leadership experience in the product development, marketing and actuarial areas. He has worked in life, health, group, general, and takaful business lines throughout the Southeast Asia region, including Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, China and Thailand. 

Kay How received his bachelor’s degree in actuarial science from the National University of Malaysia. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and a CFA Charterholder.