Patrizia Kern-Ferretti

Patrizia Kern-Ferretti has a diverse work experience spanning over several decades. Patrizia has held various roles in the insurance and maritime industry.

Their most recent position is as the Chief Insurance Officer at Breeze, starting in December 2022. Patrizia is responsible for overseeing insurance operations.

Prior to joining Breeze, Patrizia served as a Member of the Board of Advisors at ICC Digital Standard Initiative since March 2022. Patrizia also held the position of Chair of Poseidon Principle for Insurance (PPMI) at Poseidon Principles starting in December 2021.

Patrizia has extensive experience in advisory roles, serving as a Member of the Board of Advisors at Lloyd's Register since August 2021 and at Global Maritime Forum since January 2021. Patrizia has also served as the Chairperson of the Big Data and Digitalization Forum at the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) since September 2020.

Before their advisory roles, Patrizia had a long tenure at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, where they held multiple positions. Patrizia worked as a Strategy Consultant since December 2022. Patrizia also served as the Head Marine from January 2014 to November 2022 and as the Head Marine Continental Europe from March 2012 to December 2013.

Their career began at Allianz Italia in 1988, where they worked as a Reinsurance Assistant until 1992. Patrizia then moved on to Gen Re, where they served as a Marine Underwriter from 1993 to 1998. Patrizia then joined Swiss Re, where they held the positions of Senior Marine Underwriter from 1998 to 2005 and Underwriting Manager from 2005 to 2012.

Throughout their career, Patrizia has gained a wealth of experience in various sectors of the insurance industry and has held numerous leadership positions.

Patrizia Kern-Ferretti attended the Istituto Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori from 1982 to 1987, where they studied Language. Following this, they enrolled at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, from 1987 to 1989, although the field of study is not specified. In 2003 and 2004, Patrizia attended the London Business School to study Finance and Strategy. No specific degree was mentioned for any of these educational experiences.