Manuela Baroncini Head Engineering & Construction

With 20+ years’ experience in the construction insurance sector, Manuela has developed into one of the leading authorities in the Insurance Construction Market. After qualifying as a mechanical engineer, she spent the early part of her career in the industry, before embarking in insurance with SRCS in Rome in 2002, culminating with her current position of Global Head of Engineering & Construction and Renewable Energy with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions in 2021.   

In her career Manuela also spent 6 years at Zurich Insurance UK as Head of EAR EMEA first, and then as Head of Construction UK later (2015-2021).  

Manuela became an executive member of IMIA, the International Association of Engineering Insurers in 2021 where she is responsible for the IMIA Academy and for sharing main trends with the market.  

Manuela holds a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Rome and Erasmus Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ålborg in Denmark and Fellowship Post Degree in Material Science from Cambridge University.