John Rutherford

John Rutherford is senior vice president – head of global health and chief of staff – continental Europe, at RGA.

He leads RGA’s global, multidisciplinary team of health specialists as well as the technical teams (actuarial pricing, underwriting, claims and treaties) supporting RGA’s Continental European business.

He began his career in the U.K. direct insurance market before shifting to reinsurance in 1997. He was among the founding members of RGA’s U.K. office and held senior roles at the RGA South Africa office, including serving as chief actuary of the international health business.

Rutherford is a qualified actuary with the Institute of Actuaries in the United Kingdom.