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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.
Swiss Re appoints Ariadna del Cacho as Chief Digital & Technology Officer for Corporate Solutions
21st September 2026
Swiss Re, the global reinsurance and insurance company, has appointed Ariadna del Cacho as Chief Digital & Technology Officer for its Corporate Solutions business. Del Cacho brings more than 20 years of experience working across technology and insurance. She joins Swiss Re from Chubb European Group, where she most recently served ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Kumar Head for India’s Global Capability Centre
18th September 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Puneet Kumar as the Location Head for India's Global Capability Centre (GCC). Kumar will continue to lead Central Operations for Asia Pacific while taking on responsibility for his new position as GCCs India. The executive brings over two decades of experience, alongside extensive ... Read the full article
Population growth and asset concentration push Florida hurricane risk to $300bn: Swiss Re
16th September 2026
New research from Swiss Re Institute has suggested a category 5 hurricane striking Miami or Tampa Bay today could generate insured losses of $300 billion or more, underscoring how population growth and rising asset concentration in exposed areas are driving up the potential for insured natural catastrophe losses worldwide. The findings ... Read the full article
Swiss Re sees adequate opportunities in short-tail lines and data centres: Urs Baertschi
15th September 2026
Urs Baertschi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Property & Casualty (P&C) Reinsurance at Swiss Re, said the firm still sees adequate opportunities in some short-tail lines around property and specialty in various regions, alongside growth opportunities from data centres. In a video interview ahead of ... Read the full article
Parametric insurance becoming a key tool to manage risk as temperatures rise: Swiss Re
14th September 2026
As global temperatures continue to rise, insurance is increasingly emerging as a critical tool for mitigating the financial strain caused by extreme heat, according to Swiss Re’s Rethinking resilience in the face of extreme heat report. In combination with adaptation measures, insurance transfers risk while delivering valuable financial signals about the ... Read the full article
Cheung appointed as Swiss Re’s Head L&H Re of Hong Kong & Taiwan
8th September 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Iris Cheung as Head Life & Health Reinsurance, Hong Kong & Taiwan, effective 1 November 2026. Cheung brings over two decades of experience across advisory, finance, strategy, operations, and client management to her new position. Having joined Swiss Re in 2011, the executive ... Read the full article
Underlying need for reinsurance protection continues to grow: Swiss Re
7th September 2026
At the 68th annual meeting of the reinsurance industry in Monte Carlo, Swiss Re, an industry giant, has emphasised that growing natural catastrophe risk remains a significant driver of reinsurance demand. Insured natural catastrophe losses continue to follow a 5–7% annual growth rate, driven by increasing exposures, rising asset values, and ... Read the full article
‘Physical economy is back’ as data centres become strategic infrastructure: Swiss Re
6th September 2026
Jérôme Haegeli, Group Chief Economist at Swiss Re and Head of the Swiss Re Institute, has said the “physical economy is back” as the rapid expansion of data centre investment fuels a new global capital expenditure (capex) super-cycle. Speaking during the 68th edition of the Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) in Monte ... Read the full article
Capex ‘super-cycle’ among largest commercial P&C opportunities in decades: Swiss Re
5th September 2026
A new Swiss Re Institute report has suggested that a global capital expenditure (capex) super-cycle, driven by surging investment in data centres, energy systems and other strategic infrastructure, could create one of the largest commercial property and casualty (P&C) opportunities for insurers in decades. According to the report, which was released ... Read the full article
Swiss Re sees cyber insurance growth opportunity as AI and rising risks reshape market
3rd September 2026
Swiss Re, the global reinsurance company, has examined how evolving cyber threats and gaps in insurance protection are influencing the market and its prospects for future growth in its latest analysis of the cyber insurance sector. Swiss Re's assessment suggests that while the factors driving growth within the cyber insurance market ... Read the full article
Video: Adequate pricing is key as risk landscape evolves, says Urs Baertschi, Swiss Re
2nd September 2026
Today’s risk landscape is more connected and faster moving, and as the environment continues to evolve, what’s important across the re/insurance value chain is charging an adequate rate, according to Urs Baertschi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Property & Casualty (P&C) Reinsurance at Swiss Re. Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Sanghita Nandy and Francesco Atzeni to leadership roles
28th August 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has appointed Sanghita Nandy and Francesco Atzeni to its Global Property and P&C Re Underwriting Strategy leadership team. Nandy has been named Head of P&C Treaty UW Advisory. She has spent the past 11 years at Swiss Re and has worked across multiple areas, including natural catastrophe ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Ludovic Boulanger as Market Head Life & Health France
27th August 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Ludovic Boulanger as Market Head Life & Health France. In his new role, Boulanger will be responsible for strengthening Swiss Re’s long-term partnerships with clients and contributing to the development of the Life & Health market in France, combining technical expertise, an ... Read the full article
Consecutive price reductions at renewals to feed through to big four’s earnings: Fitch
20th August 2026
According to Fitch Ratings, the four largest European reinsurers, Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re, and SCOR, reported a stable, record average return on equity of 21.5% in H1 2026, supported by strong underwriting and investment results. However, the rating agency expects the adverse effects of ... Read the full article
IDB arranges catastrophe swap for Belize via Swiss Re
18th August 2026
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has issued a parametric insurance coverage for hurricane risk in Belize of up to USD 20 million, subject to a maximum payout of USD 10 million per policy year, backed by Swiss Re, one of the world's leading reinsurance companies. The transaction saw the IDB arrange ... Read the full article
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