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VIG Re names Haushofer MD, APAC and Mathe as Head of Special Markets
28th January 2026
As part of its new strategy, VIG Re has strengthened its client-facing senior leadership team, appointing Marc Haushofer as Managing Director, APAC, and Joachim Mathe as Head of Special Markets. Under the VIGRe28 initiative, the firm has introduced a new client service model that, as Tobias Sonndorfer, CFA, Chairman and ... Read the full article
VIGRe28 unveiled as ‘natural evolution’ in data-driven, tech-enabled strategy shift
26th January 2026
Tobias Sonndorfer, CFA, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VIG Re, said the company’s new three-year strategy, VIGRe28, marks a natural evolution, leveraging data and technology to enhance client value and create compelling opportunities to navigate global uncertainty together with partners. The new three-year strategy is built around three pillars: Strengthen, ... Read the full article
Retaining credibility of re/insurance industry a key challenge: VIG Re’s Stephan Wirz
15th December 2025
At year-end 2025, Stephan Wirz, Chief Business Officer and Member of the Board of Management at leading European reinsurer VIG Re, said the biggest challenge the re/insurance market faces is “to retain the credibility of our industry” and demonstrate to investors that “it can deliver risk-appropriate returns over time.” In a ... Read the full article
Reinsurance News Monte Carlo Executive Roundtable 2025
13th October 2025
At the 67th edition of RVS in September, Reinsurance News held its third Monte Carlo Executive Roundtable, during which eight leaders from across the re/insurance industry discussed market trends ahead of the key January 1st, 2026, renewal season. In partnership with AM Specialty Insurance Company ... Read the full article
VIG Re appoints Swiss Re’s Milan Padych as CIO
6th June 2025
VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Vienna Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Milan Padych as Chief Information Officer (CIO). Padych joins VIG Re from Swiss Re, where he served as Head of Information Technology, overseeing the development and operations of a fully digital, in-house-built insurance backend SaaS platform, ensuring ... Read the full article
VIG Re reports 9.2% growth in GWP for FY’24
7th April 2025
The reinsurance arm of Vienna Insurance Group, VIG Re, has reported preliminary, unaudited full-year 2024 gross written premiums (GWP) growth of 9.2% to €983.3 million, driven by its third-party reinsurance and VIG business segments. The reinsurer has delivered solid financial results despite above-average catastrophe losses, including the European floods in VIG ... Read the full article
VIG Re appoints Marc Haushofer as Executive Director International Business Development
26th March 2025
VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Prague-based Vienna Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Marc Haushofer as Executive Director of International Business Development, effective May 1st, 2025. Haushofer brings over 40 years of experience in the re/insurance industry. He joins VIG Re from RenaissanceRe, where he served as Senior Vice President ... Read the full article
Faucret named MD of VIG Re France and Head of Western Europe, Treaty Non-Life
13th March 2025
VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Prague-domiciled Vienna Insurance Group, has confirmed Viktor Faucret as Managing Director (MD) of VIG Re France and Head of the Treaty Non-Life to lead the Western European business unit. As Head of the Western European division, Faucret will drive further developments in France, BeNeLux, Iberia, ... Read the full article
VIG Re appoints Hong-Wha Ling as Chief People Officer
17th February 2025
VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Prague-based Vienna Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Hong-Wha Ling to the newly created role of Chief People Officer. The creation of this new role reflects the evolving nature of People Management at VIG Re. Ling will work across the company’s offices in Prague, Munich, ... Read the full article
VIG Re appoints Jurčíková as COO and Hajek as CFO
8th January 2025
VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Prague-domiciled Vienna Insurance Group, has appointed Ivana Jurčíková, a current Board member, to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), while Wolfgang Hajek joined the Board as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1st, January 2025. VIG Re’s current Board of Management includes Tobias ... Read the full article
Tobias Sonndorfer appointed CEO of VIG Re
4th September 2024
VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Prague headquartered Vienna Insurance Group, has announced that Tobias Sonndorfer will take over from Johannes Martin Hartmann as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Board, effective January 1st, 2025. Sonndorfer joined VIG Re from Munich Re on January 1st, 2023, as a ... Read the full article
VIG Re’s 2023 GWP soar to €900m as CoR improves at 90.8%
20th March 2024
In its preliminary, unaudited results for the full year 2023, VIG Re has reported that gross written premiums grew by 13.7% to €900.7 million, driven by significant growth of the non-life treaty business across all segments. At the same time, VIG Re revealed that insurance service revenue for 2023 was €819.4 ... Read the full article
VIG Re appoints Tobias Sonndorfer Vice-Chairman of Board of Directors
6th February 2024
VIG Re, the reinsurance company of Vienna Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Tobias Sonndorfer as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective February 1, 2024. In addition to his role as Vice-Chairman, Sonndorfer will also assume the position of Chairman of the company's Executive Committee next to his current ... Read the full article
VIG Re set to raise €150m additional equity to drive growth
7th December 2023
VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Vienna Insurance Group, has announced the increase of its registered capital by €100 million in 2023, and the authorisation of its Board of Directors to increase the registered capital by an additional €50 million in the following two years. VIG Re explained that its General ... Read the full article
VIG Re appoints Frank Reichelt to its Supervisory Board
23rd October 2023
The reinsurance arm of Vienna Insurance Group, VIG Re, has appointed Frank Reichelt to its Supervisory Board. Reichelt is a reinsurance sector veteran who brings expertise that spans over 40 years. He currently holds several external mandates such as Board Member of the German Pharmapool, a Member of the Supervisory Board and ... Read the full article
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