Julia Wiens

BaFin/Matthias Sandmann

Curriculum Vitae (tabular)

1969

Born in Vancouver, Canada

1988 to 1994

Studies in mathematics at the University of Bremen (Diplom Mathematikerin)

1994 to 2006

Securitas Gilde Lebensversicherung, most recent position as Head of Finance in Life Actuarial, Bremen

2006 to 2009

Deutscher Ring, Head of Non-Life Actuarial Analyses, Hamburg

2009 to 2014

Basler Versicherungen, Head of the Actuarial Office for Non-Life/Industrial Client Service, Bad Homburg

2014 to 2017

Basler Sachversicherungs-AG, Head of Risk Management, Bad Homburg

2017 to end of 2023

Baloise (formerly: Basler Versicherungen), Management Board Member responsible for Finance and Investments (additionally responsible for Life Insurance from 2021), Hamburg

Since January 2024

Chief Executive Director for Insurance and Pension Funds Supervision at the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin)

Curriculum Vitae (full-text)

Julia Wiens, born in Vancouver, Canada, in 1969, has been the Chief Executive Director for Insurance and Pension Funds Supervision at the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) since January 2024. She previously held various positions at Baloise (formerly: Basler Versicherungen), most recently serving as the Management Board Member responsible for Finance and Investments from 2017 to 2023. She was additionally responsible for Life Insurance from 2021 onwards.

Wiens began her career in the area of life insurance at Securitas Gilde in 1994, where her most recent position was Head of Finance in Life Actuarial. In 2006, she moved to Deutscher Ring to become Head of Non-Life Actuarial Analyses. From 2009 to 2017, she held various leadership positions at Baloise (formerly: Basler Versicherungen) in Germany, such as Head of the Actuarial Office for Non-Life/Industrial Client Service as well as Head of Risk Management. She studied mathematics at the University of Bremen.