Empowering Resilience: Labuan IBFC’s Strategic Risk Management for Malaysian Corporates
Labuan IBFC together with Howden and Etiqa Offshore Insurance (L) Ltd will host a masterclass titled "Empowering Resilience: Labuan IBFC’s Strategic Risk Management for Malaysian Corporates” which will be held on 4 September 2025 in Penang.
This masterclass will explore how Malaysian corporates can take greater control of their risk strategies through alternative risk solutions, including Captive Insurance via wholly owned or rent-a-captive structures. Participants will gain valuable insights into Labuan IBFC’s enabling regulatory framework, real-world applications aligned with emerging risks such as climate and cyber, and current market adoption trends across the APAC region.
Register now to secure your seats. For further inquiries, contact us at [email protected].
This masterclass will explore how Malaysian corporates can take greater control of their risk strategies through alternative risk solutions, including Captive Insurance via wholly owned or rent-a-captive structures. Participants will gain valuable insights into Labuan IBFC’s enabling regulatory framework, real-world applications aligned with emerging risks such as climate and cyber, and current market adoption trends across the APAC region.
Register now to secure your seats. For further inquiries, contact us at [email protected].
Speakers
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Serene Liaw, Deputy Director, Strategic Planning & Investor Relations, Labuan IBFC Inc.
Serene Liaw, Deputy Director, Strategic Planning & Investor Relations, Labuan IBFC Inc.
Serene Liaw is the Deputy Director of Strategic Planning & Investor Relations Unit of Labuan IBFC Incorporated (Labuan IBFC Inc.). She leads market development initiatives to expand Labuan IBFC's presence in identified international markets and oversees the Labuan IBFC China Desk, which facilitates the establishment of Chinese-funded companies in the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC). Labuan IBFC Inc. is the jurisdiction’s official market development agency and a wholly- owned subsidiary of the Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA).
Prior to joining Labuan IBFC Inc., Serene was with Labuan FSA for over 10 years, where she headed the Business Policy Unit. Her hands-on experience as a regulator in policy formulation and international tax compliance has given her a deep understanding of financial solutions as well as a solid foundation in the promotion and market development initiatives of Labuan IBFC. Labuan FSA is the statutory regulatory authority for Labuan IBFC, under the purview of Ministry of Finance, Malaysia. -
Roy Sharma, Managing Director/Principal Officer, Asia Reinsurance Brokers (Labuan) Ltd.
Roy Sharma, Managing Director/Principal Officer, Asia Reinsurance Brokers (Labuan) Ltd.
Roy Sharma is the Principal Officer and Managing Director of an international reinsurance company based in the Kuala Lumpur office. Other than being the country manager for Malaysia, he is also responsible for developing and assisting their clients in Asia in specialised areas of insurance. These specialised areas include political, Project & Credit Risk Insurance, Professional Indemnity, Management Liability Insurance, Financial Lines Insurance, Casualty Insurance, Extended Warranty Insurance and Affinity & Niche Solutions.
He read law in the City of London and was called to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate & Solicitor. He started his career in the insurance industry in 1994 as an Insurance Broker and joined Antah Sedgwick Chartered Insurance Brokers. Thereafter he joined Aon Risk Services Malaysia and Aon Risk Services Singapore. In April 2006, Roy joined Arthur J Gallagher Asia (L) Bhd, a reinsurance broker that was rebranded as Asia Reinsurance Brokers (Labuan) Ltd in 2008 after a management buyout and has been its Managing Director since 2007.
Roy is also the President Commissioner of PT ARB Indonesia and a Board member of ARB’s parent company. -
Eddy Hon, Director/Country Manager, Howden Malaysia
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Eddy Hon, Director/Country Manager, Howden Malaysia
Eddy, an Associate of Risk Management, Institute of Insurance America, and Senior Associate of the Australian and New Zealand Insurance Institutes, commenced his career in insurance almost 40 years ago as an underwriter.
Now Country Manager of Howden Malaysia, he brings to corporate buyers a balanced and structured perspective of insurance procurement coupled with efficient and effective solutions in the management of operational and enterprise risks with the ultimate objective of a cost-effective risk management programme.
He is the practice leader for Howden Captive Consulting, providing insightful and efficient solutions honed from his involvement in this alternative risk technique which commenced some 22 years ago. -
Idzuddin Zakaria, General Manager, Etiqa Offshore Insurance (L) Ltd
Idzuddin Zakaria, General Manager, Etiqa Offshore Insurance (L) Ltd
Idzuddin has held various role and positions in his long and notable career in the insurance industry. With more than 25 years of service in the mainstream insurance industry, his experience encompasses underwriting, insurance broking, and reinsurance prior to joining Etiqa Offshore.
Guided by substantive insights from his past practices, Idzuddin plays a pivotal role in Etiqa Offshore in developing valued captive propositions which includes providing counsel to business organisations that wish to venture into captive insurance as part of their risk management efforts.
Event Details
Date :
4 September 2025
(Thursday)
Time :
0930AM - 1230PM
Address :
Courtyard by Marriott Penang
218D Jalan Macalister
10400 George Town, Penang
Malaysia
