Dr. Hans Peter Boller
Hans Peter Boller has almost 20 years of consulting, research and management experience in the insurance and reinsurance industries. He began his career at Tillinghast where he worked in risk management and actuarial functions in London and Cologne. During this time he was instrumental in establishing Tillinghast’s non-life presence, particularly in the German market, and provided consulting services to various European and Japanese insurance and reinsurance entities. Subsequently, he joined Zurich Financial Services where he served as Chief Actuary for the group’s reinsurance businesses (Zurich Re and Group Internal Reinsurance). Prior to establishing Secquaero Advisors Ltd. Hans Peter Boller was Chief Risk Officer and member of the Executive Board of Converium in Zurich.
Throughout his career Hans Peter Boller has been intensely involved in topics of importance to the insurance industry with a particular focus on risk and solvency measurement. He was the founding chairman of the International Actuarial Association’s (IAA) Subcommittee on Reinsurance. As a member of the IAA Solvency Party he co-authored the Blue Book “A Global Framework for Insurer Solvency Assessment”. In addition, he was a member of the Swiss Solvency Board of the Swiss regulator, supporting the Federal Office of Private Insurance. He was also a founding member of the CRO Forum, a professional risk management group of major European Insurance Groups and Financial Conglomerates focussing on the development and promotion of industry best practice in risk management.
Hans Peter Boller continues to maintain an active role in industry and professional bodies. He is presently Chairman of the Swiss ASTIN section, a member of the International ASTIN Committee and sits on various committees of the German Actuarial Association (DAV). During 2006 and 2007 he served as a consultant to the European Insurance Association CEA (Comité Européen Assurance) on matters pertaining to the proposed introduction of the new European solvency standard for insurers (Solvency II).
Hans Peter Boller is a qualified actuary in Germany (DAV) and Switzerland (SAV). He studied at the University of Karlsruhe where he received a Master degree (Wirtschaftsingenieur) and a Ph.D. His doctoral thesis under Professor Hipp was on the application of mathematical concepts in the risk and capital management of (re)insurance companies through ALM and Internal Models.