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Silke Sehm
Silke Sehm
Managing Director
Head of Advanced Solutions

Tel.: +49 / 511 / 56 04 - 16 16
Fax: +49 / 511 / 56 04 - 36 16
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Age and Family

Born: August 31st, 1968
Marital status: Married, two children
Degrees: Graduate mathematician, qualified actuary (DAV)

Professional experience in reinsurance

Business career and professional development major stages:

  • I studied mathematics and economics at the University of Hannover. After graduating with a degree in mathematics I joined Hannover Re in May 1995. 
  • During the first year of my career I became acquainted with all kinds of aspects of the life insurance business. Afterwards I worked as an Underwriter and Actuary in the German treaty department for the property and liability insurance business.
  • In 1998 I joined the worldwide operating division Advanced Solutions.
  • Since the beginning of 2002 I am responsible for structured reinsurance business worldwide. As Managing Director I now head Hannover Re Advanced Solutions.

Hobbies and Sports

Hobbies: 
Playing with my sons, hiking, cycling, inline skating, reading

Sports:
Badminton, volleyball

Questions and answers

  1. Business travel as a reassurer: What do you enjoy the most and what do you loathe?
    I enjoy most to gain impressions and experience and to learn from other cultures.
  2. Which individual do you admire most amongst all insurers or reinsurers? 
  3. How do you normally spend the weekends at home?
    Playing with the children and going to the zoo
  4. What is your personal taste in music and/or literature?
    Classical music (especially Beethoven, Grieg, Sibelius)
  5. Which are your favourite cities/holiday destinations?
    Skandinavia
  6. If you were banned to a remote island, which three items would you take with you?
    A mobile phone (for pickup service), a book (in order to reconcile time) and an umbrella (to be protected against sun and rain)
  7. What is the most important technical invention of the last millennium?
    Use of electricity
  8. What is your preferred drink and/or meal?
    Latte Macchiato and Crème Brulée