Dr. Christian Conti

Responsible for the retail and commercial non-life product management, underwriting, pricing, reserving, reinsurance and claims handling.

2011-16: CAGR 8%, reduction of CR by 7.1% (to 84.6%). Restructured claims activities, introducing a new claims model and centralizing operations. Orion won Innovation Price of the Swiss Insurance Association (2011) and “Predicate UND” that distinguishes organizations that successfully implemented measures to optimize the compatibility of family and work life and gender equality (2013). Lead Zurich Switzerland's leadership development initiative.

Taught Private Law to students in their first year, explaining complex legal problems using simple and comprehensive examples.

Heading Agents Services, the support organisation of Agents. Leading 40 employees and 6 direct reports. P&L of CHF 4 m. Member of the Agents Management Team. Responsible for the remuneration of the sales representatives, the steering & controlling of Agents (overseeing the Sales channel budget), for the learning & education, communication, operations (IT & business processes), HR support and compliance of the Agents channel. Reporting to the head of Agents. Acting as his deputy. Member of Executive Staff.

Member of the Credit & Surety Management Team (Executive Staff); Credit & Surety in Europe writes Gross Written Premiums of € 170 millions and has about 270 employees. Managing M&A and other business development activities of the Credit & Surety division; providing strategic advice to division head; devising and executing entry strategies in new markets; leading related negotiations; managing regulatory activities of division; managing cross-divisional and cross-border initiatives.

Structured, drafted and negotiated various license, maintenance, framework, outsourcing and sponsoring agreements. Supported M&A process, from due diligence through to final acquisition. Investigated and supervised a competition law case. Supported restructuring projects within the Zurich Group. Performed cross-border divestitures of insurance portfolios.

Handled aviation related cases (liability, personal injury, compensation, airport legislation), both under international and Swiss, public and private law. Provided advice on contract, company, employment, liability and insurance law matters. Performed research for a commentary on new developments in aviation law. Drafted expert opinions in the area of aviation and medical law. Conducted lawsuits before various courts in Switzerland.

Supported public, private and criminal law related cases. Conducted lawsuits before various courts of the Canton of Berne.

Special focus on Learning How To Learn, Leadership Development, Financial Analysis, Strategy Development, Organizational Design and Execution. IMD was at the time ranked number one worldwide in executive education (Financial Times, 2008). IMD's MBA was ranked first worldwide (The Economist, 2008).

Special focus on contract and aviation law. Supported by a scholarship from the Swiss National Science Foundation.