Dr. Nico van Zyl

Dr. Nico van Zyl is senior vice president and chief medical director at RGA.

Before joining RGA in July 2025, Dr. van Zyl spent more than a decade at Hannover Re, serving in several senior medical director roles, including chief medical officer and vice president.

Dr. van Zyl started his medical career in general practice in the United Kingdom, where he trained and worked in various psychiatric specialties, including acute adult crisis resolution and psychiatric home treatment, liaison psychiatry, and addiction psychiatry.

Dr. van Zyl earned a master of science in health informatics from University College London and obtained his medical degree from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.