MELISSA KARIM

ACTING HEAD OF UNDERWRITING 

MELISSA joined on January 4th 2023 as the Vice President of Labuan Re and headed the Casualty, Financial Lines and MGA Division. She was subsequently promoted as Acting Head of Underwriting effective February 1st 2025.

She has accumulated around 27 years of experience in the insurance industry within various roles. She started her career at AIG Malaysia where she found her niche as an Underwriter in Financial Lines. She then went on to become a broker with Marsh and CIMB (now Howden) before returning to underwriting at ACR Malaysia where she was responsible for the Southeast Asia, India Casualty and Financial Lines portfolio.

She received her Bachelor’s degree in Insurance Studies from the London Guildhall University.