MSIG creates new Global Broker Engagement role to strengthen broker partnerships worldwide
Industry veteran Eric Schaap will spearhead global broker engagement to enhance alignment and deliver greater value across markets
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance and MSIG Asia (collectively “MSIG”) today announce the appointment of Eric Schaap as Senior Vice President and Global Broker Engagement Manager, a new role established to strengthen global broker partnerships, enhance alignment across markets, and unlock new value through data-driven collaboration.
With over 20 years of international experience in the insurance industry, Schaap is a seasoned insurance and analytics professional with extensive expertise across broker management, risk maturity modelling, claims systems implementation, and governance-aligned analytics strategy.
Based in the company’s Asia regional office in Singapore, Schaap reports to Keisuke Ema, General Manager, International Business Department, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, in Tokyo for his global responsibilities, and to Clemens Philippi, Chief Executive Officer of MSIG Asia, for his regional role.
In this new role, Schaap will leverage MSIG’s scale and analytical insights to deepen collaboration and enhance business outcomes with broker partners worldwide. He will also help to define a more robust engagement framework that supports sustainable growth across the company’s global network.
A key objective is to generate analytics that identify growth opportunities, reinforce existing partnerships and enable closer alignment between global, regional and local initiatives. Recognising that many MSIG already hold valuable data and insights in broker management, Schaap will work to connect, complement and scale successful practices across regions.
“Brokers are key strategic partners in our international growth journey, with global players driving about 50% of MSIG’s international business GWP,” said Keisuke Ema. “By establishing this new global role, we aim to build stronger, data-driven partnerships that align our collective strengths across markets and deliver greater value to our clients and stakeholders.”
He has spent much of his career working across Amsterdam, London, Hong Kong, and Singapore, where he led global advanced analytics initiatives, developed go-to-market strategies aligned with regulatory trends, and built integrated frameworks that improved operational efficiency and revenue generation.