Alison Martin
CEO EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) and Bank Distribution
Nationality: British
Born: 1974
Skills and experience
Alison Martin has extensive management, financial and commercial experience within the insurance sector. She was appointed CEO Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) and Bank Distribution in July 2019. Prior to that, she served as Group CRO from January 2018 to September 2019. A qualified accountant, Ms. Martin began her career at PwC, where from 1995 to 2003 she worked with insurance clients in audit and advisory roles. She then served in leading executive positions at Swiss Re, starting in 2003 as finance director, Life & Health. Starting in January 2011, she served as group managing director of Swiss Re’s Life & Health Products Division. She was appointed Swiss Re’s head of Life & Health Business Management in 2013, a position she held until joining Zurich as Group CRO-designate and a member of the Executive Committee in October 2017.
External appointments
Ms. Martin is a councillor of the British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce.
Educational background
Ms. Martin earned a bachelor’s degree in law, with honors, from the University of Birmingham in 1995. In 1998, she qualified with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales as an associate member, and in 2010 she completed the Chartered Financial Analyst investment management certificate.
