Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Trent Thomson as Head of Global Specialty, effective 1st July 2026.
Thomson will succeed Anne Lohbeck and will be based in London.
Currently serving as CEO Australia & New Zealand at Swiss Re, he brings nearly three decades of industry experience.
Thomson joined Swiss Re in 2004 as a casualty underwriter and went on to lead regional teams, while also taking responsibility for key global clients across APAC and the US.
Prior to joining Swiss Re, he served as a casualty underwriter at Munich Re and AIG, and began his career as a liability underwriter at RSA.
Gianfranco Lot, Chief Underwriting Officer P&C Re at Swiss RE, commented, “Trent Thomson brings the combination of deep underwriting expertise and client understanding built over a career of 28 years that is required to lead our specialty business forward through increasingly complex risks. We are pleased to have been able to appoint an internal leader, which reflects the depth of our talent at Swiss Re.”
