Heather Deichler

Heather Deichler is Senior Vice President, Head of US Group Reinsurance and Latin America. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and operations of RGA's US Group Reinsurance and Latin America businesses.

Heather brings extensive experience in the insurance industry, having most recently served as Senior Vice President of Product and Underwriting for the Group Protection Business at Lincoln Financial. There, she led product, underwriting, and segment-specific strategies, ensuring employer customers and claimants had access to innovative, market-leading products and services.

Heather began her career at Lincoln Financial in 2019 as the head of MoneyGuard^®, where she directed product development, pricing, competitive intelligence, new business, underwriting, and strategy for this business line. Prior to joining Lincoln, she was Vice President in charge of long-term care and linked benefit product marketing, communications, and strategy for New York Life.

Her extensive experience also includes leadership positions in New York Life’s Group and simplified-issue permanent life, Group Association, and Executive Benefits (COLI/BOLI) segments, as well as the International and M&A teams. Heather holds a Juris Doctor from Pace University and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Vassar College.