The insurer Helvetia is restructuring its sales organization, effective January 1, 2025, in preparation for the succession of Ralph Jeitziner, who has led the sales team for 29 years, first at Coop Leben, followed by Nationale Suisse, and most recently at Helvetia

According to the announcement on Tuesday morning, Jeitziner will retire on April 30, 2026. His successor, Simon Weiner, will take over the leadership of sales in early 2026 and will also join the Executive Board of Helvetia Switzerland.

Weiner, currently Head of Sales Region Central, will assume a new role starting in early 2025 as the newly created Head of Sales Union Switzerland. This position will consolidate the sales channels with direct customer access in Helvetia's home market of Switzerland, ensuring optimal coordination for customer satisfaction.

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Simon Weiner, a Swiss-Austrian dual citizen, brings extensive knowledge of Helvetia and the Swiss insurance industry. As the Head of Sales Region Central, he has spent the last five years overseeing the implementation of the 2025 sales strategy in Switzerland's most revenue-generating region. He also managed the partial integration of Moneypark, a service platform for independent mortgage and real estate consulting.

Prior to that, Weiner served as CEO of Orion Rechtsschutz Versicherung AG (2017-2019) and held various sales roles at Zurich Financial Services (2009-2016).