Stefan Lippe
Encyclopedia
Stefan Lippe is a German
insurance manager. He is the CEO of Swiss reinsurance company Swiss Re
since 2009.
and graduated in 1982. He then was a research assistant at the Chair of actuarial science at the University of Mannheim. For his dissertation he was awarded the Prize of the Kurt-Hamann-Foundation. In October 1983 he joined Bavarian Re, a subsidiary of Swiss Re
. In 1986 he became head of the underwriting department, non-proportional business. In 1988 he was appointed a deputy member of the Management Board. In 1991 he took on overall responsibility for the activities of the company in German-speaking countries and was appointed as full member of the Management Board. In 1993 he was appointed Chairman of the Executive Board of Bavarian Re and in 1995 he was appointed to the extended Executive Board of Swiss Re as head of the Bavarian Re Group. In 2001 he became head of the Property & Casualty Business Group and was elected to the Executive Board of Swiss Re. In September 2008 he was appointed Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO. On 12 February 2009, in an emergency situation when Swiss Re
was at the brink of bankruptcy and required a USD 3 billion capital injection from Berkshire Hathaway
, he was appointed CEO following the dismissal of Jacques Aigrain.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
insurance manager. He is the CEO of Swiss reinsurance company Swiss Re
Swiss Re
Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd , generally known as Swiss Re, is a Swiss reinsurance company. It is the world’s second-largest reinsurer, after having acquired GE Insurance Solutions. The company has its headquarters in Zurich...
since 2009.
Career
Stefan Lippe is a German citizen. He studied mathematics and economics at the University of MannheimUniversity of Mannheim
The University of Mannheim is one of the younger German universities. It offers Bachelor, Master, and PhD degrees.The University is mainly located in Mannheim’s palace the largest baroque palace in Germany. The whole city center of Mannheim is aligned symmetrically to the palace.About 800 scholars...
and graduated in 1982. He then was a research assistant at the Chair of actuarial science at the University of Mannheim. For his dissertation he was awarded the Prize of the Kurt-Hamann-Foundation. In October 1983 he joined Bavarian Re, a subsidiary of Swiss Re
Swiss Re
Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd , generally known as Swiss Re, is a Swiss reinsurance company. It is the world’s second-largest reinsurer, after having acquired GE Insurance Solutions. The company has its headquarters in Zurich...
. In 1986 he became head of the underwriting department, non-proportional business. In 1988 he was appointed a deputy member of the Management Board. In 1991 he took on overall responsibility for the activities of the company in German-speaking countries and was appointed as full member of the Management Board. In 1993 he was appointed Chairman of the Executive Board of Bavarian Re and in 1995 he was appointed to the extended Executive Board of Swiss Re as head of the Bavarian Re Group. In 2001 he became head of the Property & Casualty Business Group and was elected to the Executive Board of Swiss Re. In September 2008 he was appointed Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO. On 12 February 2009, in an emergency situation when Swiss Re
Swiss Re
Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd , generally known as Swiss Re, is a Swiss reinsurance company. It is the world’s second-largest reinsurer, after having acquired GE Insurance Solutions. The company has its headquarters in Zurich...
was at the brink of bankruptcy and required a USD 3 billion capital injection from Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. The company averaged an annual growth in book value of 20.3% to its shareholders for the last 44 years,...
, he was appointed CEO following the dismissal of Jacques Aigrain.