Women in reinsurance


PrOFILE Name:


Anna Manning


Company: Reinsurance Group of America Job:


EVP & head of US markets


Timeline: 2011—Appointed as EVP & head of US markets


2007—Joined Reinsurance Group of America


Anna Manning leads the largest business segment within Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), which posted more than $5.5 billion in revenue in 2012. Manning is also a member of the company’s executive council. Prior to taking on this role, she was the COO for RGA’s international business. She joined RGA in 2007 after more than 20 years in the consulting industry.


“I view my career not as comprising a single highlight but rather


as a series of highlights, including successes both large and small, that have built upon each other,” says Manning of her illustrious career. “Each provided a deeper, more layered understanding and perspective, which enabled me to recognise the opportunities and overcome the challenges.”


Manning highlights a few challenges as particularly tricky.


“Leading and guiding my teams through change has always been challenging, as has the pace and complexity of change facing RGA and other large organisations, which requires leaders to actively provide guidance and inspiration to their teams,” she says.


“Teams adapt to and embrace change when they understand


it and can visualise both the challenges and the opportunities involved. Aging populations, changing distribution models, regulatory changes, and other forces in the insurance industry are


just some of the environmental forces we face, requiring us to continually innovate and improve how we do business.”


An influential figure in the sector, Manning is keen to know


that she is making a difference to the industry—and she aims to continue with this ethos into 2014. “It is important to me to know that I am making a difference, in terms of the success of RGA, the success of the people around me, and the success of the industry as a whole,” she says.


“In the areas of business in which RGA operates, there are


many challenges, but always an opportunity to innovate to find a creative solution—which makes mine a very interesting career.”


“Aging populations, changing distribution models, regulatory changes, and other forces in the insurance industry are just some of the environmental forces we face.”


28 | INTELLIgENT INsUrEr | May 2014


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