SIAF Talk with Sergio P. Ermotti

A world full of new risks?
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiss Re in conversation with Dr Martin Meyer
Global reinsurers act as a safety net for insurers and thus also those insured. Global reinsurers, even more than insurers, must therefore focus on the entire world - with its upheavals, its risks, but also its opportunities. In view of the current crises and foreseeable challenges - from pandemics to food and energy shortages to global warming - it is important not only to be prepared for emergencies, but also to take precautions and strengthen the resilience of all players.
Where do the biggest risks of climate change lie? How can supply chain problems be addressed, and what does creeping deglobalization mean for the global economy? Finally, what diagnosis does a reinsurer make when they refer not only to inflation but also to “social inflation”? Martin Meyer talks to Sergio Ermotti about these and other questions.
Sergio P. Ermotti was elected to the Board of Directors of Swiss Re Ltd in 2020 and has been Chairman of the Board of Directors since April 2021. He chairs the Governance and Nomination Committee. Sergio P. Ermotti was Group Chief Executive Officer of UBS Group from September 2011 to October 2020, having joined the Group Executive Board in April 2011. Prior to this, he was at UniCredit Group, serving as Head of the Markets & Investment Banking Division as of December 2005, and, from 2007 to 2010, as Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer responsible for Corporate and Investment Banking and Private Banking. Between 1987 and 2004, he held various positions at Merrill Lynch & Co. in the areas of equity derivatives and capital markets. He became Co-Head of Global Equity Markets and a member of the Executive Management Committee for Global Markets & Investment Banking in 2001.