Cigna appointed a new country manager and chief executive officer to a strategically important Asian hub.

Yuman Chan, who joined Cigna in 2015 as head of strategy and business development for Cigna International Markets, took on the new position in December. He will report to Patrick Graham, Cinga's Asia head, the firm said in a press release.

Prior to joining Cigna, Chan spent 21 years at AIG in risk management, divestitures, global finance systems and operations in Japan, Hong Kong and the U.S.