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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.
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
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
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