Catharina Richter joins from Allianz SE where is currently head of Digital Regulation

Dr Catharina Richter has been appointed global head of Cyber Center of Competence (CoC) for Allianz Group. She will report directly to AGCS chief underwriting officer Corporate and board member Thomas Sepp and succeeds Emy Donovan who had AGCS last year.

Sepp commented: ‘’Cyber is the top global business risk in the Allianz Risk Barometer 2020 and a significant opportunity for insurance, but at the same time it also requires central governance, steering and control to realize sustainable growth. I am delighted that someone of Catharina’s background and ability will now take the Cyber Center of Competence to the next stage.’’

Dr Richter joins from Allianz SE, where she is currently head of digital regulation, responsible for developing regulatory strategy for digitalisation on behalf of Allianz Group and shaping the regulatory and supervisory debate in the field of cyber. 

The Allianz Cyber CoC was established in 2018 and focuses on group-wide coordination and alignment of cyber exposures and insurance in the commercial insurance segment. Recent focus areas include the development of a new underwriting approach to clarify cyber exposures (‘silent cyber’) across commercial P&C policies, product governance and harmonisation through a cyber master wording and the establishment of a global service provider network for Allianz cyber policyholders.