He takes over the reins from Stephen Clark, who has recently retired.

Zurich Malaysia has appointed Junior Cho as its new country head, effective immediately, it announced in a statement on Wednesday.

Cho brings 30 years of experience in the insurance and financial services sector. He joined Zurich in 2016 as head of market management across general insurance and general takaful. He was appointed CEO of Zurich General Insurance Malaysia in 2019, and will continue to hold that role concurrently.

The company operates four business lines in Malaysia, namely life insurance, general insurance, family takaful and general takaful.