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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.
Swiss Re appoints Trent Thomson as Head of Global Specialty
12th May 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Trent Thomson as Head of Global Specialty, effective 1st July 2026. Thomson will succeed Anne Lohbeck and will be based in London. Currently serving as CEO Australia & New Zealand at Swiss Re, he brings nearly three decades of industry experience. Thomson joined Swiss ... Read the full article
Swiss Re expects similar trends at mid-year renewals, prioritising quality over volume: CEO
7th May 2026
Andreas Berger, Group CEO at global reinsurer Swiss Re, said he expects the mid-year reinsurance renewals to see similar trends to those observed at January and April, with high demand and continued pricing pressure, while emphasising that Swiss Re will remain focused on prioritising portfolio quality over volume. During Swiss ... Read the full article
Swiss Re strengthens reserves by $400m for inflationary impacts of Middle East war
7th May 2026
Anders Malmström, Group CFO of Swiss Re, one of Europe's big four reinsurance companies, said this morning that the company set aside roughly $400 million in additional reserves in the first quarter of 2026 for potential inflationary impacts of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. During a call with the ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Q1’26 net income rises 19% as P&C combined ratio strengthens
7th May 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re generated net income of $1.5 billion in the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 19% on the prior year's $1.3 billion, driven by a stronger performance in each business segment, lower catastrophe losses, and a robust investment result. Group-wide, return on equity increased to 23.6% in ... Read the full article
Swiss Re names Galligan as Head of Transactions for L&H Re
6th May 2026
Swiss Re has appointed Dean Galligan as Head of Transactions for the Life & Health Reinsurance (L&H Re) Business Unit, effective 1 August 2026. He joins Swiss Re from Phoenix Group, where he served as Chief Capital Officer and was a member of the FTSE 100 Group Executive Committee. Galligan will be ... Read the full article
Leaders reflect on market shifts at Swiss Re’s first Legacy Market Dialogue
5th May 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re’s inaugural Legacy Market Dialogue (LMD) brought together experts from across the expanding P&C legacy marketplace, to debate perspectives and reflect on the state of an increasingly complex and nuanced part of the risk transfer universe. Across February 10th and 11th in Rüschlikon, Switzerland, senior legacy sector ... Read the full article
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
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