Pop Group Holdings, the owner of insurtech io.insure, has appointed Shannon Murphy as its Group CIO. 

Singapore-based Mr Murphy has three decades of experience in insurance technology roles. He was most recently MoneyHero Group CTO, and formerly held that position at AIG, ING and AXIS in the Asia Pacific. He also served as Amazon Web Services Head of Technology. 

Pop launched in 2018 and also owns underwriting agency Fusion Specialty, operating in the Asia Pacific, US and Europe. io.insure is a merger and acquisition (M&A) specialty insurance online marketplace. It connects customers, advisers, distributors and insurer partners. 

Mr Murphy will spearhead POP’s digital strategy, including technology operations, information security, engineering, and service management across its brands. He will also lead the development and delivery of io.insure. 

This includes oversight of offers such as Mio, which launched in New Zealand in August following successful rollouts in Australia, the US and UK, with plans to expand to more countries soon. Mio is an M&A insurance product aimed at SME businesses deals valued at $1 million to $100 million. It is available via io.insure. 

Pop says it is continuing to expand rapidly and is building a strong client base worldwide.