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elipsLife names Christoph Gaus CEO and successor to Reto Toscan

Christoph Gaus CEO elipsLife
Christoph Gaus
CEO elipsLife

Reto Toscan [1], who oversaw the rapid rise of elipsLife [2] from only 7 employees in 2011 when he joined, to 300 in 2019 and USD 500 million of premium in the employee benefits space has been succeeded in December 2019 by industry veteran Christoph Gaus.

Gaus, who joined elipsLife from Zurich Insurance Group and Swiss Mobiliar Insurance Company, where he held senior roles, has more than two decades’ experience in the sector.

Julien Descombes has been appointed interim Deputy CEO elipsLife to assist Gaus with his leadership transition. Julien is a 25 year veteran of the sector and continues to serve in his position as Chief Underwriting Officer at Swiss Re Life Capital.