Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointments of Damien Bartlett as Head of Market Unit Life & Health UK and Ireland and Middle East and Africa, and Karen Tan as Chief Underwriting Officer for L&H Re.
Effective 1 November 2026, Bartlett will succeed Tamas Bown, who has taken on the role of Swiss Re’s Head of Market Unit Asia Pacific ex China.
Bartlett joins Swiss Re following 25 years at SCOR, where he held a number of senior leadership roles. Most recently, he served as SCOR’s Global Head of In-Force Management, Head of Strategy and COO for Life & Health.
Prior to that, he was Regional CEO for EMEA & Canada and previously led SCOR’s UK, Ireland, South Africa, Canada and Australia markets.
Effective 1 October 2026, Tan will take up her new role, initially remaining based in Singapore before relocating to Zurich in due course.
Tan has spent more than 12 years at Swiss Re and currently serves as Chief Risk Officer of L&H Re.
She has held several leadership roles at Swiss Re, including Head of Life & Health Products Asia and Chief Risk Officer for Asia Pacific.
Before joining Swiss Re, she was Chief Actuary of Zurich Life Insurance Company in Switzerland and led Zurich Insurance Group’s Global Life Risk Analysis department.
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