Romain Launay

Managing Director, Reinsurance

Romain is a Managing Director at Sona Asset Management, where he focuses on insurance and reinsurance strategies.

Prior to joining Sona, Romain was a senior advisor at Oliver Wyman, advising clients in the re/insurance industry across Europe. From 2016 to 2024, he served on the Group Executive Committee at SCOR, initially as Group COO and later as CEO for specialty insurance and Deputy CEO for property and casualty reinsurance.

Before entering the re/insurance industry, Romain notably served as an advisor to the Prime Minister of France from 2009 to 2012, with responsibility for banking, insurance, services, competition, consumer affairs, and small and medium-sized enterprises.

Romain is a graduate of École Polytechnique, the Corps des Mines, and the Center for Higher Insurance Studies. He is a fully qualified actuary and holds a certificate from the Chartered Insurance Institute in London.