Insurance
10 CFOs in Insurance
These ten finance executives have served as chief financial officers of insurers, reinsurers and insurtech companies. A reader can learn how insurance CFOs manage capital, reserving, reporting standards and investor expectations as their businesses grow.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adriaan van Wijk
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Barents Reinsurance S.A.
Chief Financial Officer at Barents Reinsurance S.A. since 2024, after serving as Chief Financial Officer Accelerant Insurance Europe S.A. (2023–2024), Head of FP&A Europe at Accelerant (2022–2023) and CFO iptiQ EMEA P&C Luxembourg at iptiQ by Swiss Re (2019–2022). The profile cites twenty years of financial management in the (re)insurance industry across Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland and South Africa, including target operating model design and capital management.
Alex Bayliss
LinkedInExperience: Group Chief Financial Officer · wefox
Group Chief Financial Officer at wefox since 2023 and Chairperson of wefox Group Plus AG since 2024. Before that, the profile lists Group Financial Director ad Interim at Royal London (2022–2023) and IFRS 17 9 Programme Lead Head of Group Finance Transformation, Operations & IT at Helvetia Insurance Group (2019–2022). It describes wefox as an insurtech combining insurance distribution services with an MGA business.
Andrew Bak
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Citadel Reinsurance Company Limited
Chief Financial Officer at Citadel Reinsurance Company Limited since 2023, and former Head Of Finance at Soteria Insurance Limited (2021–2023) and Chief Financial Officer at One Re Ltd (2013–2019). The profile describes a CFO in the insurance and reinsurance markets in the UK (including Lloyd's), US and Bermuda, with expertise in start-ups and post-acquisition integration.
Chad Cundliffe
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer, Hamilton Re & Group Treasurer, Hamilton Insurance Group · Hamilton
Chief Financial Officer, Hamilton Re & Group Treasurer, Hamilton Insurance Group since 2021. Other Hamilton roles on the profile are Group Chief Accounting Officer and Group Chief Investment Officer (2020–2021) and Group Chief Accounting Officer (2014–2020); before Hamilton he was SVP, Accounting Policy and SEC Reporting Officer at XL Catlin (2004–2014). The profile lists Hamilton (HG) as an insurance company.
Colin James
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Relm Insurance
Chief Financial Officer at Relm Insurance since 2023 and former Chief Financial Officer at Ironshore Insurance (2013–2019). Other roles include Financial Controller at Convex Insurance (2020–2023), VP Finance at Athene (2019–2020) and Group Controller at Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. (2003–2013). The profile describes Relm as a specialty insurance carrier for digital assets, Web3, AI and the space economy.
David Junius
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · FWD Insurance
Chief Financial Officer at FWD Insurance since July 2026, after serving as its Deputy Chief Financial Officer from March to June 2026. The profile also lists Chief Financial Officer roles at Pearl Health (2024–2026), Cowbell (2022–2024) and SiriusPoint (2021–2022), and describes FWD Group as an insurance company.
Matthew Wilson
LinkedInExperience: UK Chief Financial Officer · Convex Insurance
UK Chief Financial Officer at Convex Insurance since 2019, after serving as Actuarial & Insurance Consultant at Deloitte (2005–2019); the profile also lists a Non Executive Director role at Nuclear Risk Insurers Ltd since 2024. It describes Convex Insurance as a company offering international specialty insurance and reinsurance.
Mauro Piccinini
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Prima
Chief Financial Officer at Prima since 2019, where he also sat on the Board of Directors (2021–2022). Earlier roles were Project Leader at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (2014–2019), Associate at Oliver Wyman (2013–2014) and Senior Actuarial Advisor at KPMG UK (2011–2013). The profile describes Prima Assicurazioni as an insurance company and says the CFO role includes responsibilities for strategic planning.
Rengin Utku
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · MetLife
Chief Financial Officer at MetLife since 2024, after serving as Chief Financial Officer (Turkey & Levant Region) at MetLife (2021–2024) and Chief Financial Officer at MetLife from 2011 to 2021. Earlier roles include Director of Finance at ERGO (2009–2011) and Audit Manager at PwC (2000–2009); the profile also mentions a Licensed Insurance Auditor credential and the Amcham Turkey Insurance and Reinsurance Committee.
Rohan Pai
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Ariel Re
Chief Financial Officer at Ariel Re since 2025 and at Velocity Risk since 2023. Before that, the profile lists SVP, Treasurer and Investor Relations at Selective Insurance (2016–2023) and Director of Corporate Finance at RenaissanceRe (2009–2016). It describes Ariel Re as an insurance company and notes experience in the insurance industry, risk management and corporate finance.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's business line to yours, since finance at a life insurer, a specialty carrier, a reinsurer and an insurtech raises different capital and reporting questions. Check the dates and region of each CFO role, because regulatory regimes and reporting rules differ across markets.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you set capital and reinsurance strategy to balance growth against solvency requirements?
- 02What did implementing a new reporting standard such as IFRS 17 change in your finance team and close process?
- 03Which metrics do you give the board to show underwriting and investment performance separately?
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