Tower Insurance Ltd is holding its 2026 Pacific Leadership Summit this week at the company’s Suva Hub in Nasese, bringing together board members, group executives, Pacific senior leadership and country managers for a week-long forum aimed at accelerating and future-proofing its Pacific operations. The event has drawn staff and managers from New Zealand, Tonga, American Samoa, Samoa and the Cook Islands, underscoring Tower’s regional footprint.
Chief underwriting officer Ron Mudaliar and chief risk officer Sharyn Reichstein travelled from New Zealand to attend the summit, which organisers described as a professional development and strategy forum focused on strengthening Tower’s product offering and building capacity across its Pacific markets. “We’ve been supporting Fijian communities with insurance for over 150 years,” Mudaliar said, adding that convening leaders in Fiji “turbo-charges discussions on how we can continue to strengthen our offering, better support Pacific people and economies, and invest in the talent and capability that underpin our Pacific operations.”
The summit also hosted New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji Greg Andrews, who took up the post earlier this year. Mudaliar called the High Commissioner’s participation “a privilege,” saying it provided an opportunity to discuss “the important role insurance plays in supporting economic stability, resilience and long-term growth across the region.” Andrews described Tower as “an iconic New Zealand and Pacific business” and welcomed the company’s ongoing investment in Pacific staff and innovative products for regional customers and businesses.
Tower’s Suva hub serves as a regional base for the insurer’s Pacific activities. The company says the centre employs more than 300 staff and supports in excess of 300,000 customers across the Pacific and New Zealand, reflecting the scale of its operations in the region. Suva Hub & Pacific chief operating officer Ritesh Singh helped lead a tour of the premises during the High Commissioner’s visit.
Delegates used the summit to workshop strategy and professional development priorities, with organisers emphasising talent development and capability building as central themes. The programme concluded with a cultural moment — a performance by the Tower choir — followed by a morning tea for participants, signalling an effort to blend corporate planning with community and staff engagement.
The summit represents the latest step by the New Zealand-headquartered insurer to reinforce its presence in the Pacific. By assembling leaders from across its markets and engaging diplomatic partners, Tower is signalling a renewed focus on regional resilience, customer service and workforce investment as it navigates risks and opportunities in the Pacific insurance market.
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