The CRO Forum elects Chair ad int.
Carolina Otero is appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Management Committee of Allianz Spain as per 1 April 2025. As a result, Carolina stepped down from her role as Chair and member [...]
CRO Forum welcomes a.s.r. and Helvetia as new members in 2025
a.s.r. is active in all Dutch insurance markets and traces its history back to 1720 in Rotterdam. Numerous mergers and acquisitions have propelled a.s.r. to grow and lead in various insurance markets. Since the 2023 [...]
PRESS RELEASE – NEW CHAIRPERSONS 2025
Carolina Otero, Allianz Chief Risk Officer, elected Chair of the CRO Forum. Carolina was appointed Allianz´s Group Chief Risk Officer in January 2023. She has worked in several roles and subsidiaries within the AZ Group [...]
The CRO Forum welcomes Phoenix Group as a new member
Phoenix Assurance was founded in 1782 in London. Over the past two centuries, the group has grown through a series of mergers and acquisitions. In 2010, the name of the group was established as Phoenix [...]
Press Release New Chairpersons 2024
Carlo Ferraresi, Generali Chief Risk Officer, elected Chair of the CRO Forum. Carlo Ferraresi is Group CRO of Assicurazioni Generali since September 2022. He has a long standing career in the financial services industry, where [...]
The CRO Forum welcomes new members
The CRO Forum welcomes SAMPO Group and Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) as new members, as of January 2023. SAMPO Group was founded in 1909 in Turku in Finland. Main business focus is non-life insurance [...]
PRESS RELEASE NEW CHAIRPERSONS 2023 ELECTED
The CRO Forum is pleased to announce that Peter Giger, Chief Risk Officer of Zurich Insurance Group, is elected Chair of the CRO Forum. Peter Giger has extensive experience in insurance and reinsurance, including in [...]
The CRO Forum elects new Vice-Chairperson
Aylin Somersan Coqui was elected as the second Vice-Chair of the CRO Forum during the previous CRO Forum Meeting. Aylin is the Chief Risk Officer of Allianz Group since July 2020. She has worked at multiple [...]
PRESS RELEASE: CRO Forum change in chairmanship
The CRO Forum announces a change in their chairmanship Allegra van Hövell – Patrizi has stepped down as Chair and member of the CRO Forum following her appointment as CEO of Aegon the Netherlands, effective [...]
PRESS RELEASE NEW CHAIRPERSONS 2021
The CRO Forum is pleased to announce that Allegra van Hövell-Patrizi, Chief Risk Officer of Aegon N.V., has been elected CRO Forum Chair for 2021. Allegra has been the Chief Risk Officer of Aegon N.V. [...]