The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiss Re in conversation with Dr Martin Meyer.
Monday, 12. September 2022, 18:30 – 20:00 h
From the Studio, Swiss Re Center for Global Dialogue
Global reinsurers act as a safety net for insurers and thus also those insured. Global reinsurers, even more than insurers, must therefore focus on the entire world – with its upheavals, its risks, but also its opportunities. In view of the current crises and foreseeable challenges – from pandemics to food and energy shortages to global warming – it is important not only to be prepared for emergencies, but also to take precautions and strengthen the resilience of all players.
Where do the biggest risks of climate change lie? How can supply chain problems be addressed, and what does creeping deglobalization mean for the global economy? Finally, what diagnosis does a reinsurer make when they refer not only to inflation but also to “social inflation”? Martin Meyer talks to Sergio Ermotti about these and other questions.
Sergio P. Ermotti has been Group CEO of UBS Group AG and President of the Executive Board of UBS AG since April 2023. He was already the Group CEO of the firm from 2011 to 2020. He re-joined UBS from Swiss Re, where he was Chairman of the Board of Directors until April 2023. Prior to joining UBS in 2011, he was at UniCredit Group where from 2007 to 2010 he served as Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of Corporate & Investment Banking and Private Banking, prior to that he served as Head of the Markets & Investment Banking Division. Between 1987 and 2004, he held various positions at Merrill Lynch & Co. in the areas of equity derivatives and capital markets. He became Co-Head of Global Equity Markets and a member of the Executive Management Committee for Global Markets & Investment Banking in 2001.