2024 Board Member Candidate
Victor Chun Chiu Chen, FSA 2010, CERA 2013, FCIA 2011
RGA Reinsurance Company
VP, Chief of Staff, Asia Pacific
Hong Kong
Brief Description of Current Work
In my current role as Chief of Staff, Asia Pacific at RGA, I support the Head of Asia Pacific on strategic planning, communication, execution, and oversight on a wide range of key organizational initiatives. My work involves developing partnerships, facilitating collaboration across functions, and managing diverse stakeholders (actuarial and non-actuarial).
Primary Area(s) of Practice
Life
Bio
Victor is the Chief of Staff – Asia Pacific at RGA. In his role, Victor supports the Head of Asia Pacific on strategic planning and execution of key organizational initiatives to deliver on RGA APAC’s objectives and targets. Prior to RGA, Victor was the Chief Actuary – APAC Life & Health, for another global reinsurer. Victor is a longtime volunteer of the SOA, having served on various projects and committees.
Additional Info
Professional experience
VP, Chief of Staff, Asia Pacific
RGA Reinsurance Company (Hong Kong)
Sep 2022 – Present
Chief Actuary, Asia Pacific, Life & Health
Oct 2021 – Sep 2022
Chief Operating Officer and Head of Reporting, APAC L&H
Jun 2019 – Oct 2021
Partner Reinsurance Europe SE – Hong Kong Branch (Hong Kong)
Director, Asia Internal Audit – Actuarial
MetLife Insurance KK (Tokyo, Japan)
Nov 2015 – May 2019
Associate Director, Asia Risk Management
Manulife Financial Asia Limited (Hong Kong)
Feb 2014 – Oct 2015
Actuary
PBI Actuarial Consultants Ltd. (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Feb 2008 – Jan 2014
Actuarial Analyst
Watson Wyatt Worldwide (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Mar 2007 – Jan 2008
Volunteering experience
List of SOA committees:
- Greater Asia Committee – Mar. 2022 – Present
- Joint Risk Management Research – 2014 – Present
- Research Executive Committee – Nov. 2017 to Oct 2023
- Research Communication Oversight – Mar. 2018 – Oct. 2022
- Pension Continuing Education – 2011 – 2013
Recent speaking engagements at SOA events:
- Speaker on “A New Era of Generative AI: 2024 and Beyond”
(2024 SOA APAC Symposium held Jun. 12, 2024 – Malaysia) - Speaker on “SOA Research Institute - Highlights from Aging & Retirement Researches” (2023 AICT-SOA Seminar held Oct. 19, 2023 - Taiwan)
- Speaker on “SOA International Longevity Illustrator”
(SOA YouTube video published Oct. 5, 2023) - Speaker on “ChatGPT - Opportunities and Risks” and “Professionalism - Bias topic”
(APAC PAI-SOA Joint Symposium 2023 held Jun. 22, 2023 – Indonesia) - Speaker on “SOA Research Institute - Highlights from Longevity Researches”
(SOA Living to 100 Symposium held Feb. 16, 2023 – Hong Kong)
Recent SOA research oversights, projects, or events organization:
- Organizing Committee for the 2024 SOA APAC Symposium (Jun. 2024)
- Project oversight for the 17th Annual Survey of Emerging Risks (published Jan. 2024)
- SOA International Longevity Illustrator (co-chair, published Jul. 2023)
- Organizing Committee for the APAC PAI-SOA Joint Symposium 2023 (Jun. 2023)
- Project oversight for the 16th Annual Survey of Emerging Risks (published Jun. 2023)