Mr. Raphael P. Young is the Managing Director – Asia Pacific Region for the International Insurance Society (IIS). He is based in Singapore with responsibilities to lead the IIS ingrowing its presence in the Asia Pacific region.

The IIS is a global forum for all insurance industry stakeholders, probing vital issues and utilising world-class research as a force to drive growth and innovation towards sustainable risk management. IIS vision is to shape the future of the global insurance industry as a contributor to the open dialog on the economic and social development of markets. Its members comprised of insurers, reinsures and risk management industry professionals as well as regulators, academics and policy makers who are involved in the life and non-life sectors.

Prior to joining IIS, Mr. Young was leading strategic consulting and implementation engagements in the Asia Pacific insurance industry for KPMG, Munich Re and SAP, for Life, Non-life and insurance services organizations.He has over 25 years of insurance industry and management consulting experience in Asia having started his career as a graduate trainee with Royal Sun Alliance in the United Kingdom. He has held different roles in underwriting, distribution management and strategic planning with leading financial institutions.

Mr. Young has already been associated with the IIS for more than five years before his appointment, having served as an IIS Ambassador for the Asia Pacific region and as a speaker at the Global Insurance Forum conferences, and therefore already has a deep understanding of the IIS mission.

He is passionate about the insurance industry development and has played an active role by regularly contributing though leadership papers, presentations and speaking engagements to various conferences and associations. He can be reached at ryoung@internationalinsurance.org