{"id":566,"date":"2025-09-16T13:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ateliersfurrer.com\/?p=566"},"modified":"2025-09-16T13:49:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:49:29","slug":"walter-voigts-von-forster-named-ceo-of-munich-re-africa-branch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ateliersfurrer.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/16\/walter-voigts-von-forster-named-ceo-of-munich-re-africa-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"Walter Voigts-von Forster named CEO of Munich Re Africa Branch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Global reinsurer Munich Re has announced the appointment of Walter Voigts-von Forster as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Munich Re Africa Branch, effective 1st February 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-183762 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Walter Voigts-von Forster Munich Re\" width=\"360\" height=\"225\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.ateliersfurrer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/walter-voigts-von-forster-munich-re.jpg\">Voigts-von Forster will continue as Head of Non-Life for Munich Re Africa while assuming his CEO responsibilities. He will report to Roland Eckl, Chief Executive for Munich Re Australasia, Greater China, MENA, and Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Voigts-von Forster will succeed Nico Conradie, who has decided to retire at the end of January 2026 after 23 years with the company and serving as CEO of Munich Re Africa Branch since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Voigts-von Forster brings more than 18 years of reinsurance experience. He joined the firm, one of Europe\u2019s big four reinsurers, in 2007, holding various positions including Head of Aviation Treaty, and was appointed Head of Non-Life for Munich Re Africa in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Eckl said, \u201cWe are proud to be present in Africa for 57 years and we are committed to working with our clients here to create best-in-class reinsurance solutions. Nico played a decisive role in writing the history of Munich Re in Africa, making us the leading international player in the market and our team a well-trusted partner to our clients. I would like to thank Nico for his contribution as CEO over the past ten years. I am confident that Walter\u2019s deep expertise and familiarity with African markets and clients will position him well to continue to build on this success.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"reins-in-every-article\" id=\"reins-864545639\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" class=\"alignnone size-full reins-target\" id=\"reins-2176295835\" data-reins-trackid=\"107022\" data-reins-trackbid=\"1\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britinsurance.com\/brit-group\/brit-re?utm_source=eqdisplay&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_campaign=Reinsurance_news&amp;utm_content=BritRe_728x90\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Brit Re - Experienced underwriting backed by strong capital\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Brit Re - Experienced underwriting backed by strong capital\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.ateliersfurrer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/brit-re-in-article-728x90-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Voigts-von Forster commented, \u201cI am excited and honoured to be selected to follow Nico in leading Munich Re Africa Branch. Munich Re is in Africa for the long-term, doing long-term business with long-term partners. Under my leadership, Munich Re will continue to be a stable reinsurer that can be relied upon. Together with our highly skilled employees from all of sub-Saharan Africa, I will be dedicated to providing the best possible reinsurance solutions to our clients across the continent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/walter-voigts-von-forster-named-ceo-of-munich-re-africa-branch\/\">Walter Voigts-von Forster named CEO of Munich Re Africa Branch<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\">ReinsuranceNe.ws<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global reinsurer Munich Re has announced the appointment of Walter Voigts-von Forster as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Munich Re Africa Branch, effective 1st February 2026. 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