{"id":63922,"date":"2026-05-12T08:29:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T08:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/63922\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T08:29:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T08:29:30","slug":"swiss-re-elevates-australia-new-zealand-ceo-trent-thomson-to-global-specialty-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/63922\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Re elevates Australia, New Zealand CEO Trent Thomson to global specialty head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSwiss Re elevates Australia, New Zealand CEO Trent Thomson to global specialty head<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 12 2026<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby <a href=\"https:\/\/insuranceasianews.com\/author\/mithun-varkeyinsuranceasianews-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Mithun Varkey\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mithun Varkey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Trent-Thomson-01-768x472.png\"   class=\"img-responsive featured-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Swiss Re has appointed Australia and New Zealand CEO Trent Thomson as head of global specialty, effective from July 1, the reinsurer said in a statement.<br \/>Thomson (pictured) succeeds Anne Lohbeck, who &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription.<\/p>\n<p>Your company may already have a corporate license in place.<\/p>\n<p>Already a Subscriber? 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