Martin Hegelbach Head Property & Specialty

Martin Hegelbach has 25 years of underwriting experience in Property lines and has worked for Swiss Re since 1998, with his current role of Head Property & Specialty (Managing Director level). Martin started as an Engineering Underwriter in Reinsurance before he moved to Swiss Re New Markets to start up Power & Utilities underwriting. From 2002 to 2005 he was based in New York, where he established a local Energy Underwriting practice. From 2007 to 2011 he ran the Property Midwest Region out of Chicago. After his return to Switzerland, he assumed the position of Head Energy which includes Onshore Energy, Offshore, Mining and Power & Utilities.

Today Martin is responsible for General Property, Energy, Engineering & Construction, Aviation, Marine and Agro which is forming Property & Specialty. Before joining Swiss Re, Martin worked at Concast Standard AG as a Project Manager for large construction projects. Martin, a Swiss national, holds an Engineering diploma and an MBA degree in Financial Services from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.