William Southwell

Partner, Head of Actuarial and Insurance Risk

KPMG Switzerland

William Southwell is a Partner in Financial Services Insurance.

William Southwell leads KPMG Switzerland’s Actuarial and Insurance Risk team, a team of 30 actuaries and consultants providing audit and advisory services to insurance and reinsurance companies. Will started his career in 2004 and has insurance consulting experience in the UK, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific.

Prior to joining KPMG Switzerland in 2012, he worked for two large consulting firms in Switzerland, London and Singapore. Will has worked on projects in over 20 developed and developing markets in Europe and Asia Pacific, covering topics including IFRS 17, loss reserving, pricing, capital modelling, Swiss Solvency Test, Solvency II, Merger & Acquisition, market entry, regulation and insurance risk.

He also acts as responsible actuary for several insurers and reinsurers in Switzerland.

  • Audit
  • Financial Services
  • Insurance
  • BSc Mathematics and Management, University of Nottingham

  • Fellow of Institute of Actuaries, UK (FIA)

  • Aktuar SAV