Marco Royer

Skills and experience

As Head of Liability, Marco Royer is responsible for leading the market-facing underwriting teams in Zurich Canada's Liability portfolio. This includes Casualty, Energy Casualty, Construction Liability, Environmental Liability and Commercial Auto. He also oversees our Alternate Risk Transfer team – a critical pillar and proposition serving our customers across lines of business.

Royer comes to Zurich with over 30 years of experience in the European and Canadian insurance marketplaces. He has held ascending levels of leadership responsibilities, beginning with 18 years at Gen Re, where he led teams in Paris, London and Montreal and built a strong technical leadership in casualty and special lines. Following Gen Re, he joined Aon Benfield as Vice President and Casualty Specialist, later becoming the Quebec Regional Manager and Head of Facultative Operations, reporting directly to the CEO. In his most recent assignment, Royer was the head of the Canadian-London team for Aon Benfield, where he was responsible for all Canadian reinsurance placement in the London market.

External appointments

Royer is a member of the CFA Society of the UK.

Educational background

Royer is certified as a chartered financial analyst. He holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from McGill University in Montreal.