Insurance Europe

Thea Utoft Høj Jensen is director general of Insurance Europe, the European insurance and reinsurance federation. Previously, she served as senior managing director and head of financial services in Brussels at FTI Consulting, where she provided strategic advice on financial services policy. Thea held the position of financial services counsellor for the Danish Permanent Representation to the European Union, where she led Council negotiations at attaché-level for Denmark at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) and represented Denmark's interests on key financial services issues.

Thea Utoft Høj Jensen is director general of Insurance Europe, the European insurance and reinsurance federation. Previously, she served as senior managing director and head of financial services in Brussels at FTI Consulting, where she provided strategic advice on financial services policy. Thea held the position of financial services counsellor for the Danish Permanent Representation to the European Union, where she led Council negotiations at attaché-level for Denmark at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) and represented Denmark's interests on key financial services issues.

Olav Jones is the deputy director general and director of economics and finance at Insurance Europe. He is responsible for all issues relating to prudential regulation, corporate reporting, investments, sustainable finance and international affairs. He currently chairs the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) Insurance and Reinsurance Stakeholder Group (IRSG) and was also a member of the EIOPA Occupational Pensions Stakeholder Group (OPSG). He is British/Norwegian, and after studying for a bachelor's degree in engineering and a master's in finance, he started his career as a consultant to the financial services industry with Oliver, Wyman and Company.

Angus Scorgie is the head of prudential regulation and international affairs at Insurance Europe. He is responsible for advocacy on a range of topics including Solvency II, recovery and resolution, stress testing, the International Capital Standard and systemic risk.

Prior to joining Insurance Europe in 2016, Angus worked as an investment consultant for a range of institutional clients, advising on risk management and investment strategies. He is a qualified actuary and holds the CERA credential and a MSci Mathematics from the University of Glasgow.

As head of Insurance Europe’s personal and general insurance department, Nicolas Jeanmart contributes to the global and European debates on non-life and life insurance. In recent years, the question of how to reduce insurance protection gaps, notably in the areas of natural catastrophes, pensions, cyber and health, has kept him especially busy; he actively contributed to the protection gaps report of the Global Federation of Insurance Associations (GFIA) and was co-rapporteur of the European Commission’s Climate Resilience Dialogue.

As head of the conduct of business department at Insurance Europe, William Vidonja contributes to the global and European debates on key legal and consumer protection issues, including insurance distribution, data protection, digitalisation, differentiation, contract law, competition issues and financial education. William is a member of various EU expert groups and part of the employers’ delegation of the Insurance Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee (ISSDC), the only forum at European level in which insurance employer and employee representatives discuss topics of common interest with the support of the European Commission.

Fabienne Zwagemakers is the head of public affairs & communications at Insurance Europe, leading a team responsible for public affairs, events, and communications strategies. She joined the federation in March 2020, focusing on public affairs strategies related to life and non-life insurance issues, including climate change, liability, motor insurance, fraud, cybersecurity, and emerging risks. Prior to this, she worked at Acumen Public Affairs (2015-2020) and completed a European Commission blue book traineeship in the radio spectrum unit. Fabienne holds a PhD in Political Theory from LUISS University in Rome.

Koen Ameye is the head of human resources and support services, which includes finance and IT. He joined Insurance Europe in 2007. Previously, Koen worked for several years as a human resources manager for a large Belgian healthcare organisation and for the human capital management team at Deloitte & Touche.

Koen holds a master’s degree in industrial and organisational psychology from the University of Ghent, a postgraduate qualification in business management from the University of Brussels and a degree from the University of Brussels in social security law.