# Bill Song

> Bill (Xuanbi) Song is the Singapore-based CEO and co-founder of Peak3, formerly ZA Tech. Trained in chemical engineering, he worked at GE Plastics, became COO of Allianz China P&C, and led product and motor insurance at ZhongAn before co-founding the insurance software business in 2018. His public writing focuses on core systems, operational efficiency and governed AI.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Peak3
- **Organizations:** Peak3 (formerly ZA Tech), ZhongAn Online, Allianz China P&C, GE Plastics
- **Education:** B.E., Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, ITP program, Zhejiang University, Chu Kochen Honors College, Master’s degree, Finance, Sun Yat-sen University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Peak3 in 2018., Led product and motor insurance at ZhongAn and held the COO role at Allianz in China., Peak3 announced US$35 million in Series A funding in June 2024.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked at GE Plastics; oversaw process improvement across four chemical plants as a Six Sigma Black Belt.
- **2007** — Joined Allianz through its operational excellence initiative; subsequently became COO of Allianz China P&C.
- **Before 2018** — Head of Product and Motor Insurance at ZhongAn Online, including digital-platform partnerships.
- **2018** — Co-founded the business now known as Peak3.
- **2024** — ZA Tech rebranded as Peak3 and announced a US$35 million Series A led by EQT, with Alpha JWC Ventures.
- **2026** — Published essays on AI-native insurance cores; Peak3 launched Graphene v4 and Graphene Harness in September.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Peak3 in 2018.
- Led product and motor insurance at ZhongAn and held the COO role at Allianz in China.
- Peak3 announced US$35 million in Series A funding in June 2024.
- Peak3 reported more than one billion policies issued on its systems by June 2024.
- Peak3’s ITC Asia 2026 interview page identifies Song as winner of the Data & AI at Scale award.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Peak3 launched Graphene v4 and Graphene Harness; the company reported 50% lower end-to-end new-feature development and core implementation costs where Harness was applied, and targeted 80% reductions within 18-36 months.
- **2026-08** — Published an essay using house renovation to explain AI-native insurance cores.
- **2026-07** — Published essays on the continuing role of insurance cores, building versus buying, and three levels of AI-native capability.

## Links

- Website: https://peak3.com/company/team/bill-song
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xuanbi-bill-song-59961037

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Last updated: 2026-10-11