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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.
Protection gap is not just an emerging market issue: Swiss Re
30th March 2017
Over the last 25 years, the schism between global insured and economic losses has been steadily widening, a factor that when combined with growing climate, cyber, and geopolitical threat, leaves a dangerous and costly protection gap both in developed and emerging markets. 2016 stats show fast-developing Asian economies were hardest hit; struggling ... Read the full article
2016 global insured losses at $54 billion: Swiss Re
28th March 2017
Global insured losses from natural disasters and man-made loss events in 2016 were set at $54 billion in Swiss Re’s latest Sigma study, nearly doubling insured losses from the year before. 2016 economic losses were at $175 billion, up from $94 billion in 2015, according to the Sigma study - making last ... Read the full article
Reinsurance can help tackle U.S. infrastructure protection gap: Swiss Re
24th March 2017
Swiss Re outlined how both re/insurers and the U.S. economy have been feeling the weight of higher claims and business costs as poor infrastructure bogs economic growth and lessens quality of life. Low infrastructure investment translates into high economic costs as businesses, who are left to pick up the bill, gradually ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s pioneering volcano model highlights multi-billion dollar exposure
23rd March 2017
A new, world first international volcano risk model has been launched by reinsurance giant Swiss Re, and reveals that some of the planet's largest cities have an economic exposure of up to $30 billion, underlining the need for effective insurance solutions. More than 1 billion people around the world live within ... Read the full article
Mike Mitchell named Head of Property and Specialty Reinsurance at Swiss Re
22nd March 2017
Reinsurance giant Swiss Re has announced that Mike Mitchell, currently Head of Property Underwriting and Property & Casualty Facultative, Asia, will assume the role of Head of Property and Specialty Reinsurance, replacing Edouard Schmid, effective July 1st, 2017. The reinsurer announced previously that Edouard Schmid was to replace Mathias Weber as Group Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), ... Read the full article
Swiss Re reinsurance chief cites tailored deals as opportunity
21st March 2017
As one of the leading pioneers of tailored business product development, Swiss Re has said it's seen success in higher returns from specialised reinsurance products, and has laid out plans to offset competition by continuing to grow this smaller-scale but more lucrative line of business. The reinsurer told Reuters ... Read the full article
European reinsurers disciplined in a tough market: Fitch
17th March 2017
Large European reinsurers continued to show discipline in a very challenging marketplace and broader economic environment in 2016, as reserve releases declined and companies reported a reduction in renewed business, according to the latest European reinsurance market report from Fitch Ratings. The profitability of European reinsurers remained pressured throughout 2016, with Fitch ... Read the full article
“Insurance 2.0” an opportunity to build revenue and resilience: Swiss Re
16th March 2017
The fusion and development of emerging and existing technology is expected to transform the international risk landscape and drive an evolution of the global insurance and reinsurance industry, highlighting a need for industry participants to adapt to "Insurance 2.0" or risk missing out, says Swiss Re. "Today, there's enormous potential for change ... Read the full article
Major reinsurers combined ratios over 100% on normalised basis: Fitch
16th March 2017
On a normalised basis major European reinsurers combined ratios were over 100% last year, but industry players benefitted from unusually favourable circumstances with lower-than-expected major losses and large prior year reserve releases meaning carriers maintained resilience in a tough market, according to Fitch. This normalised combined ratio rate of over 100% means under ... Read the full article
Swiss Re Board of Directors proposes election of three new members
16th March 2017
The Board of Directors at global reinsurer Swiss Re has proposed to elect three new non-executive and independent board members, in Jay Ralph, Joerg Reinhardt and Jacques de Vaucleroy. The reinsurance giant announced in a recent statement that its Board of Directors proposes to elect the new members at the AGM on ... Read the full article
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions opens Malaysia office, names Country Head
7th March 2017
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has expanded operations in Malaysia, with the launch of a new local office in Kuala Lumpur. The office, which began operations on March 1st, 2017, will service large and upper mid-sized Malaysian businesses through broking partners and intermediaries, and will function under a Labuan FSA reinsurance license. Fred ... Read the full article
Swiss Re highlights role of re/insurance in cyber risk
6th March 2017
Swiss Re has launched its new re/insurance think tank, the Swiss Re Institute, with the release of a report that investigates the growing sphere of cyber risk, examining constraints in risk assessment as well as potential new models for risk analytics and coverage. Opportunities for reinsurance are expanding in the fast-developing ... Read the full article
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions names Paul Atkinson Country Head, Japan
2nd March 2017
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Paul Atkinson to replace Juerg Stoll as Country Manager for Japan, effective immediately. Atkinson has extensive commercial insurance experience and has worked in London, Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan, and is a fluent Japanese speaker. The appointment sees Atkinson replace Stoll, who has been appointed Country ... Read the full article
Swiss Re targets mid-sized commercial insurance market for growth
27th February 2017
Global reinsurance firm Swiss Re is expanding the remit of its Corporate Solutions division to offer commercial insurance solutions to mid-sized corporations. The Swiss Re Corporate Solutions model has been to target the very large corporate risk managers, offering their balance-sheet and underwriting expertise to create large, often complex, tailored insurance ... Read the full article
Swiss Re to add ex-Allianz exec Jay Ralph and Joerg Reinhardt to Board
24th February 2017
Swiss Re has announced that Jay Ralph and Joerg Reinhardt have been proposed for election to the Board of Directors as new, non-executive members - the election is set for April 21st at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders. Jay Ralph has most recently acted as a member of the Board ... Read the full article
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