Swiss Re AG announced that Andreas Berger is appointed as group chief executive officer. Berger, who is currently chief executive of corporate solutions, will step down from that role at the same time. Swiss Re has initiated the selection process for Berger's successor.

Berger, aged 57, joined Swiss Re in March 2019 as chief executive corporate solutions and member of the group executive committee. Before that, he held leadership positions at Boston Consulting Group, Gerling, and Allianz.