Karsten Steinmetz

About

CEO. CFO. CRO. Board Member. Fellow actuary. I have spent 30+ years in insurance and reinsurance operating at the intersection of strategy, risk, and execution — across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. I have led businesses through crisis, built operations from the ground up, turned around underperforming portfolios, and launched digital ventures that scaled into market references. I don't just manage risk. I take it — thoughtfully. What drives me is a genuine passion for what I do. I care deeply about the people around me, investing in their growth as professionals and as human beings, walking alongside them as they become the best version of themselves. For me, lasting success is built on trust, on a strong cultural foundation, and on leaving things — teams, businesses, communities — better than I found them.

Experience

• Miembro de la Junta Directiva at Seguros SURA
  Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

• Munich Re (21 yrs 3 mos)
  • Chief Executive Officer, Munich Re do Brasil
    Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Chief Financial Officer, Munich Re of Africa, South Africa
    Jul 2020 - Aug 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Head of Life and Health for UW, Claims, Digital Services and Insurance Medicine
    Jan 2016 - Jul 2020 · 4 yrs 7 mos

• Superintendent at Icatu Seguros
  Oct 2004 - Apr 2005 · 7 mos

  Head of actuarial research Responsible for M&A project management

• Munich Re (10 yrs 1 mo)
  • Head of Life
    2002 - 2004 · 2 yrs

    Responsible for the life reinsurance business development of Munich Re in Brazil Management and setting up of a local life team

  • Head of Client Management
    Jul 2000 - Jul 2002 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Reserving Actuary Life
    Jul 1997 - Jun 2000 · 3 yrs