MTA Organizes ASEAN Spotlight Workshop at ITC Asia 2025

The Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA), as the permanent Secretariat of the ASEAN Takaful/Retakaful Working Committee (ATRWC), organized the ASEAN Spotlight Workshop at the InsureTech Conference Asia 2025. The event was held at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Center in Singapore.

The ITC Asia was held on 4 and 5 June 2025.

The lineup of speakers for the workshop on the first day (4 June 2025) were:

Panel 1

1. Mr. Mohd Radzuan Mohamed, CEO of MTA
2. Mr. Shahrildin Jaya – CEO and Managing Director of Takaful Brunei and Chairman of BITA
3. Mr. Yurivanno Gani – CEO of Asuransi Takaful Keluarga and Vice Chairman for Sharia Life Insurance Development, AASI

Panel 2

1. Ms. Sainava Bee Bee – Head of Distribution at Etiqa Singapore
2. Ms. Maricel Estavillo – Head of Takaful at Prudential Singapore
3. Mr. Muhammad Tirmizi Muhamad Yew – Head of Operations at Malaysian Reinsurance Berhad

The workshop provided an overview of the current state and future outlook of the Takaful industry across various countries. It is hoped that this workshop will highlight Malaysia’s Takaful industry and, to some extent, reinforce the country’s position as a regional hub for Takaful.

On Day 2 (5 June 2025), MTA hosted a panel discussion focusing on the aspirations, collaborations, innovative solutions, and literacy advancement efforts within the Takaful industry in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei—three ASEAN countries where Takaful is experiencing significant growth.

The panelists were:  Mr. Mohd Radzuan Mohamed, Mr. Haji Shahrildin Jaya, and Mr. Yurivanno Gani.

The session was moderated by Mr. Kumaran, CEO of the Insurance Collective, a Singapore-based solutions provider serving markets across the ASEAN region.