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News on one of the world’s largest reinsurance companies Swiss Re.
Swiss Re is a leading global reinsurance company and our news covers its announcements, people moves, results and financial performance, as well as analysis of reinsurance market trends and interviews.
US cat risk reshaped as wildfire and storms define 2025 loss profile: Swiss Re
1st May 2026
With Swiss Re Institute analysis highlighting that ~99.9% of insured natural catastrophe losses in North America in 2025 were driven by secondary perils such as wildfires and severe convective storms (SCS), Monica Ningen, CEO of Property & Casualty Reinsurance US at Swiss Re, has said the year is “another clear ... Read the full article
Swiss Re names Ziswiler as Head P&C Re Southeast Asia, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea
21st April 2026
Industry giant Swiss Re has appointed Anna Ziswiler as the Head of Property and Casualty (P&C) Reinsurance for Southeast Asia, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea, effective May 1st, 2026. In her new role, Ziswiler will be based in Singapore and become a member of the P&C Re Management Team, reporting ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s shareholders elect Jean-Jacques Henchoz as new Board member and approve dividend
10th April 2026
Jean‑Jacques Henchoz, the former Chief Executive Officer of large European reinsurer Hannover Re, has been elected as a new member of the Board of Directors of Swiss Re, another of Europe's big four reinsurance companies. Back in February, Swiss Re revealed its plan to nominate Henchoz to its Board, and ... Read the full article
Revell succeeds Watkins as Swiss Re’s Head of Marine & Energy for P&C Re
8th April 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Suzanne Revell as Head of Marine & Energy for P&C Re, succeeding Adam Watkins, effective 1 June 2026. In her new position, based in London, Revell will be responsible for Swiss Re's global Marine & Energy portfolio, including its strategic direction, underwriting ... Read the full article
Rising U.S. legal volatility undermines insurers’ ability to price risk: Swiss Re’s Ningen
8th April 2026
The increasing volatility of the U.S. legal environment is undermining the fundamental ability of insurers to price risk accurately, warns Monica Ningen, CEO, P&C Reinsurance U.S. at Swiss Re. Concerns over legal system abuse and social inflation continue to rise across the U.S. insurance market, with commercial liability losses ... Read the full article
Swiss Re names Henock Teklu as its new CTO and Chief of Staff
1st April 2026
Swiss Re has appointed Henock Teklu as its new Group Chief Transformation Officer and Group Chief of Staff. Teklu joins the firm from BlackRock Investment Management in New York, where he spent over eight years, most recently serving as a Managing Director. In his new role, he will lead and oversee Swiss ... Read the full article
Swiss Re partners with PALIG to launch online life claims submission portal
31st March 2026
Swiss Re, one of the world's largest reinsurance companies, has developed and launched an online claims submission portal for life insurance beneficiaries in conjunction with Pan‑American Life Insurance Group (PALIG), a provider of life, accident, and health insurance throughout the Americas. The new portal aims to expand digital access to the ... Read the full article
Swiss Re flags accumulation risk in data centres as key underwriting challenge
27th March 2026
The data centre industry is evolving into increasingly complex, high-energy-density facilities that concentrate risks within single sites, with underwriting success depending not only on capacity, but also on specialised technical assessment and disciplined accumulation management, according to a recent report by the Swiss Re Institute. Swiss Re highlighted that data centres ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Teodora Aldenhoff as Chief Pricing Actuary L&H Continental Europe
27th March 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has appointed Teodora Aldenhoff as Chief Pricing Actuary for Life & Health (L&H) Continental Europe. In her new role, Aldenhoff will join Swiss Re’s leadership team and report directly to Augusto Diaz-Leante, Head of Life & Health Continental Europe, Managing Director of Swiss Re. She has spent the ... Read the full article
Multi-source data key to parametric flood insurance success: Swiss Re
26th March 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has emphasised that parametric flood solutions relying on data from multiple sources, including advanced sensors, will be key to their success, improving reliability, reducing basis risk, and strengthening confidence. Flood risk is among the most prevalent weather-related hazards, impacting nearly one-third of the global population. However, despite ... Read the full article
Rising CPI driven by geopolitical volatility to amplify future peak loss costs, warns Swiss Re
19th March 2026
As the world navigates significant geopolitical uncertainty and volatility, oil price developments driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East are expected to push consumer price inflation (CPI) higher, potentially increasing insured losses in a peak loss event, according to Swiss Re's Group Chief Economist, Jerome Jean Haegeli. Current tensions ... Read the full article
Secondary perils account for 92% of global insured losses in 2025: Swiss Re
19th March 2026
Although global insured losses in 2025, at $107 billion, fell below the long-term natural catastrophe trend, secondary perils, including wildfires, severe convective storms (SCS) and floods, accounted for a record 92% of the total, according to a new report from Swiss Re Institute. Contributing $40 billion to the 2025 total, the ... Read the full article
Rising legal exposure for ultra-processed food manufacturers amid new government-led lawsuits: Swiss Re
17th March 2026
Research published by the reinsurance company Swiss Re in sigma insights 05/2026 examines the evolving legal exposure connected to ultra-processed foods (UPFs). The analysis, written by Jonathan Anchen, Head of Market Intelligence at Swiss Re, and Vinitha Ajit, Research Analyst at Swiss Re, assesses how litigation strategies, scientific debates and public ... Read the full article
Swiss Re enters US retiree market with landmark $2bn longevity reinsurance deal
17th March 2026
Swiss Re, one of the world's largest reinsurance companies, has entered into its first longevity reinsurance transaction covering US retirees, building on the firm's global track record in the longevity risk transfer space. The reinsurance giant has completed more than 30 longevity reinsurance transactions across the UK, the Netherlands, Singapore, and ... Read the full article
Re/insurance sector to gain from steady growth and easing inflation in 2026: Swiss Re
12th March 2026
The global re/insurance industry is expected to continue benefiting from a broadly favourable external operating environment in 2026, supported by solid global economic growth of around 2.8%, broadly in line with 2025, and further moderating inflation, despite short-term volatility, according to Swiss Re’s annual report. The reinsurer noted that in 2025, ... Read the full article
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