VIG Re announced changes to its Supervisory Board, notably the departure of Dr. Peter Thirring, who is stepping down after nine years of which he served seven years as Chairman. Peter Höfinger, Deputy CEO of Vienna Insurance Group (VIG), will assume the role of Chairman of the VIG Re’s Supervisory Board as of 4th April 2025.

Furthermore, the Supervisory Board will be strengthened by the addition of Bruce Selby Bennett, a high-caliber reinsurance professional with nearly 40 years of industry experience, who played a key role in developing the Central and Eastern European insurance and reinsurance market. Mr. Selby Bennett previously served as Chairman and CEO Global Reinsurance Clients for Aon plc. He will join Frank Reichelt, a reinsurance senior executive and former CEO of Swiss Re Germany, who has been a VIG Re’s Supervisory Board member since October 2023. Additionally, Johannes Martin Hartmann, VIG Re’s former CEO, will join the Supervisory Board.