Ageas is a listed international insurance Group with a heritage spanning 200 years.
It offers Retail and Business customers Life and Non-Life insurance products designed to suit their specific needs today and tomorrow and is also engaged in reinsurance activities.
As one of Europe's larger insurance companies Ageas concentrates its activities in Europe and Asia which together make up the major part of the global insurance market. It operates successful insurance businesses in Belgium, the UK, France, Portugal, Turkey, China, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, and the Philippines through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and long-term partnerships with strong financial institutions and key distributors.
In most markets, Ageas ranks among the market leaders in the countries in which it operates. It represents a staff force of about 44,000 people and reported annual inflows close to EUR 18.5 billion in 2024 (all figures at 100%).
Shape your Career with Ageas
We’re currently looking for a high calibre professional to join Ageas Asia as Regional Director, Bancassurance Distribution, Asia, based in our Hong Kong Regional Office.
The job holder will be reporting hierarchically to Regional Director, Agency and Partnership Distribution, Asia.
In this role you’re expected to:
Join the esteemed
Commercial Team at Ageas Regional Office (RO) in Hong Kong. Our team is
dedicated to delivering value-added skills and services to Ageas Group
operating companies across Asia. The primary goal of the Commercial Team is to
enhance and sustain the relevance of Ageas Group initiatives for our Asian
Operating Companies (OpCos), including both controlled entities and joint
venture partners.
In this role within the
Commercial Team, the successful candidate will assume the role as the
Regional Director, Bancassurance Distribution – Asia, which is a senior
leadership role within the broader Distribution function, which encompasses
Agency and Partnership Distribution across the region. While the role has
primary accountability for the strategic direction, performance, and
sustainability of the bancassurance channel, the incumbent operates as part of
an integrated distribution leadership team and is expected to leverage shared
expert resources to deliver results.
The role acts as
a senior representative of Ageas to joint venture partners and bank
stakeholders, providing strategic leadership, commercial expertise, and
influence to drive top-line growth, profitability, and long-term value
creation. A strong strategic mindset, data-driven decision making, and advanced
digital and AI capability are critical to success in this role, enabling
proactive management, innovation, and productivity enhancement across the
bancassurance portfolio.
As a successful candidate you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:
Academic Requirements:
- University degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
- Minimum 15 years’ experience in insurance, bancassurance or financial services distribution, including senior leadership exposure.
- Proven ability to set and execute regional distribution strategies within complex, multi-market environments.
- Strong understanding of training architectures, recruitment models and sales capability development, with experience leveraging centres of expertise.
- Demonstrated experience in compensation and incentive design for sales-driven organisations.
- Advanced digital literacy, including dashboard design, performance analytics and CRM usage.
- Working knowledge of AI tools and applications, with a demonstrated ability to apply them to drive innovation and productivity.
- Exceptional influencing, negotiation and relationship-building skills across cultures and senior stakeholder groups.
- Extensive experience working across Asian markets.
- Willingness to travel is required.
Other Qualifications:
- Experience in life insurance sales (as an advisor) is a highly desirable trait.
