Richard Weurding was born on December 2, 1961 in Voorburg (South Holland). From 1980-1985 he studied Dutch Law at the University of Leiden. As of 1 March 2006, Richard Weurding has been managing director of the Dutch Association of Insurers.
In 1987 he joined the Dutch Association of Insurers. As a policy officer, he has been involved in employment conditions policy in the sector, legal expenses insurance, combating fraud and non-life insurance in a broad sense.
In the period 1993-1997 he was executive secretary and was thus closely involved in various renewal projects within the organisation. He was also secretary of the board of the Dutch Association of Insurers. Since 1997, Richard Weurding has held management positions in the Non-Life Insurance sector and the General Policy Affairs sector. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since May 2000.
Ancillary positions
- since 2002 Member of the NIBUD Advisory Council
- since 2006 Member of the Steering Committee 'Money Wise'
- since 2006 Member of the General Board of VNO-NCW
- from 2016 Member of the Executive Committee VNO-NCW
- member of the Social and Economic Council since 2006
- since 2006 Member of the Executive Committee Insurance Europe
- since 2007 Member of the Advisory Board of the Dutch Association of Labour Experts (NVvA)
- since 2008 Member of the Board of the Insurance Exchange Foundation
- since 2011 Member of the Foundation for Sustainable (Micro) Pensions in Developing Countries
- from 2011 Member of the National Platform for Crime Control
- since 2011 Member of the Board of Stichting Goede Doelen Noordhollandsche 1816
(including projects KNRM, Carré, KNGF, Talentboek, Artis) - From 2015 Member (from October 2016 chairman) Board of the Friends of the Railway Museum Foundation
- From 2017 member of the SWOV Programme Advisory Board