michelle-oosthuizen_swiss-re-jpg
Michelle Oosthuizen, head of South Africa, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
31 October 2018Insurance

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions unveils new head of South Africa

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of Swiss Re Group, has appointed Michelle Oosthuizen as head of South Africa.

In this role, Oosthuizen will oversee all aspects of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' business in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. She will relocate from Zurich to Johannesburg.

Oosthuizen joined the Swiss Re Group in 2000 as legal counsel and head of compliance to Swiss Re Africa. She has held various positions including head of claims Australia and New Zealand and, most recently, as global head of reinsurance contracts.

"I'm excited to appoint a leader like Michelle, who understands how Africa represents an open field for new risk management ideas and solutions," said Fred Kleiterp, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' CEO Europe, Middle East & Africa. "I'm confident that under Michelle's leadership we will continue to build on our success in South Africa and the Sub-Saharan region."

Get all the latest re/insurance industry news with our daily newsletter -  sign up here.

More of today's news

Markel returns to profit in Q3

Singapore launches cyber risk pool at SIRC

Global insurance M&A deal value surges to new high in H1

RenRe strikes $1.5bn deal to acquire TMR

Top stories from SIRC 2018 Day 2:

Asia must innovate: Munich Re

Hannover Re eyes solid growth in Asia despite competition

Canopius eyes former clients 

Delivering on the M&A wave

Don't miss our insurtech email newsletter - sign up today

Already registered?

Login to your account

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Elliot Field at efield@newtonmedia.co.uk or Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Insurance
13 August 2019   Global reinsurer Swiss Re is establishing an underwriting office in Abidjan, Ivory Coast to expand its services in the Middle East and Africa region. The office is expected to be fully operational by 1 October 2019.
Insurance
6 November 2018   Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of Swiss Re Group, has appointed Michael LaRocca as head property & specialty lines North America.
Insurance
23 October 2018   Swiss Re has appointed Tavaziva Madzinga as new chief executive officer (CEO) of UK & Ireland (UKI), succeeding Frank O'Neill who left the reinsurer in September.