Yordanka Velichkova Head Cat Perils EMEA & Methods CUO P&C Reinsurance

Yordanka Velichkova leads the Strategy & Methods team in Cat Perils, the team responsible for Swiss Re proprietary nat cat models and infrastructure. In this capacity she's responsible for setting the peril strategy and Nat Cat risk view agenda, advancing modelling capabilities, including the integration of climate change and other risk trends in risk views and strengthening Swiss Re's Nat Cat franchise with investors, rating agencies, regulators. Prior to her current role, Yordanka was Swiss Re sidecar's programme lead. She has 8 years of transactional experience across all retrocession instruments. Do not be surprised to hear Yordanka speaking in Japanese. She holds an Economics degree from the University of Tokyo, MSc in Operational Research from LSE and has worked as a consultant in Japan prior to joining Swiss Re in 2009. Yordanka sits on the Board of PERILS AG.