Lam, Simon Yat-tung(林溢東)

BSc (HKU); EMBA (CUHK); FLHC; FLMI; FRM; CFA; FSA

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Contact

Department of Management

Room 830A, 8/F
Cheng Yu Tung Building
12 Chak Cheung Street
Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

+852 3943 7898

simonytlam@cuhk.edu.hk

Biography

Mr. Simon Lam Yat-tung is an insurance leader, with 20 years’ insurance experience in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia (including 15 years’ experience in managerial position and post-qualified experience). He has extensive exposure in several key roles in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia including Deputy CEO and General Manager, Business Development, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Assistant General Manager and Chief Actuary for Munich Re Hong Kong Branch, Chief Actuary for HSBC Amanah Takaful in Malaysia, Pricing Actuary for Hang Seng Insurance and Acting Head of Actuarial Department for BOC Group Life Assurance. Mr. Lam has solid foundation in different areas like business development, product development and actuarial functions and proceed rapidly within organisation. He strengthened Munich Reinsurance Company’s profile in Hong Kong in the past 10 years and achieve top-ranked Business Capacity Index in Hong Kong in both 2019 and 2020 in NMG Consulting Survey “Life and Health Reinsurance Evaluation Program”. He is also eager to strive for extra miles through serving as Chairman of Greater Asia Committee of the Society of Actuaries, Life Insurance Councilor of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, President of the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong in 2018, Honorary Lecturer in the University of Hong Kong from 2008 to 2016, Honorary Lecturer in Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman from 2009 to 2010 in Malaysia and Visiting Lecturer in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Mr. Lam has developed sound leadership, business development, product development, team management and project management. He also developed expertise in several areas through professional designations like Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) in The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA), Charter Financial Analyst (CFA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) and Fellow, Life and Health Claims (FLHC).