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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.
Reasonable balance in nat cat risk sharing between re/insurers: Swiss Re’s Baertschi
8th September 2025
During the 2025 Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) in Monte Carlo, Urs Baertschi, CEO Property & Casualty Reinsurance at Swiss Re, said that there is a reasonable balance between insurance and reinsurance companies around risk sharing for natural catastrophes. Baertschi said, “Right now, the risk sharing between insurance companies and reinsurance companies ... Read the full article
Re/insurance remains a stabilising force amid major global disruption: Swiss Re
8th September 2025
Re/insurance remains a stabilising force in the face of major global disruptions, absorbing shocks and supporting economic recovery, according to industry giant Swiss Re. As the global re/insurance industry meets for the 2025 Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo, Swiss Re believes rising natural catastrophe, geopolitical uncertainty, and adoption of Artificial ... Read the full article
The value of underwriting will increase, says Swiss Re’s Haegeli & Lot
7th September 2025
During the launch of Swiss Re’s latest sigma report on the first day of RVS 2025 Monte Carlo, Jérôme Haegeli, Group Chief Economist & Head Swiss Re Institute, emphasised that the value of underwriting is increasing, with the role of an underwriter evolving dramatically, powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Haegeli said ... Read the full article
Robust reinsurance & alternative solutions key as global P&C growth persists: Swiss Re
6th September 2025
As the global property and casualty (P&C) insurance market continues to expand, industry giant Swiss Re has highlighted that robust reinsurance and alternative risk solutions are further broadening capacity and helping to keep coverage both affordable and accessible, which is vital in an increasingly uncertain risk landscape. On the first day ... Read the full article
Swiss Re overtakes Munich Re as top reinsurer by 2024 GPW: S&P
4th September 2025
S&P Global Ratings has released its ranking of the top 40 global reinsurers based on year-end 2024 gross reinsurance premiums written (GPW), with Swiss Re taking the top spot at $43.1 billion, overtaking Munich Re from last year. For reinsurance companies reporting under IFRS 17 that do not publish GPW—such as ... Read the full article
It’s a dynamic, competitive yet reasonably disciplined reinsurance market: Urs Baertschi, Swiss Re
3rd September 2025
The reinsurance industry has been operating reasonably efficiently and has shown resilience to large losses like the Los Angeles wildfires in January, and, after the 2025 renewal periods, Urs Baertschi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Property & Casualty (P&C) Reinsurance at industry giant Swiss Re, expects discipline to be maintained. Read the full article
Cyber insurance faces rate deterioration and reduced organic growth: Swiss Re
3rd September 2025
Despite a fast-evolving cyber threat landscape, Swiss Re reports that cyber insurance rates have deteriorated for a third consecutive year, leading to growth estimates being revised down from 6% to 5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2023 onward. Between 2017 and 2022, global cyber insurance premiums grew at double-digit rates, ... Read the full article
As Asia’s over-65 population nearly doubles by 2050, insurers face new financial risks: Swiss Re
2nd September 2025
As Asia’s population ages rapidly, insurers must adjust their strategies to meet the changing needs of older adults, according to Ping Ji, Matt Singleton, and Torben Swart of Swiss Re Group, a global reinsurance company that provides research and risk management support to life and health insurers. In 2000, only 6% ... Read the full article
European ‘Big Four’ maintain property cat appetite in 2025: AM Best
29th August 2025
The European “Big Four” reinsurers—Swiss Re, Munich Re, Hannover Re and SCOR—still have appetite for property catastrophe, despite market conditions beginning to show signs of softening, according to a recent AM Best report. The ratings agency noted that this appetite comes after a period of portfolio right-sizing, higher attachment points, and ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Urs Baertschi calls for stronger collaboration to manage rising nat cat losses
28th August 2025
Urs Baertschi, CEO of Property & Casualty Reinsurance at Swiss Re, recently shared his perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the insurance industry in 2025. Reflecting on his personal aversion to roller coasters, Baertschi compared the highs and lows of amusement rides to the unpredictability of the current risk landscape, ... Read the full article
Volumes & revenue growth slowed as renewals progressed this year: Fitch
27th August 2025
The four largest European reinsurers – Munich Reinsurance Company (Munich Re), Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd (Swiss Re), Hannover Rueck SE (Hannover Re) and SCOR SE – achieved a record average return on equity (ROE) of 21.1% in the first half of 2025 (1H25). They surpassed the previous 20.5% peak seen in ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Robin Spencer as COO for L&H Reinsurance
19th August 2025
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has appointed Robin Spencer as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for its Life & Health Reinsurance (L&H Re) business unit, effective 1st September 2025. Based in London, Spencer will oversee Swiss Re's global L&H Re operations, focusing on strengthening service delivery, enhancing operational efficiency, and aligning his team’s ... Read the full article
Kay Scholz succeeds Martin Pfister as Swiss Re’s Head of Credit & Surety Reinsurance
18th August 2025
Swiss Re has appointed Kay Scholz as its new Head of Credit & Surety Reinsurance, effective 1st January 2026, succeeding Martin Pfister, who will assume the newly created role of Head of PRI and Structured Trade Credit Reinsurance. Scholz has spent the past 18 years at R+V Re in various senior ... Read the full article
Canada’s secondary peril losses demand new risk management strategies: Swiss Re
15th August 2025
Jolee Crosby, CEO of Reinsurance Canada at Swiss Re, highlights the urgent need for the insurance industry to respond to the increasing financial impact of secondary natural hazards in Canada. As the country faces a rise in costly floods, wildfires, hailstorms, and post-tropical storms, traditional modelling alone is no longer sufficient ... Read the full article
Swiss Re urges vigilance amid geopolitical, economic, and climate risks
15th August 2025
In their mid-year letter to shareholders, reinsurance company Swiss Re’s Chairman Jacques de Vaucleroy and Group Chief Executive Officer, Andreas Berger stressed the importance of maintaining vigilance, even in a period of strong operational performance. They pointed out that 2025’s outlook remains unsettled, shaped by geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic uncertainty, which ... Read the full article
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