Willis Towers Watson appointed a head of Hong Kong and Taiwan for its Insurance Consulting and Technology unit.

Albert Li joins the global advisory, broking and solutions company in Hong Kong. He will report to Richard Collis, managing director of Willis Towers Watson’s (WTW) Insurance Consulting and Technology business in Asia Pacific, the company said in a press release.

In his new role Li will be responsible for developing opportunities and supporting clients in both Hong Kong and Taiwan. He will manage the Hong Kong business, lead and develop a team of colleagues, and partner with clients to deliver solutions spanning the entire insurance value chain.

Li joins WTW with in excess of 24 years’ experience as an Actuary in the U.S. life insurance industry, and more recently after three years as the chief Actuary and chief risk officer with Cigna in Indonesia.and three years with Chubb Life in Vietnam.

Bulking Up in Asia

More broadly, his experience includes financial, operational and risk management, involving actuarial appraisal analysis, risk modelling, U.S. GAAP valuation, product pricing and development, reinsurance negotiation, underwriting review and claims analysis using various actuarial models and technologies.

Li's appointment follows several other new hires in WTW's Insurance Consulting and Technology business in the region, such as Mei-Chee Shum as head of Life, North Asia, Kevin Angelini as head of Strategy for Asia Pacific, and more recently David Maneval as head of Property and Casualty, South Asia.