Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has strengthened its International Programs leadership with the appointments of William Porter as Head International Programs Americas and Reto Collenberg as Head International Programs APAC and EMEA, both effective 1 August.
Together they will oversee Swiss Re Corporate Solutions’ International Programs business and market strategy globally.
Based in New York, Porter will lead the International Program efforts in the US and Canada and drive the International Program expansion into Latin America, leading a team to help customers manage international exposures.
Meanwhile, Collenberg will head Swiss Re CorSo’s International Programs business and market strategy in the EMEA and APAC region from a base in Zurich, leading a team to drive the marketing activities for PULSE, the proprietary technology platform for International Programs.
“William and Reto’s expertise and proven track records in International Programs will help us continue to reimagine how corporates manage their global exposures,” says Andreas Berger, CEO Swiss Re Corporate Solutions.
“Through our expertise, global network and fully-integrated technology platform, PULSE, we will continue to help customers reduce complexity – ultimately enabling their growth.”
Porter brings nearly 20 years of insurance experience to this role, leading and managing integrated services for large Property customers, carriers and brokers.
Since joining Corporate Solutions in 2020, he has held leadership positions in International Programs, and as a business deal architect, and was most recently International Programs Lead for the US and Canada.
“As we build our International Program portfolio across all customer segments – from our strong foundation in Single Carrier business to our expertise with large, complex programs – I’m thrilled to help even more corporates join the over 250 customers who already benefit from our innovation and efficiency,” said Porter.
Collenberg has held roles as a Property Underwriter for large multinational accounts and headed up the businesses Property Underwriting unit in EMEA.
He was also Head of the Property US Wholesale team and became Head of Regional Markets, which included overall responsibility for the build-up and development of our proposition in several EMEA countries.
“We are rapidly becoming an established player in this important market segment,” said Collenberg. “We recently further expanded our International Programs offering to customers in Denmark and South Africa and I’m excited to build on this strong momentum to advance international programs in EMEA and APAC even more.”
