Frédéric de Courtois, deputy CEO of AXA Group, has been elected president of Insurance Europe. De Courtois received unanimous support to lead the federation of European (re)insurance associations over the next three years. The French national succeeds Andreas Brandstetter, the chairman and CEO of the UNIQA Insurance Group. During his introductory speech delivered during the 14th International Conference in Helsinki today, he says: “My main priority will be to contribute to building a better and more competitive Europe. “The insurance industry is part of the solution and is keen to engage constructively and work with all stakeholders to develop and co-build the right solutions.” De Courtois has worked in the insurance industry for over 30 years, having served at various senior and leadership roles. He has been deputy CEO at AXA since 2021, and also a member of its Group Management Committee. Prior to that, he was a board member at Association LAZARE.
