Jason Richards appointed UK CEO for Swiss Re

As of 1 January

John Brazier
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Jason Richards will take on the position of country president and CEO UK & Ireland for Swiss Re at the start of next year.

Richards will take on the role leading Swiss Re's reinsurance portfolio in the UK and Ireland as of 1 January 2022, with responsibility to drive profitable growth and continuing to strengthen Swiss Re's influence and position in the London market. He joined Swiss Re in 2006 as part of the GE Insurance Solutions acquisition before becoming head of property & casualty business management in 2013. Richards took on his current role as global head of casualty in November 2017 and has in this role successfully improved the quality of Swiss Re's casualty portfolio, grown the P&C transactions...

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