Swiss Re's Velina Peneva on the Business of Reinsurance
Masters in Business
Bloomberg
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2025
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Barry speaks with Velina Peneva, group chief investment officer at Swiss Re about the business of reinsurance, managing risk, her career path and more. Peneva started her career at Bain & Company in 1998 and later became Partner in 2011. While she was there, she worked with fund managers and investors, became a leader in the private equity practice in Zurich and became a member of the firm's global investment committee. Peneva joined Swiss Re in 2017, becoming co-head of client solutions & analytics, before being named Group Chief Investment Office and member of the Group Executive Comittee in 2023.
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