Volker Kudszus

Senior Director – Sector Lead Insurance Ratings at S&P Global Ratings

Volker Kudszus is a Senior Director with Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings Services in Frankfurt. As Sector Lead for insurance in German speaking and Nordic countries he is primary analyst for Prudential Plc, Sampo und Zurich Insurance Group. Volker is co-chairing the Global Multiline Insurance focus team, coordinating the analysis of the global “top 13” primary insurers. Since 2017 Volker is co-chair of Standard & Poor‘s Global Ratings‘ IFRS 17 task force. Within his role Volker is a specialist for hybrid bond issues of European insurers.

Before joining Standard & Poor’s in 2012, Volker has been responsible for Deka Investment’s global insurance equity asset management for 5 years. Before Volker worked 8 years in Insurance Equity Research and Insurance Asset Management with WestLB group in Düsseldorf.

Volker holds a diploma in maths and physics of University of Münster.