# Michael Shin

> Michael Shin is Chief Executive Officer of RGA Korea and Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Asia Pacific at Reinsurance Group of America. He joined RGA in 2011 after senior roles at New York Life Korea, Samsung Life Insurance, and Prudential Financial. His public work spans product development, distribution, capital solutions, and industry collaboration, including leadership of the 2025 Pacific Insurance Conference organizing committee.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer, RGA Korea; Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Asia Pacific at Reinsurance Group of America
- **Organizations:** Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated, Asia Insurance Leadership Forum, New York Life Korea, Samsung Life Insurance, Prudential Financial, LIMRA Korea Executive Board
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in economics and international business, University of Wisconsin–Madison
- **Known for:** Led the organizing committee of PIC 2025 in Seoul; RGA reported more than 400 executive attendees from 19 countries., Holds both Korea chief executive and Asia Pacific chief marketing officer responsibilities at RGA., Has been a member of the LIMRA Korea Executive Board since 2007, according to his Digital Insurance APAC speaker biography.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2005** — Worked at Prudential Financial for more than 15 years; RGA identifies his role as Managing Director for the Asia market.
- **2005** — Moved to Samsung Life Insurance; Korean appointment coverage describes responsibility for sales-channel strategy.
- **2009** — Joined New York Life Korea, where he became Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Distribution Officer.
- **2011** — Joined RGA, according to his official biography.
- **2012** — Appointment as RGA Korea chief executive announced in Korean press on February 2.
- **2015** — Took on the Asia chief marketing officer role in January, according to an April 2015 interview.
- **2024** — Joined an East Asian Insurance Congress panel on public perceptions of insurance in Hong Kong.
- **2025** — Led the PIC 2025 organizing committee as Asia Insurance Leadership Forum president; opened the Seoul conference with an onscreen AI adviser.
- **2026** — Listed by organizers for the Insurance Leadership in the Age of AI CEO panel at IAAI Asia 2026 in Singapore.

## Achievements

- Led the organizing committee of PIC 2025 in Seoul; RGA reported more than 400 executive attendees from 19 countries.
- Holds both Korea chief executive and Asia Pacific chief marketing officer responsibilities at RGA.
- Has been a member of the LIMRA Korea Executive Board since 2007, according to his Digital Insurance APAC speaker biography.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — RGA reported that Shin joined executive panels at IAAI and HIIC Asia Pacific 2026, including discussions of AI, distribution, and sustainable growth.
- **2025-09** — Led PIC 2025 organization in Seoul and shared opening remarks with the AI adviser Jenny.
- **2025-06** — RGA publicized his participation in a Digital Insurance APAC 2025 CEO panel on digital transformation.

## Links

- Website: https://www.rgare.com/our-company/people/detail/michael-shin
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-shin-59a62212

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Last updated: 2026-10-21