Santiago Arechaga has been named Head P&C Southern Europe for Swiss Re, a new position he will hold alongside his role as CEO Iberia.
Madrid-based Arechaga joined Swiss Re in 2018 as CEO Iberia. Prior to that he worked for 11 years at AEGON Spain holding a number of positions.
His first role with the insurers was as Manager of Actuarial Control, he was then appointed Chief Risk Officer, and then as Official Technical Director.
Before joining Aegon, he gained experience in several disciplines, including Financial Advisory, Risk Management, Mergers & Acquisitions and Solvency II as a consultant at Tillinghast – Towers Perrin.
Santiago has a degree in Financial and Actuarial Sciences, as well as in Economics and Business Administration.
Arechaga’s new role is one of Swiss Re’s most recent appointments, as the reinsurance giant has also announced in the past week new leads in its commercial direct risk underwriting arm, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions.
Lisa Butera was appointed Head Financial & Professional Lines (FinPro) and Casualty North America. She has most recently served as Head P&C Clients Markets US in the Reinsurance division at Swiss Re.
Peter Mondi was appointed as Head of Distribution Management, North America. He joins from AXIS Capital, where he served as Strategic Broker Relationship Leader, Global Distribution.
