- CEO
- Thye Seng Chan
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Property/Casualty insurance
- Address
- Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- IPO Date
- Mar 30, 1995
- Business
- Pacific & Orient Berhad is a Malaysia-based investment holding company that operates primarily in general insurance, information technology services, property development and investment, and financial services. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the company conducts its core business activities through several principal subsidiaries, including Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad and P&O Global Technologies. The company organizes its operations into four main business segments: General Insurance, Information Technology, Property Investment, and Other Operations.
The General Insurance segment underwrites and distributes a comprehensive range of non-life insurance products to individual, commercial, and institutional clients. Its product portfolio comprises motor insurance policies for private vehicles, commercial fleets, and motorcycles, covering comprehensive, third-party, and third-party fire and theft risks; property insurance solutions encompassing fire, consequential loss, houseowner, householder, and industrial all risks; marine and transit coverage including marine cargo, marine hull, and inland transit risks; and miscellaneous casualty insurance products such as personal accident, medical and hospitalization, public liability, employer's liability, workmen's compensation, burglary, fidelity guarantee, money insurance, plate glass, and engineering insurance covering contractor's all risks and machinery breakdown. The Information Technology segment provides specialized IT services, enterprise software development, system integration, IT infrastructure management, hardware and software sales, and customized digital platforms catering to the insurance, banking, and retail sectors. The Property Investment segment engages in the acquisition, development, management, and leasing of commercial and residential real estate assets. The Other Operations segment encompasses money lending, credit financing, management services, and technology venture investments.
Pacific & Orient Berhad operates primarily in Malaysia, while maintaining international property holdings and technology business interests in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
In recent developments, Pacific & Orient Berhad has advanced the digital transformation of its core insurance business by deploying modernized insurtech platforms, enhancing direct-to-consumer digital channels, and implementing automated online policy origination and claims processing workflows. The company has also actively optimized its operational footprint and real estate asset portfolio across Malaysia and international markets, while pursuing corporate efficiency initiatives, capital management programs, and expanded distribution partnerships to scale its specialized digital insurance and software capabilities.