{"id":14219,"date":"2022-02-22T19:49:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T11:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newcorpdemo-uat.cntaiping.sg\/?post_type=newsroom&p=14219"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:01:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T10:01:54","slug":"china-taiping-insurance-singapore-delivering-highly-relevant-life-insurance-solutions-the-hnwi-community","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/www.sg.cntaiping.com\/en\/newsroom\/china-taiping-insurance-singapore-delivering-highly-relevant-life-insurance-solutions-the-hnwi-community\/","title":{"rendered":"China Taiping Insurance Singapore on Delivering Highly Relevant Life Insurance Solutions to The HNWI Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLance Tay is responsible for the establishment and development of the Life Insurance business of composite insurer China Taiping Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., which he joined in 2018 as General Manager for the Life Insurance Business. He was mandated to build the Life Insurance business from scratch. The firm\u2019s origins date back to 1938 as a leading general insurer in Singapore. In three years, Tay and his team have built what he believes is a business poised for quality growth, armed with a suite of HNW life solutions for clients in Singapore and further afield in Asia. Hubbis met with him recently to learn of the journey so far, the strategy, the products, the distribution and technology, and the plans for the future.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChina Taiping Insurance Singapore (CTPIS) obtained its composite insurance license to operate both Life and General Insurance businesses in late 2018. The firm set out to build on its already significant track record in General Insurance that dates back to 1938 in the form of Tai Ping Insurance (Singapore). CTPIS is today a leading composite insurer for both Life and General Insurance businesses and is armed with a financial strength rating of \u201cA-\u201d (Strong) by Standard & Poor\u2019s, as well as \u201cA\u201d (Excellent) and long-term issuer credit rating of \u201cA\u201d (Stable) by the AM Best Company of the US, both specialise in ratings and financial data products and services for the insurance industry.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTPIS is wholly owned by giant Chinese state-owned group China Taiping Insurance Holdings Company Limited, which was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2000, making it the first Chinese-funded insurer to be publicly traded overseas. China Taiping Insurance Group Limited is a major multinational financial and insurance group with an extensive business network in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, North America, Europe, Oceania, East and Southeast Asia.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLance explains that progress, since he arrived in mid-2018 has been dynamic. By the end of 2018, he and his new team had made the Life Insurance business operationally ready, including preparation for the required licensing and the feasibility study to get the business going. \u201cWe actually launched the Life Insurance business in record time. To be exact, it took only four months from the time we received the composite insurance licence to incept our first Life Insurance policy in late Dec 2018. 2019 was then our first full year in business, and some three years later we have expanded dramatically.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHe explains that the firm specifically focuses on two major target markets. One is the high-net-worth insurance segment in Singapore and the region, and the other is the retirement savings business. For the conversation, he focuses mostly on the HNW segment, where he says CTPIS aims to differentiate by producing innovative and high-value products to the customers and armed with an experienced and professional distribution network that are sharp in their focus and delivery.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWe knew we needed to work with the right types of channels to access the HNW clients in Singapore and further afield in the region, with the supporting infrastructure and technology, we expect to deliver a high quality of service, and to offer a seamless and professional underwriting experience for our partners when they do business with us,\u201d he reports.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn Singapore, he continues, the firm reaches out to the typical private banking clients that are based here and in the region, CTPIS connects through their international broker partners who work with the private banks. \u201cAll overseas clients must be accredited investors, which allows for the entire sales process to be completed via video conference and that means the applications can be signed electronically, which is a vital element in these times.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRight now, he explains that this \u201cnon-face-to-face\u201d sales process is available to residents of eight markets, namely mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRefining the product offering<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t