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Swiss Re appoints Christophe Heck as Market Head L&H, France, BeNeLux & Switzerland

12th January 2026 - Author: Beth Musselwhite -

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Zurich-domiciled global reinsurance company Swiss Re has promoted Christophe Heck to Market Head Life & Health (L&H) for France, BeNeLux and Switzerland.

Swiss Re logoIn his new role, Heck will be based in Zurich and will lead Swiss Re’s L&H reinsurance team across the France, BeNeLux and Switzerland markets.

He brings more than a decade of industry experience to the role, most recently serving as Market Head L&H France.

Prior to that, Heck was a Branch Manager at iptiQ, the digital B2B2C insurance company powered by Swiss Re, and previously held roles as a Life Portfolio Manager and Life Underwriter at Credit Suisse.

Between 2016 and 2018, Heck worked at Swiss Re as Capital Solutions Manager EMEA – Vice President.

In a recent LinkedIn post, Heck said, “I would like to thank Augusto Diaz-Leante and the Continental Europe Leadership Team for the trust and opportunity. I’m very grateful and motivated to take on this new challenge with such talented teams across the region.”