Löw will replace Bertrand R. Wollner, who will retire on 30 April 2025. Credit: Scott Graham on Unsplash.

Swiss reinsurer SIGNAL IDUNA Reinsurance (SI Re) has named Arnold Löw as its new CEO, with his tenure commencing on 1 May 2025.

He will replace Bertrand R. Wollner, who will retire on 30 April 2025 after two decades of leadership.

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Löw is recognised for his 20-plus years of reinsurance expertise, primarily through his leadership roles at Swiss Re.

His most recent position was as head of customer & distribution management for property & casualty solutions in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region.

His career highlights include expertise in customer management, market strategy, operational excellence and spearheading digital transformation initiatives.

Notably, in 2021, he received the Innovation Prize of the Swiss Insurance Industry.

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Wollner, a pioneer of alternative reinsurance, has been at the helm of SI Re since 2005. Under his guidance, the company has evolved into a diversified European reinsurer and carved out a niche in the convergence market for insurance risk securitisation.

SI Re chairman of the board of directors Klaus Sticker praised Wollner’s leadership, stating: “We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Bertrand R. Wollner for his many years of dedicated and highly successful leadership of SI Re.”

Sticker expressed confidence in Löw’s capabilities, noting: “We are thrilled to welcome Dr Arnold Löw, a distinguished reinsurance expert, as the new CEO of SI Re. Arnold Löw’s successful career to date equips him perfectly to continue Bertrand R. Wollner’s trajectory, further strengthening SI Re with continuity and innovation.”

The company aims to diversify its portfolio into more markets and business segments under the guidance of the incoming CEO.