Swiss Re

Swiss Re Proposes New Chairman and Enhances Board Composition Ahead of AGM

(IN BRIEF) Swiss Re has announced its proposals for its upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 12, 2024, including…

2 months ago

Climate Change Report: Urgent Adaptation Measures Needed to Stem Rising Economic Losses, Swiss Re Institute Finds

(IN BRIEF) Swiss Re Institute's latest analysis reveals that climate change is poised to escalate economic losses globally due to…

2 months ago

Swiss Re Reports Strong Financial Performance and Plans for Growth in 2024

(IN BRIEF) Swiss Re has announced impressive financial results for 2023, reporting a net income of USD 3.2 billion and…

2 months ago

The Future of Cancer Detection: Multi-Cancer Blood Tests Raise Hope and Questions

(IN BRIEF) Multi-cancer early detection (MCED) blood tests hold the promise of revolutionizing cancer screening by providing a comprehensive, minimally…

3 months ago

Swiss Re Reports Robust Earnings of $2.5 Billion in First Nine Months of 2023

(IN BRIEF) Swiss Re, a global reinsurance company, has announced strong financial results for the first nine months of 2023,…

6 months ago

Digitalization Reshapes Insurance: Balancing Efficiency Gains and Emerging Risks

(IN BRIEF) The insurance industry is leveraging digitalization to monitor, mitigate, and price risks more efficiently, leading to tailored insurance…

7 months ago

Swiss Re Highlights Key Trends and Sustainability in the Reinsurance Market Ahead of 2024 Renewals

(IN BRIEF) Swiss Re is emphasizing the importance of enhanced underwriting data, improved modeling, and rebalancing the insurance value chain…

8 months ago

Swiss Re Introduces AI-Powered Mental Health App, Collaborates with Wysa for Holistic Support

(IN BRIEF) Swiss Re Reinsurance Solutions has partnered with Wysa to launch Wysa Assure, an AI-driven mental health support app.…

8 months ago

Emerging Asia to Drive Global Economic Growth, Swiss Re Report Finds

(IN BRIEF) Swiss Re Institute's latest sigma report highlights that emerging Asia, led by the reopening of China's economy, is…

10 months ago

Swiss Re and Benekiva Collaborate to Create Integrated Claims Management Solution

(IN BRIEF) Swiss Re Reinsurance and Des Moines-based insurtech Benekiva have formed a strategic partnership to create an Integrated Claims…

1 year ago

Swiss Re divise l’unité commerciale de réassurance en P&C Re et L&H Re

(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) Swiss Re, une société de réassurance mondiale de premier plan, prévoit de simplifier sa structure organisationnelle pour…

1 year ago

Swiss Re Divides Reinsurance Business Unit into P&C Re and L&H Re

(IN BRIEF) Swiss Re, a leading global reinsurance company, plans to simplify its organizational structure to improve efficiency, client experience,…

1 year ago

New partnership between Swiss Re and Indonesia Re to support the underwriting decisions of the members of the National Insurance Data Centre Management Agency (BPPDAN)

(PRESS RELEASE) SINGAPORE, 3-Oct-2022— /EuropaWire/ — Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, has announced a new partnership with Indonesia Re…

2 years ago

Nouveau partenariat entre Swiss Re et Indonesia Re pour soutenir les décisions de souscription des membres de la National Insurance Data Center Management Agency (BPPDAN)

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) SINGAPORE, 3-Oct-2022— /EuropaWire/ — Swiss Re, le deuxième réassureur mondial, a annoncé un nouveau partenariat avec Indonesia…

2 years ago

Walter B. Kielholz, Swiss Re’s Honorary Chairman, to receive the highest form of national recognition by the Singapore Government for non-Singaporeans

(PRESS RELEASE) SINGAPORE, 25-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, has announced that its Honorary Chairman Walter…

2 years ago

Walter B. Kielholz, président honoraire de Swiss Re, recevra la plus haute forme de reconnaissance nationale du gouvernement de Singapour pour les non-Singapouriens

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) SINGAPORE, 25-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Swiss Re, le deuxième réassureur mondial, a annoncé que son président honoraire…

2 years ago

Leadership changes at Swiss Re in Asia and North America

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) ZÜRICH, 18-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Swiss Re, le deuxième réassureur mondial, a annoncé deux nouvelles nominations en…

2 years ago

Leadership changes at Swiss Re in Asia and North America

(PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 18-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, has announced two new appointments in Asia…

2 years ago

Pravina Ladva to lead Swiss Re’s technology related activities

(PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 16-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Pravina Ladva,…

2 years ago

Leadership changes at Swiss Re’s Reinsurance Business Unit

(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 18-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, has announced it made leadership changes at…

3 years ago

Leading reinsurer Swiss Re and automotive technology company Veoneer partner over advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)

Leading reinsurer and automotive technology company join forces on assessment of ADAS technology Veoneer to profit from Swiss Re’s data…

3 years ago

Thierry Léger to succeed Edi Schmid as Group Chief Underwriting Officer at Swiss Re

(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 19-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The world's second-largest reinsurer Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd, (Swiss Re) has announced leadership…

4 years ago

IKEA rolls out home insurance in Switzerland and Singapore in partnership with white-label insurance digital platform iptiQ

(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 18-Feb-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Swiss Re owned white-label insurance provider iptiQ partners with IKEA over making home…

4 years ago

Swiss Re and Security First Insurance partner on breakthrough in flood protection for Florida residents

ZURICH, 31-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Swiss Re and Security First Insurance have entered into an agreement that enables Florida residents to…

6 years ago

Jerome Jean Haegeli to succeed Kurt Karl as Swiss Re’s Group Chief Economist at the Swiss Re Institute

ZURICH, 22-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — As of 01 January 2018, Jerome Jean Haegeli will become Swiss Re's Group Chief Economist at…

6 years ago

Swiss Re makes ESG considerations an integral part of its investment process

Swiss Re is among the first in the re/insurance industry to switch to benchmarks that systematically integrate environmental, social and…

7 years ago

Swiss Re: 20 new emerging risk themes and six emerging trends in this year’s SONAR re/insurance report

Swiss Re's latest SONAR report features 20 new emerging risk themes and six emerging trend spotlights the re/insurance industry should…

7 years ago

Swiss Re to adopt recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures

Swiss Re adopts recommendations of Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Climate-related risks and the expected transition to a lower-carbon…

7 years ago

Total economic losses from disasters in 2016 were at least USD 158 billion according to Swiss Re preliminary sigma estimates

Total economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters are estimated to be USD 158 billion in 2016 Insured losses…

7 years ago

Aegon, Allianz, Munich Re, Swiss Re and Zurich launch the Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative B3i

Aegon, Allianz, Munich Re, Swiss Re and Zurich have launched the Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative B3i aiming to explore the…

8 years ago

Swiss Re Capital Markets: Security First Insurance’s USD 75 million debut catastrophe bond successfully placed

ZURICH, 13-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Swiss Re Capital Markets has successfully structured and placed the issuance of USD 75 million of…

8 years ago

Swiss Re at World Bank /IMF in Lima: gap between insured and total losses is widening while many disaster-prone countries lack financial preparedness

Disaster risks are increasing but insurance hasn't kept pace: the estimated USD 1.3 trillion gap between insured and total losses…

9 years ago

Swiss Re: total economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters reached USD 37 billion in H1 2015

Total economic losses from disaster events reached USD 37 billion in H1 2015 Insured losses from disaster events were USD…

9 years ago

Swiss Re reports a strong Group net income of USD 1.4 billion for the first quarter of 2015

Strong Group net income of USD 1.4 billion and ROE of 16.1%, driven by profitability across all Business Units and…

9 years ago