Matthias Weber
Member of the Executive Board and Head of Property and Specialty
Matthias Weber joins Swiss Re's Executive Board as Head of Property and Specialty in September 2008.
A Swiss citizen, born in 1961, he graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute in Zurich with an MS in Physics and holds a Ph.D. in Natural Sciences.
In 1992, he joined the R&D department of Swiss Re Zurich as an Expert for Natural Perils. He contributed to the development of Swiss Re's Cat models and helped perform internal planning and control processes such as the Cat Accumulation Control or CAMARES. In 1995, he became Leader of the Storm/Flood Group and Deputy Head of Swiss Re's Cat Peril Department. In 1997, he supported Swiss Re New Markets in developing Swiss Re's first cat bond.
Matthias joined the Swiss Re Americas Division in 1998 as an expert for international catastrophe perils. In 1999, he assumed responsibility for the Property Underwriting Unit of Global & National. In 2000, he became Regional Executive for the Western Region of the U.S., located in San Francisco. In 2001, he assumed responsibility for Property Underwriting in US/Direct and in 2005 became Head of the Property Armonk Hub. Since March 2008 he has been Head of Property Underwriting in the Americas Division.
