Thomas Holzheu

Thomas Holzheu is the Chief Economist for the Americas at the Swiss Re Institute. In this role, he is responsible for Swiss Re's economic and insurance market research in the Americas region. Holzheu and his team support Swiss Re's strategic planning by analyzing market developments, the economic environment, the competitive landscape, and regulatory factors affecting insurance and reinsurance markets in the Americas. His research focuses on the relationships between the general economy, capital markets, and the insurance and reinsurance markets. As the author of several Sigma studies on trends in the worldwide insurance industry, Holzheu covers a wide range of topics, including non-traditional re/insurance solutions, the global underinsurance of property risks, economic and non-economic liability claims drivers, and the impact of inflation on insurance. He frequently speaks on economic, insurance, and risk-related topics. Holzheu joined the Swiss Re Group in 1990 and has worked in Germany, Switzerland, and the US. He graduated from the University of Munich with an M.S. and a Ph.D. in economics.