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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 targets advanced flood risk management with ICEYE partnership
2nd March 2021
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has advanced its natural catastrophe services via a new strategic partnership with ICEYE, the world's largest commercial synthetic-aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operator and flood monitoring provider. Building on ICEYE's technology, the new partnership aims to advance flood risk management, assist disaster response and speed up claims payments ... Read the full article
As the world reopens, event cancellation coverage will be an issue: Mumenthaler, Swiss Re
19th February 2021
The significant and unexpected impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the property and casualty (P&C) space suggest that once the world reopens, event cancellation coverage will either be very expensive or excluded altogether, according to Christian Mumenthaler, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Swiss Re. In announcing its full-year 2020 ... Read the full article
Swiss Re falls to net loss for 2020 as COVID claims & reserves hit $3.9bn
19th February 2021
Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has reported a Group net loss of $878 million for 2020 as COVID-19 claims and reserves increased to $3.9 billion across the business. Excluding the impacts of the pandemic, and Swiss Re's net income amounted to $2.2 billion for the year, which is a significant increase ... Read the full article
Swiss Re CorSo appoints Andrew Dougall to lead global casualty
17th February 2021
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of reinsurer Swiss Re, has appointed Andrew Dougall as Global Head Casualty. Effective 22 February, Dougall will be responsible for driving the success and overall profitability of the bespoke casualty portfolio globally. He will also lead a global team of underwriters and work with ... Read the full article
Importance of alternative reinsurance capital growing for Swiss Re: ILS NYC 2021
16th February 2021
At Swiss Re, alternative, or third-party reinsurance capital has become an increasing part of the reinsurance giant's capital management strategy, and as the insurance-linked securities (ILS) asset class looks to longer-tail classes, the firm is focused on finding ways to transfer risk efficiently. This is according to Judy Klugman, Global ... Read the full article
Swiss Re partnership targets breakthrough in life insurance underwriting
2nd February 2021
Swiss Re is partnering with health data specialist Diameter Health on a scalable solution that leverages electronic clinical health data for life insurance underwriting. It’s hoped the partnership will transform complex clinical electronic health data into organised, usable information thus accelerating Swiss Re’s efforts to help life insurers improve the speed ... Read the full article
Swiss Re CorSo names Melanie Slack Head UK, Ireland, SA & EMEA Wholesale
1st February 2021
Reinsurance giant Swiss Re's commercial insurance arm, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (Swiss Re CorSo), has named Melanie Slack as Head UK, Ireland, SA & EMEA Wholesale, effective May 1st, 2021. Slack joined Swiss Re back in 2001, where she gained global experience in numerous senior management roles in underwriting, internal audit, ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Mahansaria client market head of L&H, India
1st February 2021
Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Sunayana Mahansaria as head of client markets life & health in India. Mahansaria will be based in Mumbai and joins with over a decade's leadership and actuarial experience across India's reinsurance and direct insurance sectors. She will now lead Swiss Re's life & health business with a ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Mumenthaler confident in 2050 net zero target
27th January 2021
Swiss Re CEO Christian Mumenthaler has said he has “high hopes” that companies in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders can reach their target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Speaking in an interview with CNBC, Mumenthaler explained that the hardest challenge of the net zero ... Read the full article
Olympics cancellation loss could be “mind-blowingly large”, say reports
27th January 2021
Global insurers and reinsurers are facing a loss of up to as much as $3 billion if the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics are cancelled, according to reports. At a loss of between $2 billion - $3 billion, cancellation of the event would drive the largest ever claim in the global event cancellation ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s net loss forecast to hit $389mn in 2020, says Berenberg
20th January 2021
Berenberg is anticipating Swiss Re to register a net loss of $389 million for 2020, up from the previous $178 million estimate, with COVID-19 claims driving the earnings downgrade for the year. It's worth noting that while this analysis applies directly to Swiss Re, the widespread nature of COVID-19 could result ... Read the full article
Third-party capital & ILS assets rise in 2020 as market shows signs of recovery
14th January 2021
Third-party reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) assets under management (AuM) of the top-ten ILS fund and third-party reinsurance capital managers increased to more than $61 billion through H2 2020, led by Nephila Capital, LGT ILS Partners, Fermat Capital Management, and Leadenhall Capital Partners. Data featured in the Artemis Insurance ... Read the full article
Swiss Re sees short-term health insurance as growth driver in China
12th January 2021
A new report from Swiss Re has identified short-term health insurance as a growth driver for non-life re/insurers operating in China. According to data from Swiss Re, short-term health insurance premiums rose by 35% in China during the first 11 months of 2020, boosted by digital sales and risk-conscious consumers with ... Read the full article
Digital platform growth an opportunity to close protection gaps: Swiss Re
22nd December 2020
The growing use of e-commerce and digital wallet apps in emerging markets such as India, Indonesia and Malaysia represents an opportunity for re/insurers to make progress in closing protection gaps, Swiss Re says. A new survey by the Swiss Re Institute found that supportive government policies and a COVID-enforced spike in ... Read the full article
Industry cat losses totalled $83bn this year, says Swiss Re
15th December 2020
Swiss Re has estimated that insurance industry losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters amounted to a total of $83 billion in 2020, making it the fifth-costliest year since 1970. Losses were primarily driven by a record number of severe convective storms, Swiss Re data shows, as well as wildfires in ... Read the full article
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