YOON&YANG
Hae Hwan Yang Senior Advisor
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Mr. Yang is a senior advisor at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice areas are insurance supervision, financial company examinations and sanctions, and financial consumer protection.
Hae Hwan Yang began his public service career at the Insurance Supervisory Board (ISB) in 1995 and accumulated approximately 30 years of hands-on experience across the full range of financial supervision while serving in key departments of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). In particular, as Director General of the Insurance Supervision Department and the Life Insurance Examination Department, he oversaw the formulation of insurance supervisory policy, institutional improvements, examinations and sanctions of insurance companies, and off-site monitoring. He also led major reforms of the insurance supervisory framework, including the complete amendment of the Insurance Business Act and the adoption of IFRS 17, and conducted examinations across various financial sectors such as life insurance, non-life insurance, and financial investment. Drawing on this experience, he advises on insurance business licensing and supervisory regulations, responses to financial company examinations and sanctions, government relations, and financial consumer protection.

Experience

  • 2026-present Yoon & Yang LLC
  • 2023-25 Head of Consumer Protection Division, HK Financial Partners
  • 2022-23 Senior Officer of Insurance Supervision Department, FSS
  • 2021-22 Director General of Insurance Supervision Department, FSS
  • 2020-21 Director General of Life Insurance Examination Department, FSS
  • 2019-20 Dispatched to Jeollabuk-do Government (Financial Advisor)
  • 2018-19 Head of Examination Team 1, Non-Life Insurance Examination Department, FSS
  • 2017-18 Head of Insurance Coordination Team, Insurance Supervision Department, FSS
  • 2016-17 Head of Public Relations Planning Team, Public Relations Office, FSS
  • 2015-16 Head of Examination Quality and Appeals Team, Supervision Coordination Department, FSS
  • 2015 Head of Financial Trends Analysis Team, Macroprudential Supervision Department, FSS
  • 2014-15 Head of Examination Team 3, Life Insurance Examination Department, FSS
  • 2013-14 Head of Examination Team 6, Financial Investment Examination Department, FSS
  • 2011-13 Senior Manager, Insurance Coordination Team, Insurance Supervision Department, FSS
  • 2010-11 Senior Manager, Inspection Team, Audit Office, FSS
  • 2008-10 Senior Manager, Consumer Protection Coordination Team, Consumer Protection Center, FSS
  • 2003-07 Manager, Insurance Coordination Team, Insurance Supervision Department, FSS
  • 1999-03 Manager, Examination Team, Gwangju Regional Office, FSS
  • 1997-99 Assistant Manager, Dispute Mediation Team 3, Life Insurance Dispute Mediation Department, ISB
  • 1995-97 Examiner, Legal Affairs Division, Planning Department, ISB

Education

  • 2009 Sogang University Graduate School of Business (MBA)
  • 1997 Jeonbuk National University Graduate School (Ph.D. coursework completed)
  • 1995 Jeonbuk National University Graduate School (LL.M.)
  • 1993 Jeonbuk National University (B.A. in Public Law)

Languages

Korean and English