Latest Swiss Re Headlines
All the headlines from our Swiss Re Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions & IBM Offer Protection Against Cyber Attacks
Apr 23 2015 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions joins forces with IBM Security to provide advanced cyber risk protection products and services to companies worldwide, aiming to help businesses defend themselves against increasingly...
A.M. Best: European Reinsurers Report Strong Results, Growth Limited
Apr 6 2015 // Major European reinsurers have posted very strong full-year results for 2014 and continue to be well capitalized, with profitable underwriting results due to the absence of sizable natural catastrophes and ongoing reserve...
EU, US Insurers Lost $400 Billion from Continued Low Interest Rates: Swiss Re
Mar 26 2015 // A study, – “Financial repression: The unintended consequences -” released by Swiss Re, notes that “seven years after the financial crisis, central banks are still keeping interest rates at historically...
2014 Insured Cat Losses below Average at $35 Bn: Swiss Re Sigma Report
Mar 25 2015 // Swiss Re has just released its sigma report on catastrophe losses for 2014, which confirms that total global economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters were around $110 billion, compared to global...
Emerging Markets Private Health Premiums to Double: Swiss Re Report
Feb 25 2015 // In a new sigma report, the first for 2015 Swiss Re concludes that “demand and expectations for better healthcare services are rising in the emerging markets,” and that as a result it expects “premiums for...
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Granted So. Africa License
Feb 23 2015 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions announced that its new wholly-owned subsidiary, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Advisors South Africa Pty Ltd, is now licensed by the South African Financial Services Board to operate in the...
Swiss Re Plans $1.1 Billion Share Buyback; Q4 Net Income Hit
Feb 19 2015 // Swiss Re AG, swimming in excess capital after several years of lower-than-expected disaster claims, plans to shift to share buybacks to return cash to investors after three years of paying a special dividend. The...
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Strengthens Cyber & Technology Team
Jan 23 2015 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has strengthened its Cyber & Technology team with the addition of two new senior executives. Francois Brisson and Richard De Piero have been appointed Global Head and North America Head,...
Swiss Re CEO Says Infrastructure Investment, Insurers Good Match
Jan 22 2015 // Swiss Re AG Chief Executive Officer Michel Lies called for the creation of a special infrastructure asset class to allow insurers to invest in projects such as roads and bridges. “If you take all the insurance...
Swiss Re sigma 2014 Disaster Insured Loss Estimates = $34 Billion
Dec 17 2014 // According to Swiss Re’s preliminary sigma estimates, total economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters were $113 billion in 2014, down from $135 billion in 2013. Out of the total economic losses,...
Underserved Markets Ripe for Insurance Innovation, Swiss Re Americas CEO Says
Dec 15 2014 // Underserved populations and market niches are ripe with potential for insurance innovators who are willing to take on the challenge of creating opportunities in areas that may seem unprofitable at first glance, says the...
Underserved Markets Ripe for Insurance Innovation, Swiss Re Americas CEO Says
Dec 1 2014 // Underserved populations and market niches are ripe with potential for insurance innovators who are willing to take on the challenge of creating opportunities in areas that may seem unprofitable at first glance, says the...
Swiss Re Economists Forecast ‘Modest’ Global Growth
Nov 26 2014 // Swiss Re’s Chief economist, Kurt Karl and his colleague, Senior Economist Roman Lechner, presented a somewhat cautious scenario for the global economy over the next two years. As detailed in Swiss Re’s...
Swiss Re Americas CEO: Underserved Markets Ripe for Insurance Innovation
Nov 17 2014 // Underserved populations and market niches are ripe with potential for insurance innovators who are willing to take on the challenge of creating opportunities in areas that may seem unprofitable at first glance, says the...
Swiss Re Net Income Rises 14%, Supported by Lower Catastrophe Losses
Nov 7 2014 // Swiss Re AG, the world’s second- biggest reinsurer, said third-quarter profit rose 14 percent, beating analysts’ estimates, following lower-than-expected losses from natural catastrophes. Net income rose to...
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Opens Frankfurt Office
Oct 27 2014 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions opens an office in Frankfurt, Germany, to reinforce its presence in the German commercial insurance market. The office will initially focus on property and surety products for corporations in...
Swiss Re Says Industry Won’t Repeat Past Mistakes
Oct 20 2014 // Swiss Re Ltd., the world’s second- largest reinsurer, said better models and oversight will prevent substantial losses as the industry struggles with a price slump. “Earnings in the reinsurance industry are...
Swiss Re Offers Food, Drink Protection for UK, Ireland, Italy
Oct 20 2014 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has partnered with UK-based crisis management consultancy The RQA Group to launch comprehensive Contaminated Products Insurance for the food and drink industry in the United Kingdom, Ireland...
Swiss Re’s Property and Specialty Head on New and Diverse Risks
Sep 26 2014 // Edouard (Eddie) Schmidt is responsible for Swiss Re’s Property and Specialty Sectors around the world, which covers around a lot of ground. He explained how much, and what some of the difficulties he encounters are...
Swiss Re’s Chief Economist Analyzes a Difficult Reinsurance Market
Sep 22 2014 // Over the past 13 years Swiss Re’s Chief Economist, Kurt Karl has been through a succession of reinsurance market ups and downs, but the current situation is somewhat new, and, as he told the IJ at the Reinsurance...
