Mr. Belcher brings more than 34 years of global knowledge and expertise in life and annuity insurance. Prior to joining Somerset Re, he spent 15 years at MetLife, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President, Global Controller and Reinsurance CFO, overseeing accounting and related financial reporting for MetLife’s global insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries. During his tenure at MetLife, Mr. Belcher held several senior finance leadership positions, including U.S. Controller and Global Head of Accounting Policy. Prior to that, he held senior finance leadership roles at AIG, including Global Head of Accounting Policy and Chief Accounting Officer of its global life and annuity subsidiary, American Life Insurance Company.
Mr. Belcher served as Chair of the Accounting Committee of the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) from 2017-2021 and as Chair of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA) Insurance Experts Panel from 2017-2019. Since June 2022, he has served as a member of the AICPA’s Finance Reporting Executive Committee. He is a CPA and holds a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.