May 16, 2024
Swiss Re announced plans to withdraw from its digital B2B2C insurance business, iptiQ, following a strategic review. The iptiQ business lost $250 million in 2023, but the loss was projected to be less in 2024. Nevertheless, Swiss Re decided its …
May 4, 2023
Swiss Re swung back to a first quarter profit, reporting net income of $643 million, compared with a loss of $248 million for the prior-year period. “Profitability improved in all our main businesses, supported by adequate pricing, higher investment results, …
February 28, 2023
Full-year 2022 financial results, reported by a handful of international groups that write reinsurance, show mixed results in a market full of challenges—ranging from inflation to the Ukraine war to growing losses from natural catastrophes. A wrap-up of these 2022 …
October 28, 2022
Swiss Re reported a third-quarter loss of $442 million driven by claims tied to the damage from hurricane Ian, and signaled that renewal prices would jump next year. The Zurich-based reinsurer’s key unit saw $2.5 billion in claims related to …
October 18, 2022
Swiss Re forecast on Tuesday a third-quarter net loss of around $500 million after the reinsurance company absorbed preliminary claims from Hurricane Ian of approximately $1.3 billion. “While the 2022 target of 10% Group ROE is unlikely to be reached …
October 29, 2021
Reinsurance company Swiss Re said on Friday it swung to a better-than-expected net profit in the first nine months as it recovers from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic despite big claims from major storms on both sides of the …
May 3, 2019
Reinsurer Swiss Re AG’s reported an unexpected 6 percent fall in quarterly net profit on Friday as claims from large losses offset higher net premiums and a solid return on investments. Net profit came in at $429 million, below the …