According to Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Adam, Sterling Knight needed more than passwords to address the regulatory requirements in Singapore, which include guarantees of both business continuity and customer privacy. He looked to hardware-based authentication and cloud services that required a lower capital and operational expenditure. The company began exploring a joint solution between OneLogin and Yubico with the aim of achieving "compliance, increased security and access control, and application integration" .

Currently, Sterling Knight is using the innovative authentication key provided by Yubico and OneLogin's single sign-on and identity management service. This simplifies the process of logging into the OneLogin Application Portal with a one-time password (OTP) token that does not require any additional client software or drivers, thereby protecting access to its Web applications without compromising ease-of-use. All three companies expressed confidence that the solution effectively addresses security, compliance and cost challenges common to financial service companies across the globe.

The manifold advantages of this solution elevate Sterling Knight's values of Integrity, Trust and Speed internally and to clients. The cost effectiveness and ease-of-use of the joint solution allows the company to expand its operations by enabling employees to work remotely. By doing away with complex systems with multiple passwords, the "implementation of the OneLogin/YubiKey solution was so simple that even our least technically-inclined employees were trained to use it in about 15 minutes", according to Adam. The company has expanded its clientele globally and widened its service offerings with quicker and more focused customer convenience inherent in this newly implemented process. 

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has awarded the prestigious ‘Chartered Insurance Brokers' title to Sterling Knight Pte Ltd., an independent  insurance broker established in Singapore since 1973. Sterling Knight is the first Singapore headquartered insurance broker to be awarded Chartered status.

Chartered status is an exclusive title only awarded to firms which meet rigorous criteria relating to professionalism and capability. All Chartered Insurance Brokers commit to the CII's Code of Ethics, reinforcing the highest standards of professional practice in their business dealings.

Sterling Knight specialises in providing independent advice on insurance and employee benefits to multi-national and local corporations in Singapore.

Lawrence Adam, Chief Operating Officer, who holds the individual Chartered Insurance Practitioner title, says that securing Chartered Insurance Brokers status is a landmark for his company: "Our core principles of Integrity, Trust and Speed in service to our clients is further supported by our achieving Chartered status.  As Chartered Insurance Brokers, we can signal our commitment to the highest levels of service to our customers and business partners."

About CII 

As the premier professional body for the financial services profession, the CII promotes higher standards of integrity, technical competence and business capability.
With over 93,000 members in more than 150 countries, the CII is the world's largest professional body dedicated to this sector.

The CII works with businesses to develop bespoke, company-wide solutions that ensure competitive advantage by enhancing employees' technical and professional competence.

Individually, CII's members are able to drive their personal development and maintain their professional standing through an unrivalled range of learning services and by adhering to the CII's Code of Ethics & Conduct.

About Sterling Knight 

Sterling Knight, established in 1973, is a licensed insurance broker, headquartered in Singapore, and a member of the Worldwide Broker Network, the world's largest organisation of privately held insurance brokers, with USD2 billion revenue.  

Says Lawrence Adam, Chief Operating Officer of Sterling Knight, the Singapore representative of the WBN, "We believe that overseas brokers of the WBN could contribute significantly to the growth of Singapore as a centre for global insurance. Since our acceptance into the WBN in November 2006, we have worked with the network to put into place over 80 insurance programs for clients of our partner brokers within the network, and this continues to grow."

The meeting's theme will be "Insurance Business in Asia Today and Tomorrow" and will include seminars and presentations by insurance carriers in Singapore, as well as a visit to Lloyd's Asia. Says Damien Honan, WBN Chairman "We have board members from Europe, North and South America and they are very interested in the region and the developing impact it will have on their brokerages and clients."

This meeting is partly sponsored by Sterling Knight and Singapore registered insurer First Capital Insurance Ltd.

The video of the meeting can be viewed at Sterling Knight's COO Blog. 

About the Worldwide Broker Network (WBN)

The WBN represents insurance broking operations that have USD25bn premium under control. The WBN has more than 70 members in 60 countries. WBN members represent 500 offices with over 15,000 employees worldwide.

www.wbnglobal.com

About Sterling Knight

Sterling Knight Pte Ltd, established in 1973 and headquartered in Singapore, is the exclusive Singapore representative of the Worldwide Broker Network. Sterling Knight Pte Ltd specializes in assisting corporations in arranging general insurance and employee benefits. Sterling Knight Pte Ltd is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to provide general and life insurance broking services in Singapore.

www.sterlingknight.com

About First Capital Insurance

First Capital Insurance Limited (FCIL), was established in Singapore in 1950 under the name of The Public Insurance Company Limited. In 2002, FCIL became a wholly owned subsidiary of Odyssey America Reinsurance Corporation (Odyssey Re). Odyssey Re is a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange with "A" (Excellent) Stable rating by A M Best and "A-" (Strong) Stable rating by Standard & Poor's (S&P)

www.first-insurance.com.sg

About Lloyd's Asia

Lloyd's Asia is located in Singapore and was established in 1999 to give Lloyd's an underwriting base in Asia. Lloyd's license in Singapore enables Lloyd's syndicates to write both local and offshore business from Singapore through the establishment of local service companies.

www.lloyds.com/Lloyds/Offices/Asia/Singapore

Sterling Knight is the only Singapore headquartered insurance broker accepted in the Council of Insurance Brokers and Agents, to date.  

About The Council of Insurance Brokers and Agents 

The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers is the voice of the market leaders and the premier association for commercial insurance and employee benefits intermediaries in the United States and abroad. From its headquarters in Washington, DC - with programs conducted throughout the nation and world - The Council represents leading commercial insurance agencies and brokerage firms. Only the top one percent of all agents and brokers qualify. The Council's members in more than 3,000 locations, place 80 percent - well over $90 billion - of all U.S. insurance products and services protecting business, industry, government and the public at-large, and they administer billions of dollars in employee benefits. The Council provides its members with industry intelligence and a variety of educational opportunities through its series of annual Leadership Forums and its partnership with WebCE to provide continuing education opportunities. Since 1913, The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers has worked in the best interests of its members, securing innovative solutions and creating new market opportunities at home and abroad.

About Sterling Knight

Sterling Knight, established in 1973, is a licensed insurance broker, headquartered in Singapore, and a member of the Worldwide Broker Network, the world's largest organisation of privately held insurance brokers, with USD2 billion revenue. 

Says Rolf Harrison, COO of a private equity firm and a client of Sterling Knight, "We had been looking for insurance coverage to protect our collection of paintings and sculpture that we display in our home. We selected Sterling Knight's product because they had the experience to understand our needs as well the ability to deliver the most practical coverage which suited the way we collect, store and care for our art in Singapore and overseas. The insurance was easy to apply for too, and did not involve tedious and time consuming submission of details. Our collection was insured in less than a day."

Sterling Knight's fine art insurance cover, insured by XL insurance, is available exclusively through Sterling Knight. 

For more details, contact:

Lawrence Adam

Sterling Knight

(Co. Regn. No. 197300817H)

Mob:  +65 9048 5096

DID:   +65 6438 8891

Tel:  +65 6438 8862

Fax:  +65 6438 8332

Skype: lawrenceadam

Tel. from USA: +1 347 7897091

Tel. from UK  : +44 207 1936087

Email: lawrence@sterlingknight.com

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11, Keng Cheow Street

Singapore 059608

About Sterling Knight

Sterling Knight is established in Singapore in 1973 and is part of the Worldwide Broker Network which is the largest privately held insurance brokerage group in the world, with over USD25,000,000,000 in premium under control. 

About XL Insurance 

"XL Insurance" is the global brand used by member insurers of the XL Capital Ltd (NYSE: XL) group of companies. More information about XL Insurance and its products is available at www.xlinsurance.com 

Says Lawrence Adam, Sterling Knight's Chief Operating Officer, "Our partnership with Asinta helps us enhance our ability to protect our client's employees on an International scale. Also, by combining Asinta's global capabilities, and Sterling Knight's relationships in Singapore with benefit providers built over 35 years, we enhance our ability to recommend, advise and service global clients that operate or intend to operate in Singapore.

About Asinta

Asinta is a global network of independent actuarial, employee benefit advisors,
and insurance brokerage firms. Each of the network's firms are selected based on
their local reputations and global expertise. Employers can engage a single
affiliate locally or choose to engage Asinta for their worldwide employee
benefit services.

Asinta's Network Serves:
- Over 2,300 different employers around the world
- 780 multinational companies
- A combined total of 905,000 employees

Asinta's clients are supported by:
- 600 team members
- 140 advisors, consultants, and insurance brokers

Sterling Knight are glad to be able to offer this service to our clients, who can subscribe to the blog, and review the changes in brief, without having to read the detailed news releases in the newspapers and other sources.

Comments and discussions are encouraged to help provide a clearer and more informative picture of the insurance industry in Singapore, in particular the Employee Benefits offered by employers in Singapore, and the impact of legislative changes on these benefits.

The information should not be a substitute for direct advice given in each client's specific circumstance, but can be a general guide as to insurance issues in the Singapore Market.

For more information, contact:

Lawrence Adam

Sterling Knight
(Co. Regn. No. 197300817H)
Mob: +65 9048 5096
DID: +65 6438 8891
Tel: +65 6438 8862
Fax: +65 6438 8332
Skype: lawrenceadam
Tel. from USA: +1 347 7897091
Tel. from UK : +44 207 1936087
Email: lawrence@sterlingknight.com

#02-03 The Riverside Piazza
11, Keng Cheow Street
Singapore 059608


About Sterling Knight
Sterling Knight is established in Singapore in 1973 and is part of the Worldwide Broker Network which is the largest privately held insurance brokerage group in the world, with over $25,000,000,000 in premium under control.