European reinsurers are moving quickly to build leadership teams in Singapore, and VIG Re is the latest to make its move.
VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Vienna Insurance Group, has appointed Wilfrid Goh (pictured) as chief representative for Asia Pacific. He will be based at the firm’s proposed representative office in Singapore. The appointment takes effect on 1 July 2026, subject to approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Goh will lead the establishment of VIG Re’s Singapore presence and act as a liaison between the office and the firm’s headquarters in Prague. He will report to Marc Haushofer, managing director at VIG Re, who oversees the company’s APAC portfolio.
Goh brings more than 20 years of reinsurance experience across Asia. His background covers treaty underwriting and client management across property, engineering, marine, casualty and structured reinsurance in Southeast Asia and India.
He also has experience in claims leadership and public sector solutions. Most recently, he served as head of public sector solutions for Asia, excluding China, at Swiss Re. In this role, he was responsible for building strategic partnerships with governments and public sector organisations.
The appointment is the latest step in a structured APAC build-out at VIG Re that took shape in early 2026. In January, the firm named Haushofer as managing director for APAC and Joachim Mathe as head of special markets, both effective 1 February 2026.
VIG Re confirmed plans for a Singapore office at that stage, identifying the city-state as the entry point for its broader regional strategy.
VIG Re said the Singapore office represents a key milestone in its strategy to build a local presence in Asia. Singapore’s standing as a reinsurance centre makes it a natural base.
According to the MAS, reinsurance premiums in Singapore reached S$27.6 billion in 2023, up 31% year on year. The figure represents roughly 21% of Asia’s total reinsurance market.
VIG Re has already built early market ties ahead of the office opening. In March 2026, it was admitted as an associate member of the Singapore Reinsurers’ Association alongside QBE Insurance Group and MSIG Singapore. The admission placed VIG Re within the city-state’s reinsurance community before the representative office receives regulatory clearance.
VIG Re is not alone in committing to Singapore through senior hires. In May 2026, Willis Re announced Richard Jones would join the firm to lead its Singapore operations, effective October 2026 and subject to regulatory approvals.
Asia-Pacific continues to draw carrier and broker investment as insurance penetration rises and catastrophe exposures grow across the region.
