Licences are due to be issued from November, and HKFI says access to operational data is critical for insurers to assess the new risk and develop appropriate pricing models.
He takes up the post on 1 September, leading the rollout of AI initiatives across the region and building the data platforms and governance needed to support their adoption.
The regulator said it had imposed conditions on the licence renewals of two broker companies in early June after identifying weaknesses in their controls.