亚洲首间办公室一瞥

如你所见,二零二三年对保诚而言是特别的一年,不仅标志保诚成立175周年,同时也是保诚在亚洲成立首间办公室100周年。

保诚于一九二三年八月在印度加尔各答成立首间国际分公司,从此跨出了海外扩张的第一步。档案经理John Porter对这个特殊的日子一直记忆犹新,他翻出一本相册,当中记载了这间分公司办事处当年开疆拓土的峥嵘岁月。

相册装订简单,颜色暗黄,封面上“印度”两个黑色粗体手写字依稀可见。翻开相册,映入眼帘的是一连串拍摄于一九三一年至一九五一年的黑白照片。大部分照片拍摄的是在印度以及如今在巴基斯坦、缅甸及斯里兰卡等国家成立的分公司。这些分公司共同组成了所谓的“印度、缅甸及锡兰分公司”,总部设于加尔各答Clive Buildings。

其中一张照片格外引入注目,这张照片的主人公是公司的时任总经理(相当于现在的执行总裁)Joseph Burn 爵士和他的夫人,于一九三一年一月三十一日拍摄于孟买的巴拉德码头。照片显示,Joseph爵士在前往新加坡的途中在印度停留,当时保诚准备在新加坡成立首间办事处,由此掀开保诚在新加坡和马来西亚开展业务的序幕。 

其中两张最引人注目的是加尔各答办事处的内部照片。第一张照片配文:“加尔各答办事处前台”,显示职员在一排排工作台背后一片忙碌的景象。 

第二张照片配文:“加尔各答办事处后台”,带我们进一步走进这间办公室。从照片中可以看到工作台上堆积如山的文件,在工作间全自动化尚未出现的多年前,这些文件必须全部由人工亲力亲为处理。

随着印度业务蓬勃发展,需要处理的文件数量也就不足为奇了:到一九二九年,当年新承保业务已超过100万英镑(相当于现在的5,000万英镑)。业务持续增长,业绩令人瞩目,激励着公司想要在全球成立更多的分公司。直到印度独立后,把保险公司收归国有,保诚才于一九五六年将业务撤出印度。

于一九九八年,保诚通过与ICICI Bank成立一间独立的合营企业重返印度市场,成立Prudential ICICI Asset Management Company Limited。于二零二二年,保诚进一步布局印度市场,成立了PRU India Health,锐意为消费者提供更实惠便捷的健康服务。在开业典礼上,执行总裁Arjun Mallik表示:“保诚正朝着实现帮助人们活出丰盛人生的宗旨又迈进一大步,通过汇聚才干与经验兼备的团队,致力于以有意义及有利于当今世界的方式,为印度民众提供更便捷实惠的健康保险及服务。”

保诚早于100年前就在印度开展国际业务,如今继续扎根印度,合情合理。这些珍贵的黑白照片让我们得以重温保诚当年为开拓海外市场勇敢迈出的第一步。正是有了这第一步的成功,才有了保诚如今的辉煌。

 
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