Swiss Re has appointed Damien Bartlett as head of its life and health market unit for UK and Ireland and Middle East and Africa.
The appointment will take effect 1 November 2026.
Bartlett replaces Tamas Bown, who has taken on the role of Swiss Re’s head of market unit Asia Pacific excluding China.
He is joined by Karen Tan as chief underwriting officer for L&H Re, effective 1 October 2026.
Tan will continue to be based in Singapore and will relocate to Zurich in due course.
Bartlett joins Swiss Re from Scor, where he held a number of senior leadership roles, having started his career there in 2001.
Most recently was Scor’s global head in-force management, head strategy and COO for life and health. Prior to this, he was regional CEO for EMEA & Canada and previously led Scor’s UK, Ireland, South Africa, Canada and Australia markets.
Tan is currently the chief risk officer of L&H Re. She has served in several leadership roles at Swiss Re, including head of life and health products Asia and chief risk officer for Asia Pacific.
She was previously chief actuary of Zurich Life in Switzerland, and led Zurich Insurance Group’s global life risk analysis department.
