Life Insurance in Asia

Dr. Stephan Binder is a director in McKinsey's Shanghai office and leader of the Insurance Practice in Asia. He has been with McKinsey since 1995 and is an advisor to many of the region's leading insurance companies and banks, with a long track record of successfully working with leading local companies and multinationals in Asia, Europe and North America. Stephan has made frequent publications and is a prominent speaker at conferences on financial services topics. A German national, he holds a Ph.D from the University of Munster and a Master of Business Administration and Economics from the University of Witten-Herdecke. Joseph Luc Ngai is a partner in McKinsey's Hong Kong office, and a leader in McKinsey's Financial Institutions Practice in Asia. He has advised many leading domestic and multinational insurers and banks in Asia, leading large-scale turnarounds as well as acquisitions. He is a sought-after speaker on financial topics, and has appeared in many leading industry conferences as well as in the media. He is active in community projects and sits on the board of several non-profit organizations in Hong Kong. A Hong Kong native, he holds an AB from Harvard University, a JD from Harvard Law School, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.