Verisk, a leading global data analytics and technology provider to the insurance industry, has based senior leadership of Life & Health in Singapore.
The company has announced that Mr Jeff Cook, Head of Life & Health, has relocated to Singapore, bringing senior leadership closer to insurers and partners across Asia.
With more than 30 years of experience in the Life & Health insurance sector, Mr Cook will provide strategic leadership for Verisk's Life & Health business while working more closely with clients throughout the region. Based in Singapore, he will help insurers access local expertise, navigate evolving market needs, and make more informed underwriting decisions.
He is responsible for shaping the international footprint of Verisk's Life & Health underwriting solutions, which help insurers deliver fast and accurate medical risk assessment, including for individuals with complex medical histories or lifestyle factors. Over the past 15 years, he has played an active role in the development of Life & Health insurance markets across Asia through leadership positions with global insurance and reinsurance organisations.
Mr Cook, Managing Director of Life & Health at Verisk Life, Health & Travel, said, “Life & Health insurers across Asia are navigating changing customer expectations, evolving medical risks and growing pressure to deliver faster, more seamless underwriting experiences. Being based in Singapore allows me to work more closely with insurers and reinsurers across the region, helping them apply data, analytics and underwriting expertise to make confident risk decisions and expand access to coverage.”
Mr Iain Howie, Managing Director of Verisk Life, Health & Travel, said, “Asia is one of the most dynamic Life & Health insurance markets in the world, with insurers focused on improving efficiency, accelerating digital transformation and reaching underserved populations. Having senior leadership based in Singapore strengthens our ability to support those ambitions with local insight, regional expertise and solutions designed for the realities of the market.”
Across Asia, Verisk’s offerings include catastrophe modelling, exposure management, digital placement and underwriting solutions, Life, Health and Travel underwriting services, and analytics that help insurers make faster and more informed decisions.