Tony Buckle

Chief Underwriting Officer

Biography

Tony has worked in executive and board roles across the insurance and reinsurance industry. He has specialized in both turning around underperforming business units, and most recently building new businesses and products. His research into soft market underwriting has already been featured in Forbes magazine.

Tony has enjoyed a broad and varied career. Starting out as a field worker in Africa, Tony has subsequently lived and worked in Spain, Poland, the USA, Switzerland and Germany, as well as the UK. He is actively involved in educational charities as well as his local church in Switzerland. He is married to Kasia, with whom he has 3 children.

Positions held

  • UWX, Partner, Zürich, 2022 - Present
  • Chief Underwriting Officer / Member of the Board, AGCS, Munich, 2020 – 2021
  • Managing Director, Global Risk Solutions, Royal & Sun Alliance, 2018 – 2020
  • Chief Executive Officer, EMEA,Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, Zurich, 2014 – 2018
  • Managing Director & CUO, Global Engineering, , Swiss Re, Zurich, 2006 – 2013
  • Various Roles, GE Insurance Solutions (GE Capital), London, 1996 – 2006

Education

  • BA (Hons) Geography, Cambridge University, 1988 - 1991
  • MPhil Geography, University of London, 1991-1993
  • MBA , IESE, Spain, 1994 - 1996