Experience

Access to Insurance Initiative (A2ii)

• Germany
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of the Secretariat

  • Apr 2015 - Present

  The inability to manage vulnerability can perpetuate poverty. Access to insurance services can play an important role in mitigating welfare losses. Regulation and supervision can facilitate insurance markets to become more accessible and inclusive for low-income households. The Access to Insurance Initiative is a global partnership with the mission to inspire and support supervisors to promote inclusive and responsible insurance, thereby reducing vulnerability. The Initiative is the implementation partner of the Global Standard Setting Body for insurance, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) on access to insurance. Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of policymakers, regulators, and supervisors seeking to advance inclusive insurance markets, particularly for low-income clients, by promoting sound, effective and proportionate regulation and supervision of insurance markets based on the IAIS standards.

• IAIS Liaison Officer

  • Dec 2014 - Mar 2015



Insurance Europe

• Head of International Affairs and Reinsurance

  • Apr 2010 - Nov 2014

  The team that I was leading had responsibility in a number of areas, including: • International prudential developments, with specific focus on initiatives by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS). This includes IAIS’ work on the common framework for the supervision of internationally active insurance groups (ie ComFrame) and the global Insurance Capital Standard (ICS). • Trade and market access issues, with the aim of raising awareness and advocating for the removal of regulatory provisions in third countries that prevent or limit the ability of the European (re)insurance industry to place business in these jurisdictions.• Managing the secretariat of the Global Federation of Insurance Associations (GFIA), as well as the secretariat of the Reinsurance Advisory Board (RAB). In our daily work we are responsible for identifying and analysing emerging policy proposals in the areas mentioned above, as well as for developing advocacy positions, which, once discussed and agreed with Insurance Europe' members, are used to inform consultation processes and public policy discussions. We often develop technical proposals and analysis which we use to substantiate our arguments and positions. We coordinate internally our work with the members of our federation and, if relevant, with other industry bodies, and we engage externally with a wide range of relevant stakeholders including the European Commission and European Parliament, EIOPA, the IAIS, the OECD, the Financial Stability Board.



Lloyd's

• United Kingdom
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Government Policy and Affairs

  • Nov 2004 - Apr 2010