Managing Director (ret.)
RGA Germany and CEE
Dr. Klaus Mattar is a retired Managing Director of RGA International Reinsurance Company dac German Branch Office. He also was Managing Director of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), RGA International Reinsurance Company dac Poland Branch Office.
He was responsible for executive oversight of the office’s business activities, serving clients in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg, as well as the CEE region. He joined RGA in August 2008 as Chief Marketing Officer for the German Branch Office.
Klaus has more than 20 years of financial services industry experience. Prior to joining RGA, he spent nine years with Swiss Re, primarily in its German life actuarial department and served as head of its Life and Health team in Mexico for two of those years. He also managed AXA Life Europe’s Germany branch, where he helped launch Germany’s first variable annuity. In addition, his professional background includes serving as Chief Actuary and Chief Financial Officer of the Dutch direct insurance marketer ReMark.
He earned a Master's degree in Mathematics and Insurance Science and a Ph.D. in Mathematical Economics and Statistics from the University of Cologne. He is a qualified actuary, and serves on various professional committees.