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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.
Ageing populations to reshape the future of life insurance: Swiss Re
22nd October 2025
Swiss Re, the reinsurance company based in Zurich, reports that demographic changes are set to transform the life insurance industry over the coming decades. In its latest sigma publication, the company highlights that by 2050, around one quarter of people in advanced economies will be aged 65 or older. This development, ... Read the full article
Europe’s big four performed better than expected in the last soft cycle: J.P. Morgan
17th October 2025
As the reinsurance market softens from the highs of 2023, with further pressure on pricing expected at the upcoming January renewals, analysis by J.P. Morgan reveals that for Europe's big four reinsurers, results were better than expected in the last soft market. If the final quarter of the year is as ... Read the full article
Stability & consistency key for Swiss Re ahead of Baden-Baden & Jan renewals: Nikhil da Victoria Lobo
17th October 2025
Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re will have a key focus on stability and consistency during its negotiations with clients at the 2025 Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting, as the market navigates underlying strengths and challenges ahead of the key January 1st renewal season, according to Nikhil da Victoria Lobo, Head of P&C ... Read the full article
Re/insurance has a role to play as nuclear investments surge: Keime, Swiss Re
14th October 2025
Jimmy Keime, Head Engineering & Nuclear at Swiss Re, stated that nuclear investments are growing globally, with rising demand for nuclear energy to power data centres — creating both opportunities and risks for the insurance and reinsurance industry. During Swiss Re’s Baden-Baden media conference 2025, Keime noted that nuclear investments are ... Read the full article
Swiss Re names Andrea Scascighini as CUO, P&C Re Casualty
13th October 2025
Andrea Scascighini has been named Chief Underwriting Officer of Swiss Re's P&C Re Casualty business. Scascighini, who brings extensive experience across analytical, underwriting, and leadership roles, most recently served as Head of Casualty Portfolio Analytics and Steering within P&C Re at Swiss Re. In that capacity, he oversaw pricing, portfolio steering, and ... Read the full article
We’re encouraged by strong focus on discipline and transparency: Swiss Re’s Ningen
6th October 2025
In a recent interview with Reinsurance News, Monica Ningen, CEO of Property & Casualty Reinsurance for the US at Swiss Re, one of the world's largest reinsurers, shared her perspective on the US reinsurance market and highlighted reasons for optimism amid ongoing challenges. Reflecting on current conditions, Ningen said, “The US ... Read the full article
Swiss Re finds reinsurance reduces solvency capital and enhances liquidity for UK life insurers
1st October 2025
According to Swiss Re, the global reinsurer, insurers can use reinsurance strategically to improve balance sheet efficiency and manage liquidity in response to ongoing market volatility. Swiss Re observes that in 2025, UK life insurers face pressures from foreign exchange exposures, inflation-linked liabilities, and the widening spread between gilt yields and ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Beat Kramer as Group AI Lead
29th September 2025
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has appointed Beat Kramer as Group AI Lead. In this new role, Kramer will lead the company’s AI journey by combining its Group-wide human expertise with its state-of-the-art data and technology foundation. He has spent the past 20 years at Swiss Re in various senior positions, including Head ... Read the full article
Swiss Re promotes Pavel Huerta-Uribe to Head of Property Underwriting Globals, APAC
26th September 2025
Reinsurance industry giant Swiss Re has announced the promotion of Pavel Huerta-Uribe to Head of Property Underwriting Globals for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, effective September 15th, 2025. In the role, he succeeds Andy Tran, and will be based in Tokyo, Japan. He is a Swiss Re and re/insurance industry veteran with ... Read the full article
US jury trends underscore need for broader reforms: Swiss Re
25th September 2025
New research from Swiss Re has confirmed that juror sentiment in the U.S. has shifted decisively toward plaintiffs, which is reportedly influencing verdicts in measurable ways, reinforcing the scale and persistence of uncertainty in the liability market for re/insurers. "Traditional economic drivers such as wage inflation, medical-cost trends and CPI growth ... Read the full article
Swiss Re and Munich Re back newly launched CEI & Generali parametric solution
19th September 2025
Global insurer Generali and Conferenza Episcopale Italiana (CEI) have partnered to launch a new parametric insurance solution to protect parish entities in Italy's 226 dioceses from the impacts of natural catastrophes. Swiss Re and Munich Re are providing reinsurance capacity and expertise for this program, which also involves broking group Howden ... Read the full article
GLP-1 drugs could cut mortality rates in US and UK, Swiss Re says
18th September 2025
Swiss Re, a reinsurance company based in Zurich, has released new research suggesting that GLP-1 weight-loss medications could substantially reduce mortality rates in the United States and the United Kingdom over the next two decades. According to the company’s projections, if these drugs are widely adopted and combined with healthy lifestyle ... Read the full article
Swiss Re to create single platform for ILS investment management offering
17th September 2025
Swiss Re has announced the formation of a single platform for its insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment management offering, combining two teams to provide investors with access to its entire suite of products through a single manager. Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Advisors Corporation (SRILIAC) was established in 2022 and is a SEC-registered ... Read the full article
Further consolidation likely as climate risks and technology transform the market: Urs Baertschi, Swiss Re
16th September 2025
Urs Baertschi, Chief Executive Officer of Property & Casualty Reinsurance at Swiss Re, emphasised that discipline and stability remain key for the reinsurance industry, with further consolidation likely as climate risks and technological shifts reshape the market. In our latest video interview, now available to watch in full,Read the full article
Swiss Re promotes Fatone to Head of Southern Europe P&C Reinsurance
16th September 2025
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has appointed Hernan Fatone as Head of Southern Europe Property and Casualty (P&C) Reinsurance. In the role, he succeeds Santiago Arechaga, who has been promoted to President of Reinsurance for Latin America and the Caribbean. Fatone will also assume the role of Country President and Branch Manager of ... Read the full article
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