Indonesia-based insurance technology startup PasarPolis has appointed former director and CEO of Allianz Indonesia Peter Van Zyl as its president. Digital content distributor Iyagi Novels has appointed Kevin Kok-Yew Tan as its CEO.
PasarPolis appoints Peter Van Zyl as president
Indonesia-based insurance technology startup PasarPolis has appointed former director and CEO of Allianz Indonesia Peter Van Zyl as its president.
He has spent over seven years as director and CEO of Allianz Indonesia and 15 years in various senior roles at AIG.
“His leadership acumen and experience will be essential as we continue to disrupt the insurance landscape as a full-stack insurtech. Our prior collaboration with Peter, through Allianz Indonesia, gives us confidence in our shared objectives,” said Cleosent Randing, CEO, PasarPolis.
Founded in 2015, PasarPolis seeks to provide consumers access to affordable insurance products. It is backed by UK-based equity investor Leapfrog Investment, Indonesia-focused Intudo Ventures, and GoTo-backed venture capital firm Go-Ventures.
Iyagi Novels promotes Kevin Kok-Yew Tan as CEO
Digital content distributor Iyagi Novels has appointed its current chief technology officer Kevin Kok-Yew Tan as its new CEO.
Tan will hold both positions, according to a statement. He has spearheaded the design and development of the web and mobile applications for Iyagi as the CTO and is working with the company as it collaborates with publisher partners and content creators in South Korea to curate more content for its users.
Iyagi Novels is a new digital content distributor for Korean novels in translated media. The Iyagi mobile application is currently available in English and Bahasa Indonesia, while investor and partnership discussions are ongoing to bring the mobile application and Korean content to other Asian countries in other languages.
Founded in 2022, Iyagi’s beta launch with more than 1,000 chapters of curated novels had amassed more than 3,000 mobile application downloads.