Swiss Re has announced that Bernhard Kaufmann will succeed Patrick Raaflaub as group chief risk officer (CRO) as of 1st October 2025.
Kaufmann has held CRO positions in the re-insurance industry for the past 17 years.
He will join Swiss Re on 1st October from Helvetia, where he is currently the group CRO.
Prior to this role, Kaufmann was CRO at NN Group and held various senior leadership roles at Munich Re Group, most recently as group CRO.
Swiss Re’s chairman, Jacques de Vaucleroy, said: “We are delighted to have found a seasoned leader in Bernhard Kaufmann.
“With his deep expertise in risk management in the re/insurance industry, he is well equipped to navigate Swiss Re through the increasingly complex risk and regulatory landscape.
“I would also like to thank Patrick Raaflaub on behalf of the entire board of directors for his great contributions at Swiss Re over the past years and wish him all the very best for the future.”
