Tomás Soley Pérez Superintendent, General Superintendence of Insurance of Costa Rica (SUGESE)

Tomas Soley is an economist and Business Administrator graduated from the University of Costa Rica with a Master’s degree in Economics from the Catholic University of Chile, where he graduated with honors and has a degree in Business Administration from the American University of Costa Rica. He served as Parliamentary Counsel from 1991 to 1997 and as Coordinator of Economic Advisory Congress from 2000 to 2001. In 2002 was appointed Vice-President of the American Commission on Organization of Management Systems, until 2006. For the period 2002 to 2008 served as Deputy Technical Secretary of the International Association of Bodies Supervision of Pension Funds (IAOS). From 2001 to 2005 worked in the Superintendence of Pension of Costa Rica (SUPEN) as Director of Special Studies and Risk Assessment and from 2005 became director of Planning and Standards. Since 2008 and until October 2012, served as Intendent in the Superintendent of Insurance of Costa Rica (Sugese) and from November 6, 2012, serves as General Superintendent of Insurance.

Has been Chairman of the Association of Insurance Supervisors of Latin America (ASSAL), twice, representative of the IAIS in the Governing Council of A2ii, a member of the Insurance Sustainability Forum (FIS) and the Financial Inclusion Forum.

In the educational field, he has helped developed various areas of economics at the University of Costa Rica and has participated as a speaker at national and international forums related to the financial system and insurance. Finally, he has authored various texts and conducted extensive research on issues related to the supervision of insurance and pensions.