Capacity

Ryan Kim, Managing Director of Capacity, has worked in the Korean insurance market for 15 years with LINA, France Life, AIA Korea, as well as in the Australian insurance industry for 5 years for AIA Australia. He oversees all global brokers’ service networks by cooperating with global partners to develop employee benefits plans for their clients. He holds a master’s degree of Science in Insurance from the University of Hartford, CT, USA.

Associated Insurance Consultants

Walid is adept at managing rapid changes in the marketplace and maintains optimism no matter the challenge. He can work strategically and collaboratively across departments and geographies while successfully implementing initiatives that drive operational excellence. Walid’s strong analytical skills and attention to detail let him take conceptualized ideas and guide them through to completion. He is creative and possesses vital business insight and practical sensibilities of which solutions will work for his clients. The languages Walid speaks include English, Arabic, and French. He has an MBA from Neport University of California and an advanced degree in mathematics from the Lebanese University in Beirut.

 

Howden Indonesia

Violetha joined Howden on 15 August 2012 as Senior Vice President to lead the restructuring of Howden Indonesia’s employee benefits business platform. She revamped the Health and Benefits divisions in order to provide better service quality for clients.

Prior to joining Howden, Violetha was the Assistant Vice President at Marsh Indonesia, handling employee benefit clients. Violetha was responsible for business development which included participation in group employee benefits insurance brokering tenders, cross-selling initiatives, and creating insurance solutions tailor-made to meet client requirements.

Previously, she worked for JLT for 13 years, where for 7 years, she focused on the employee benefit sector. Violetha was the pioneer when JLT started up the employee benefits division back in 2004. She was responsible for business development and client servicing including Bank Permata and Bank Danamon in 2010. She has over 20 years of experience in the insurance brokerage industry.

Area of expertise includes Group Term Life, Group Medical, Group Personal Accident, Expatriate Cover, Group Credit Life, Pension Plans as well as Group Travel Coverage.

Violetha obtained her degree in law from Universitas Kristen Indonesia. She also has the insurance professional qualifications Ahli Pialang Asuransi dan Reasuransi Indonesia (APAI) and is a  Certified Indonesian Insurance & Reinsurance Broker (CIIB). Violetha also qualified at Level 7 for professional certification based on Indonesian regulations for Insurance brokers.

ASCOMA

Amelie is a seasoned leader with a comprehensive background in Employee Benefits and Operations. She’s detail-oriented, which is important when dealing with highly regulated and complex markets.

For over seven years, Amelie has worked with corporate clients in implementing and managing their employee benefits programs in Western and Central Africa. She has profound knowledge of the African insurance environment specificities such as market practice, product providers, and regulation.

Amelie sees her corporate clients as business partners and always seeks to enhance their benefits programs to enhance their reputation.

Tennant Group

Nick prides himself on his ability to think of unique and innovative employee benefits and financial solutions for clients in South Africa and across the region. Having worked in the industry from 2009 in South Africa, Africa, China, and Southeast Asia, he has a plethora of international experience and has been credited with placing business across all 54 African Countries. He is also a 2023 Forty Under 40 South Africa Finalist for contribution to the financial services space across the continent.

Nick currently resides in Johannesburg, South Africa, with his wife, two puppies that came all the way from Vietnam, and his newborn daughter, but has previously lived in Beijing, Ho Chi Minh City, and Da Nang.
He loves traveling, and photography, and is a massive motor racing fan.

He enjoys spending his free time on various engineering and technology pursuits, such as his current passion project, an autonomous long-range RC plane that he hopes could be deployed in mapping nature reserves. Nick’s pride and joy are his wife, his newborn daughter, and two dogs.

FARO

Carlos  is fluent in English and Spanish (a native speaker) and graduated from the Bradford Management Center in England 26 years ago. He has overseen the CONFIA insurance brokerage for 13 years, and for two years, he has directed the office of FARO Insurance brokers in the Dominican Republic. Carlos has specialized in employee benefits. Before joining our firm, Carlos was a private investment manager for financial institutions. In his spare time, Carlos enjoys swimming, running, hiking, and spending time at the beach. He also appreciates spending time with his wife and two dogs while his daughter continues her studies at Trinity University.

Carlos is an outgoing executive who loves his job, his clients, and the colleagues he works with. He likes to think about customer needs and works with them to develop new ideas for innovative plans and creative ways to educate and engage employees.

Howden Ireland

Jeff has worked in employee benefits for 25 years. He specializes in setting up benefit plans for multinational clients expanding into Ireland across a broad spectrum of industry sectors, including tech, asset management, pharma, and professional services in particular. Jeff takes a holistic and consultative approach with his clients and always listens first to better understand their business and the people issues that might be involved.

In a previous life, Jeff studied geology at St. Andrews University in Scotland and Trinity College Dublin. He hopes his knowledge of limestones will help him find the perfect ‘terroir’ for his retirement vineyard.

Howden Philippines

Philip has 31 years of life, medical insurance, and employee benefits experience. He joined Howden Insurance Brokers Philippines as Deputy CEO and Head of Employee Benefits in April 2023 and also assumed the role of Practice Leader for Howden Employee Benefits Asia. His experience extends to the life, non-life, and HMO industries. With extensive experience in group insurance, agency development, training, and sales development in both life and HMO markets, he’s worked with the top life and HMO companies in the Philippines, both local and multinational. Philip is the former Vice President for Sales for PhilCare, the HMO arm of the American International Group (AIG) and United Health Care (UHC). He founded iSolve Employee Benefits Consultants in 2006 and served as its President and Managing Director until the company’s acquisition by JLT in 2015.

Kam Seguros

Andrea speaks fluent English and graduated from Santa Maria La Antigua University of Panama, where she obtained a law degree. She is also a graduate of the School of Foreign Service in Washington, DC, where she earned her Bachelor of Foreign Relations degree with an emphasis in Economic Development. Andrea has been with Kam Seguros for 10 years as its Employee Benefits Director.

WISE

Weigo is a fun, outgoing person who loves his job and the clients and colleagues he works with. He is committed to maintaining the high-quality services WISE promises clients and constantly works on long-term sustainable solutions for them. To achieve that, Weigo understands employees are the key, and he likes to create a work environment that makes employees feel at home.

He has over 15 years of experience in the China/Taiwan insurance industry, working with numerous Fortune 500 companies and setting up one of the local market’s largest and most comprehensive flexible benefits programs. In addition to the consulting Weigo did for large multinational companies, he also developed exclusive facility plans with first-tier insurers that provide comprehensive coverage at below-market rates for small to medium size enterprises. His success in all facets of his role at WISE is primarily due to his dedication to his clients, his ability to be flexible, his strong commitment to education and communication, and the strength of knowledge obtained through his broker and consulting career.