Swiss Re Corp Solutions appoints new global casualty, E&S leaders

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed new leaders for its global casualty and excess & surplus (E&S) North American business lines.

Philippe Aerni has been named global head of casualty, financial & professional lines. Based in Zurich, Aerni will assume the global casualty role from Daniel Vetter, who has been appointed to the newly created role of head E&S North America.

Most recently, Aerni was head financial & professional lines, where he was responsible for the global management of this segment, including executive risks, healthcare, technology/cyber, construction, lawyers, accountants and product management.

The reinsurer has merged its casualty and financial & professional lines units within Corporate Solutions, and Aerni will maintain his current responsibilities in addition to overseeing the global casualty business.

Vetter will be responsible for the strategy and growth of the company's E&S property and casualty business, as well as establishing financial & professional lines within the unit. Based in New York, he will oversee sales and underwriting teams across the region.

Since joining Swiss Re in 2000, Vetter has held various P&C underwriting leadership positions, both with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and its predecessor organisations.

"Since 2014, Philippe has successfully led our Financial & Professional Lines and continuously expanded our product offering. I'm confident that his leadership and focus will help us to further enhance our standing in the Casualty and Financial & Professional business," said Serge Troeber, chief underwriting officer of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions.

Ivan Gonzalez, CEO North America, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, added: "With Daniel's appointment, we gain a leader with unique technical expertise, extensive relationships and local market knowledge. Creating our standalone E&S unit less than a year ago, I'm confident that Daniel's leadership and perspective will help us steer our growth within E&S Property and Casualty and fully build our Financial & Professional Lines offering."