Mr Geoffrey Au
Chief Executive Officer, Life Insurance
Zurich Insurance (Hong Kong)
Geoffrey Au is currently CEO, Life Insurance, Zurich Insurance (Hong Kong), where he is responsible for Zurich HK’s life insurance businesses across three entities serving more than 100k customers with USD 3b+ assets. As CEO, Geoffrey has reshaped the business via a strategic transformation program, which included launching a new local insurer and securing relevant licenses in 2020. Under his leadership, new business sales (APE) and New Business Value (NBV) grew by more than 5x and 10x in 2 years’ time.
Geoffrey was previously the Head of Risk, Asia Pacific, of Zurich Insurance Group, covering general and life insurance businesses across retail and corporate segments. Prior to Zurich, he had worked in various finance and risk roles for Sun Life Financial and AEGON in US, India and Hong Kong. During his university days, Geoffrey was a co-founder in a social networking startup.
Geoffrey graduated with the highest honor from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, double-majoring in Finance and Actuarial Science. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA), and Financial Risk Manager (FRM).