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CEO of Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance
Kim Jung-hyeon
Consulting Expert Leads Insurance Shift, Secures No.2 Reappointment
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Last Updated on Mar 27, 2026
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CEO of Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance
Life Summary
Kim Jung-hyeon is the CEO of Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance.
He is pursuing a strategy to expand sales centered on long-term personal insurance. He is also seeking to expand the business into pet insurance and lifestyle-focused insurance products.
He was born on February 13, 1977.
He graduated from Daegu Daeryun High School and Seoul National University, where he majored in business administration.
He worked as a consultant at A.T. Kearney before moving to Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance in 2015.
He served as head of the Change Innovation TFT Part, head of the Auto Insurance Team, head of the Product Strategy Office, and head of the Management Support Office before being appointed CEO in 2023.
Along with Kang Byung-kwan, CEO of Shinhan EZ General Insurance, he became the youngest chief executive in the non-life insurance industry.
A note on the original Korean text: “김중현Kim Jung-hyeon은” appears to be missing a space between the Korean name and the English name. Also, “최고경영자” can be translated as “CEO” or “chief executive,” and I rendered it in a natural news style.
#MeritzFireAndMarineInsurance #KimJunghyeon #insurance #nonlifeinsurance #longterminsurance #petinsurance #lifestyleinsurance #CEO #Koreainsurance #Meritz
He is pursuing a strategy to expand sales centered on long-term personal insurance. He is also seeking to expand the business into pet insurance and lifestyle-focused insurance products.
He was born on February 13, 1977.
He graduated from Daegu Daeryun High School and Seoul National University, where he majored in business administration.
He worked as a consultant at A.T. Kearney before moving to Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance in 2015.
He served as head of the Change Innovation TFT Part, head of the Auto Insurance Team, head of the Product Strategy Office, and head of the Management Support Office before being appointed CEO in 2023.
Along with Kang Byung-kwan, CEO of Shinhan EZ General Insurance, he became the youngest chief executive in the non-life insurance industry.
A note on the original Korean text: “김중현Kim Jung-hyeon은” appears to be missing a space between the Korean name and the English name. Also, “최고경영자” can be translated as “CEO” or “chief executive,” and I rendered it in a natural news style.
#MeritzFireAndMarineInsurance #KimJunghyeon #insurance #nonlifeinsurance #longterminsurance #petinsurance #lifestyleinsurance #CEO #Koreainsurance #Meritz