ABOUT US
Tune Protect Re Ltd is involved in non-life reinsurance business, particularly for travel insurance policies underwritten for the customers of its partners. Incorporated on 10 February 2011 in the Federal Territory of Labuan, we currently have successful partnerships with leading low-cost airlines such as AirAsia, AirArabia and SalamAir.
We pride ourselves in delivering superior travel insurance products online and have proven record of generating higher insurance take-up rates than benchmarked peers. We adopt the latest in technology throughout our operations and boast our propriety system that is highly scalable and adaptable to all environments.
50
Countries
across the globeAsia, Europe, Africa
30 Million
Travel Insurance Policies
worldwideOur experience and undertaking with partners across the globe allows us to tailor products and services that cater to the diverse needs of different markets.
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A MESSAGE FROM...
At Tune Protect Re, growth is at the heart of our reinsurance business strategy and integrated into everything that we do.
Our most valuable resource is our people and we come from diverse background and share one common goal – putting our business partner’s interest at the center of every decision.
Our goal is to provide the right reinsurance products to meet yourbusiness needs. We offer a full range of solutions for all your general insurance exposures and coverage, and direct access to the best reinsurance team in the industry. Whatever your reinsurance challenge, we have the right resources to help you achieve your goals.
With our expertise in key reinsurance markets in over 50 countries around the world, you can rely on our advice, services and proprietary tools to guide your risk management decisions.
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Anu Ratha Baskaran
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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DATO’ MOHAMED KHADAR BIN MERICAN
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dato’ Mohamed Khadar bin Merican (“Dato’ Mohamed Khadar”) joined the Board of Directors (“the Board”) of Tune Protect Group Berhad (“the Company”) as Independent Non-Executive Director and as Chairman of the Board on 5 October 2021. On 4 October 2022, he was appointed as a member of the Risk Management Committee and Investment Committee of the Company.
Dato’ Mohamed Khadar has more than 40 years’ experience in financial and general management. He served as an auditor and a consultant in an international accounting firm before joining a financial services group in 1986. Between 1988 and April 2003, he held various senior management positions in the then Pernas International Holdings Berhad, a company listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, including those of President and Chief Operating Officer. In 2013, in his capacity as the Chairman of RHB Capital Berhad, Dato’ Mohamed Khadar was named “Chairman of the Year” by the Minority Shareholders Watchdog Group (now known as Minority Shareholders Watch Group) at its ASEAN Corporate Governance Index Awards 2013.
Dato’ Mohamed Khadar is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Dato’ Mohamed Khadar is also a Director of Capital A Berhad, Iris Corporation Berhad and BNP Paribas Malaysia Berhad.
HOW KIM LIAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How Kim Lian (“How”) joined the Company on 4 May 2020 as the Group Chief Financial Officer with an expanded role to oversee Procurement, Legal and Corporate Secretarial portfolios. As the Group Chief Financial Officer, he is responsible to review and establish key financial strategies in aligning to the Company’s Corporate Strategy by evaluating financial operational trends, measurements, and productivity levels, aside to looking at acquisition and expansion prospects, identifying areas for improvement and accumulating capital to fund expansion. How is also a Director of Tune Direct Ltd., White Label Sdn. Bhd., Tune Protect Life, and Tune Protect Re, as well as the Chairman of the Investment Committee for Tune Protect Thailand and the Chairman of the Group's Sustainability Committee.
He has over 20 years of senior management experience, including a decade of strategic development and execution planning in Finance Transformation, Programme Management, Enterprise Performance Management, and Investor Relations. Started his career in Arthur Andersen, he transitioned to PricewaterhouseCoopers and most recently as the Group Deputy Chief Financial Officer of AirAsia prior to joining the Company.
How is a Member of the Australian Society of CPAs (ASCPA), Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
NG SOON LAI @ NG SIEK CHUAN
NON-INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Ng Soon Lai @ Ng Siek Chuan (“Siek Chuan”) joined the Board of Directors (“the Board”) of Tune Protect Group Berhad (“the Company”) as Independent Non-Executive Director on 5 October 2012. He was appointed as Chairman of the Board on 22 May 2017. He was re-designated from Senior Independent Non-Executive Director to Independent Non-Executive Director on 18 April 2019. Upon the expiry of his 9-year term of office as Independent Non-Executive Director on 5 October 2021, he ceased as Chairman of the Board and was re-designated as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on the same day. During his tenure as a member of the Board, he was the Chairman of the Audit, Risk Management, Nomination and Remuneration Committees until 16 March 2017. He is currently a member of the Audit, Risk Management, Nomination, Remuneration and Investment Committees of the Company.
With close to four decades of experience in the financial services industry, he began his career in audit and accounting with Coopers & Lybrand in London and Kuala Lumpur. He then made a pivotal switch to the financial sector in 1980, where he charted his career at a leading local merchant bank and a financial institution. He joined Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad in 1991 as General Manager of Credit and was later appointed Chief Executive Director in 1994. He became a Board member of Alliance Merchant Bank Berhad in 2002 before resigning as Chief Executive Director of Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad in 2005.
Siek Chuan is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
He currently holds independent directorships in ELK-Desa Resources Berhad, China Construction Bank (Malaysia) Berhad and WCT Holdings Berhad.
Khoo Ai Lin
Group Chief Executive Officer
Khoo Ai Lin (“Ai Lin”) was appointed as the Group Chief Executive Officer of Tune Protect Group Berhad (“the Company”) on 14 January 2019. Prior to the appointment, she was the Chief Executive Officer of Tune Protect Malaysia, the Malaysian General Insurance subsidiary of the Company since 2 August 2017.
Graduated from the La Trobe University, Australia with a bachelor’s degree in Economics, majoring in Banking and Finance, her 20 years’ experience spans across roles in Partnerships, Distribution, Bancassurance, Business Development and Affinity Business within the Life, General and Composite insurers.
A member of the ESOS Committee of the Company, she holds directorships in subsidiaries – Tune Protect Malaysia and Tune Protect Re, the Company’s Labuan incorporated reinsurance subsidiary; and in its Overseas Ventures - Tune Protect Thailand and Tune Protect EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa).
Widely regarded as a thought leader, Ai Lin works closely with the management teams of the Group and its Overseas Ventures to accelerate expansion in ASEAN and beyond, leveraging the AirAsia ecosystem and Insurtech capabilities while strengthening the National business.
TAN MING-LI
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Tan Ming-Li was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director of Tune Protect Group Berhad on 1 April 2014. On 16 March 2017, she became the Chairman of Risk Management, Nomination, and Remuneration Committees of the Company. She is also a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and sits as a member of the Board of subsidiaries, Tune Protect Malaysia and Tune Protect Re.
She is also a member on the Board of subsidiaries, Tune Protect Malaysia and Tune Protect Re.
She is a partner in the legal firm, Cheang & Ariff and has been in legal practice since 1994. She specialises in corporate and securities law where she is principally involved in advising on capital market transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring as well as corporate finance related work.
Ming-Li is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, Australia with a double degree in Law (Hons) and Science.
She is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of BP Plastics Holding Bhd and Ikhmas Jaya Group Berhad.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Janet Chin
Chief Executive Officer, Tune Protect Re
Janet Chin Yoke Heng (“Janet”) joined the Company on 1 March 2021, and she is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Tune Protect Re. In her new role, she oversees the overall business and operational aspects of the Group's general reinsurance division. This includes formulating strategies, creating plans, developing products, and collaborating with essential stakeholders, such as global insurance partners and distribution partners outside Malaysia. Her primary goal is to enhance sales and revenue across the retail health, travel, and lifestyle segments.
She has over 27 years of experience in various local and multinational financial services institutions that include Standard Chartered Bank, Kenanga Unit Trust Berhad, Great Eastern Life, and AXA AFFIN Life. Janet’s portfolio spans across key roles in branch banking, wealth management, group insurance, bancassurance, partnerships, telemarketing, and digital business. Janet most recently held the role as the Chief Partnership Officer of Tune Protect Group.
Janet is a graduate of Bachelor of Business from the University of Southern Queensland and a Master’s in Business Administration from the Charles Sturt University, Australia. She also holds various professional certifications in insurance, capital markets, credit, and unit trusts from local and international institutions.