With just a year of managerial experience under her belt, having demonstrated a high level of personal and group production and recruitment, a leadership that commands respect and admiration, and commitment to professionalism, Ms Irene Gan Ai Ling is the Rookie Agency Leader of the Year.
Ms Irene Gan Ai Ling has had a good year. Alongside her promotion to Agency Manager at Great Eastern Life Assurance (M) Bhd, she has also received several accolades celebrating her success in the field.
Her achievements in 2015 include MDRT Court of the Table, Top Rookie Agency Manager, Top Agency Manager and Top Personal Producer. Not only has she been showered with awards and trophies, she was also instrumental in developing two agents who themselves achieved their own rookie awards – Champion and second runner-up for an award which recognises the achievement of new agents within two years of their service in Great Eastern.
In her first year in a managerial position, Ms Gan managed to recruit and contract 13 agents, and achieved a Direct Unit Group sales of over MYR3.2 million (US$796,000).
Ms Gan has also been recognised for her excellence by the National Association of Malaysia Life Insurance Fieldforce and Advisers (NAMLIFA), breaking its record in 2013.
She has spoken at several NAMLIFA events, giving her the platform and opportunity to share her experience and impart some of her knowledge and skills to motivate others.
Ms Gan was conferred the title of Dato’ by His Royal Highness the Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, in 2016.
Her impressive results and the grooming of high-performing new agents in her first year, and her resolve to provide exceptional service to her clients professionally and ethically, makes her a deserving Rookie Agency Leader of the Year Award winner.
With highly defined criteria and a highly transparent process with EY as independent auditor backed by a distinguished Judging Panel of 20 insurance leaders, life association heads and experts, the winners of the first Asia Trusted Life Agents and Advisers Awards were chosen through a two-stage judging process which focussed on more than just financial performance and commissions to look at the individual’s commitment to the industry, their passion, professionalism and the impact they had on their clients and the industry.
The Awards, with Manulife Financial Asia as the lead sponsor, AIA as the Strategic Sponsor, and Sun Life Asia as sponsor, has Mr Mark Tucker, Group CEO, AIA as Patron. The judging panel is chaired by Mr David Grant, Acting Chief Distribution Officer, Manulife Financial Asia.
For more information on the awards and the winners, visit:https://www.asiainsurancereview.com/asialifeawards
Watch Ms Gan's acceptance speech at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGus6pnOKis