Everest Insurance Asia has established a Korea Desk to expand its presence in the South Korean market, appointing Brian Jee (pictured above) to lead the new initiative.
The desk will operate out of Singapore and is positioned to support local and regional business development across multiple insurance lines.
Jee currently serves as senior underwriter at Everest, a role he has held since July 2023. His responsibilities span directors and officers (D&O), financial institutions (FI), professional indemnity (PI), crime, and employment practices liability (EPL) underwriting. He will continue in this capacity while overseeing Korea Desk operations.
The Korea Desk is intended to support clients with risk solutions tailored to the South Korean market. Everest noted the combination of Jee’s experience and the firm’s underwriting capabilities as a basis for building stronger partnerships and service delivery for Korean clients.
Before joining Everest, Jee held several roles at Chubb over a five-year period. Most recently, he was senior financial lines underwriter based in New Zealand. He also worked as financial lines underwriter at Chubb from 2018 to 2021, handling commercial insurance programs focused on liability and specialty lines.
Earlier in his career, Jee served as account manager at NZI and commercial customer solutions advisor at IAG, where he was involved in underwriting, sales, and account servicing across commercial property, liability, and motor classes. He also held claims and underwriting roles at Lumley Insurance and Westpac Insurance.
Jee holds a postgraduate diploma in commerce from the University of Auckland, with concentrations in economics, commercial law, and accounting. He is a senior associate of ANZIIF and holds a general insurance diploma. He is based in Singapore and will coordinate with underwriting teams and market partners to grow Everest’s Korea-focused portfolio.
The launch of the Korea Desk follows Everest Insurance International’s broader restructuring of its specialty insurance operations. The company recently consolidated marine, aviation, energy and construction, cyber, and industry practices into a single operating unit.
Meanwhile, Everest Group reported gross written premiums of US$4.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, marking a 7.2% year-over-year increase. The company attributed this growth to performance in property and specialty insurance lines, even as it scaled back in select casualty portfolios.
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