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Lee Mun-hwa is the CEO and President of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance.

He is striving to maximize profitability by focusing on protection-type insurance products through the corporate general agency (GA) channel.

He was born in February 1967.

He graduated from Janghoon High School in Seoul and the Department of Economics at Sungkyunkwan University.

In 1990, he joined Ankook Fire & Marine Insurance (now Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance), where he served as Head of the Actuarial RM Team, Head of the Management Support Team, Head of the CPC Strategy Office, and Head of the Strategic Sales Division before becoming Head of the General Insurance Division.

At the end of 2022, he moved to Samsung Life Insurance, where he served as Executive Vice President of the Strategic Sales Division. He was appointed CEO and President of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in March 2024.

Except for a little over a year at Samsung Life Insurance, he has spent nearly 35 years at Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, gaining extensive experience in management support, strategy, and sales, which enhanced his understanding of the industry.

He has contributed to diversifying the company’s overseas market portfolio and improving its organizational structure. He communicates openly and informally with employees.

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