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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 and RenRe both launch new retro cat bonds
13th December 2019
Reinsurers Swiss Re and RenaissanceRe (RenRe) have both returned to the capital markets with new catastrophe bonds that aim to provide retrocessional protection from natural disasters. Artemis, the sister publication of Reinsurance News, was the first to report on these transactions, which could reflect a broader industry move towards alternative capital ... Read the full article
Swiss Re leads reinsurance for Indonesian Government’s nat cat cover
12th December 2019
Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re was the lead reinsurer for the Indonesian government's recently completed natural disaster insurance cover for certain state assets. Announced in late November, the Government of Indonesia signed an umbrella contract with a consortium of 56 insurers and reinsurers to protect state assets against natural disasters ... Read the full article
Swiss Re to adopt IFRS for financial statements from 2024
6th December 2019
Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has revealed that it will adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for its consolidated financial statements from January 1st, 2024. Currently, explains Swiss Re Group, the consolidated financial statements of Swiss Re Ltd, Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Ltd are prepared in ... Read the full article
Swiss Re selling ReAssure to Phoenix Group in £3.25bn deal
6th December 2019
Swiss Re has finally found its exit point from its UK closed life book consolidator business, ReAssure, agreeing to sell the ReAssure Group plc business to the largest pensions and life consolidation specialist in Europe, Phoenix Group Holdings plc in a deal worth UK £3.25bn. Swiss Re has been seeking to ... Read the full article
Swiss Re CorSo adds Seelan Naidoo to key South Africa role
29th November 2019
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of reinsurance giant Swiss Re Group, has appointed Seelan Naidoo as head of property & specialty lines in South Africa. He brings with him over 30 years’ experience in the commercial insurance sector and most recently served as head of property and engineering ... Read the full article
Swiss Re targets nat cat portfolio growth in strategy update
25th November 2019
Swiss Re has confirmed it’s strategy and targets ahead of 2020, outlining plans for profitable growth in its reinsurance segment, partly through further expansion and diversification of its natural catastrophe portfolio. The reinsurer also reported on the progress of its Corporate Solutions unit, which has been focused on returning to underwriting ... Read the full article
Swiss Re CorSo launches globally standardised property policy
21st November 2019
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (Swiss Re CorSo), the commercial insurance arm of reinsurer Swiss Re, has announced the launch of ONE Form, a tool designed to increase efficiency and quality in international programme delivery. The ONE Form tool serves to improve the customer experience for International Programme and Property clients and ... Read the full article
Social inflation pushing up costs in US liability insurance: Swiss Re
18th November 2019
Social inflation has emerged as a key factor pushing up loss costs in US liability insurance and could mean “significant pain” for the market in the coming years, according to a new report from Swiss Re. Analysts expect the issue to become an increasingly common theme in the next two years, ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Nicola Stacey joins Chaucer as CUO
18th November 2019
Specialty insurer and reinsurer Chaucer has appointed Swiss Re Europe's Nicola Stacey as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) as current joint Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and CUO, John Fowle, consolidates his duties to CEO. In her new role, Stacey will be responsible for both the development and execution of Chaucer's underwriting strategy, ... Read the full article
China and emerging Asia to drive premium growth, says Swiss Re
13th November 2019
Global non-life and life insurance market growth is expected to stay on trend at around 3% in 2020 and 2021, driven by emerging Asia and particularly China, according to reinsurance giant Swiss Re. The global reinsurer’s latest Sigma report underlines an anticipation of continued premium growth in spite of an expectation ... Read the full article
Swiss Re exploring possible investment in China Pacific Insurance
6th November 2019
Swiss Re has confirmed that it is exploring a potential investment opportunity with China Pacific Insurance Company (CPIC), after partnering with the company earlier this year. Sources at Bloomberg reported earlier today that CPIC was angling to take a $2 billion stake in Swiss Re, through which it could expand its ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Alex Kaplan joins AmWINS as EVP for Alternative Risk
5th November 2019
Specialty insurer AmWINS Group, Inc. has announced the appointment of Alex Kaplan from reinsurer Swiss Re as Executive Vice President (EVP) for Alternative Risk. The appointment sees Kaplan lead a new strategy focused on the development of parametric insurance solutions and other bespoke forms of protection, on a stand-alone basis and ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Claudia Cordioli as CFO Reinsurance
5th November 2019
Swiss Re has announced that Claudia Cordioli is set to take over as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of its global Reinsurance Business Unit from February 1, 2020. She will succeed Gerhard Lohmann, who is pursuing an opportunity outside Swiss Re and will be leaving the company towards the end of February ... Read the full article
Swiss Re promotes Stephan to Head Solutions Western & Southern Europe
4th November 2019
Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Annkathrin Stephan to the newly created role of Head Solutions Western & Southern Europe. The reinsurer formed this role in response to a growing demand for Solutions in the region, a Swiss Re spokesperson told Reinsurance News. In her newly promoted capacity, Stephan will be ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s net income up but catastrophes hit underwriting result
31st October 2019
Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has reported group net income of $1.3 billion for the first nine months of the year, supported by growth in reinsurance. However, a $1.7 billion hit from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters resulted in a combined ratio of 101.4% in property and casualty reinsurance (P&C ... Read the full article
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