He had a key role in the startup of SOREMA N.A. Reinsurance Co. and he was its Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer. He was also Executive Vice President of Fulcrum Insurance Co, a wholly owned excess and surplus lines subsidiary of SOREMA and served as member of the board of directors of both companies.

Prior to joining SOREMA, Mr. Swierkiewicz had been Senior Vice President, Research and Special Risks at SCOR, where he established reverse flow casualty, surety and fidelity bond operations and developed a building guarantee product.

Mr. Swierkiewicz began his career at the Insurance Company of North America (INA). There, he held various underwriting positions over 16 years, first in the International Department and later in the INA Special Risk Facilities (which became CIGNA Special Risk Facilities). At CIGNA he was Vice President and Senior Product Line Officer for energy and technical business nationwide.

Mr. Swierkiewicz is former Chairman of the Conference of Special Risk Underwriters and member of the Coverage, Litigators, Educators and Witnesses ("CLEW") Interest Group Committee of the CPCU Society. He holds a BA in Economics from Temple University, the CPCU designation from the American Institute for Property and Casualty Underwriters. He is an ARIAS-US Certified Arbitrator and has experience as umpire in insurance dispute.