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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 flags mounting risks as a fragmented USD system pressures global finance
20th November 2025
A fragmented USD system, according to the global reinsurer Swiss Re, would create more unstable funding conditions, limit the ability of markets to share risks internationally, and place additional stress on liquidity in catastrophe and retrocession segments, where USD-based contracts remain the standard. This assessment anchors the Swiss Re Institute’s latest ... Read the full article
Re/insurance industry enters tighter economic regime from position of strength: Swiss Re
19th November 2025
High interest rates, ageing demographics and the return of industrial policy are reshaping the global economy, yet the Swiss Re Institute’s latest sigma report has suggested that the insurance sector enters this tighter regime from a position of strength, supported by strong capital buffers, elevated investment yields and resilient profitability. According ... Read the full article
Swiss Re urges bolder investment in Insurance-Linked Loans to strengthen sovereign disaster resilience
17th November 2025
Swiss Re Public Sector Solutions, the arm of the global reinsurer that works with governments, international institutions, and the broader public sector on risk transfer solutions, has suggested now is the time to invest more boldly in insurance-linked loans. Swiss Re says insurance-linked loans, alongside parametric insurance, catastrophe bonds, and contingent ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Group net income rises 85% as P&C reinsurance delivers 77.6% CoR
14th November 2025
Swiss Re, one of Europe's big four reinsurers, recorded net income of more than $4 billion for the first nine months of 2025, an increase of 85% on the prior year's $2.2 billion, as the property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance result improved significantly amid lower natural catastrophe losses and a ... Read the full article
AI is transformative for the reinsurance industry: Swiss Re’s Nikhil da Victoria Lobo
13th November 2025
Around the 25th Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting, as the market prepares for the key January 1st renewals, Nikhil da Victoria Lobo, Head of P&C Reinsurance for Western & Southern Europe and Middle East & Africa at reinsurer Swiss Re, highlighted how artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies are reshaping the reinsurance ... Read the full article
Investment in energy transition, climate mitigation & adaptation to cross $80trn by 2040: Swiss Re
6th November 2025
According to global reinsurer Swiss Re, investments in energy transition, climate mitigation, and adaptation are projected to exceed $80 trillion by 2040, reflecting the accelerating pace of global decarbonisation efforts. The company says this marks a shift from experimentation to large-scale deployment, demonstrating how the growing global energy transition is reshaping ... Read the full article
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
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