Global insurance and reinsurance broking group, Aon, has named Wen Chen as the Head of Agriculture for the firm’s Reinsurance Solutions Asia Pacific (APAC) region, effective June 1st, 2024.
Chen will be based in Singapore and will have a dual reporting line to Robert De Souza, President of Reinsurance Solutions in APAC, and Chris Coe, Global Agriculture Leader for Aon.
De Souza commented on the appointment, “Wen has extensive experience in agriculture business in the Asia Pacific region, which is the largest and most diverse agriculture market worldwide.
“Agriculture insurance and reinsurance continues to play a vital role in supporting government agriculture and disaster-relief schemes, which in turn facilitates solutions that address food security issues. In this regard, we know that Wen has the skills and capabilities to lead a team that can navigate volatility for clients, build resilience in their business operations, and help them to shape better business decisions.”
In her new role, Chen’s remit emphasises building upon the firm’s successes in the sector, while exploring new reinsurance and retrocession opportunities, delivering differentiated capabilities across a range of dynamic and competitive market environments.
Additionally, her responsibilities include maintaining strong global relationships with agriculture experts and underwriters, and utilizing Aon’s analytics expertise in assessing agriculture risk to shape better client decisions.
Chen has previously served on Aon’s regional agriculture reinsurance team, focusing on Greater China and Thailand.
Most Recently, she led Greater China, and has been instrumental in working closely with the Asia Pacific agriculture team to generate new capacity across the region for the past eight years, according to the broker.
