Manuel Meier is Country Manager AXA XL Insurance for Switzerland. He is responsible for AXA XL’s insurance business, compromising of former XL Catlin, AXA Corporate Solutions and AXA Art.

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The 44-year-old Swiss citizen most recently held the position of CEO Northern Europe at AXA Corporate Solutions overseeing the Swiss, Austrian and Belgian market.

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Manuel joined AXA from Zurich Insurance Group where he held various leadership positions, including the one as Head of Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Commercial Insurance, Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Switzerland and Broker Relationship Leader for Zurich North America.

 

Before joining Zurich in 2005, he worked at Kessler & Co AG, Switzerland’s leading insurance broker.

Manuel studied at the University of St. Gallen and has degrees in law and in business administration.