Latest Swiss Re Headlines

All the headlines from our Swiss Re Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Swiss Re Hikes Corporate Debt Holdings, Cuts Risky Government Bonds

Jun 17 2016 // The European Central Bank has turned government bonds into one of the riskiest asset classes, prompting Swiss Re AG to move more of its investments into corporate debt, according to the reinsurer’s chief investment...

Pandemics and Climate Change Present Opportunity for Insurers

Jun 9 2016 // The shoe may eventually be placed on the other foot for the U.S.This nation has a long-standing tradition of innovating products and ideas – particularly insurance products – and then exporting them to other countries....

Beef, Microplastics, Blockchain Tech and Human Cyborgs: Swiss Re on Emerging Risks

Jun 6 2016 // A fragmented Internet, continued experimentation with monetary policy and another round of economic crises in emerging markets top Swiss Re’s latest roundup of emerging risks to watch out for.Beyond those top three,...

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Launches Cyber Risk Insurance Product in UK

Jun 3 2016 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions expands its cyber offering with the launch of CyberSolutions UK, a market-specific, primary insurance product.This cyber risk protection solution “provides tailored coverage to mid-sized...

JLT Re Hires Marc-Antonio as Global Head of Client Relationship Management

Jun 3 2016 // JLT Re, the reinsurance broking and consultancy, has appointed Francesca Marc-Antonio as global head of Client Relationship Management.This new role will see Marc-Antonio become a member of the JLT Re Global Executive...

Swiss Re’s List of Emerging Risks Range from Blockchain Tech to Human Cyborgs

May 26 2016 // A fragmented Internet, continued experimentation with monetary policy and another round of economic crises in emerging markets top Swiss Re’s latest roundup of emerging risks to watch out for.Beyond those top three,...

Swiss Re Corporate Appoints Gonzalez to Succeed Petrilli as CEO North America

May 20 2016 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Ivan Gonzalez as CEO North America. Gonzalez succeeds Robert Petrilli, who the insurer said has decided to leave Swiss Re at the end of 2016. The company said Gonzalez is moving...

Swiss Re Capital Markets Appoints Klugman & Monnier to Lead Global ILS Unit

May 10 2016 // Swiss Re announced that Judy Klugman and Jean-Louis Monnier will co-head its global insurance linked securities (ILS) business.Klugman will remain global head of ILS distribution and lead the ILS team in New York. She has...

Swiss Re Q1 Net Income Down 15% to $1.23B; New Head of Reinsurance Named

Apr 29 2016 // Swiss Re AG, the world’s biggest reinsurer, reported lower first-quarter profit as the company bulked up its reserves and pricing in the industry remained under pressure.Net income dropped to $1.23 billion from $1.44...

TigerRisk Hires Swiss Re’s Kusche as Partner in New York

Apr 19 2016 // TigerRisk Partners LLC, a reinsurance broker and risk/capital management advisory firm, has hired Philipp Kusche as partner and global head of Insurance-Linked Securities(ILS) and Capital Solutions. Based in...

Swiss Re’s Revamped U.S. P/C Leadership Team Headed by Wolfe, Ruff, Michaelson

Apr 18 2016 // Swiss Re Americas announced a new structure and leaders for the company’s U.S. property/casualty markets.The changes follow Bill Donnell’s departure as president of Swiss Re Americas’ U.S....

Swiss Re and UK’s Legal & General Weigh Bids for Deutsche Bank’s Abbey Life

Apr 14 2016 // Swiss Re AG and Britain’s Legal & General Group Plc are among firms considering bids for Deutsche Bank AG’s insurance business Abbey Life Assurance Co., according to people with knowledge of their...

Catastrophe Reinsurance Prices Will Continue to Drop This Year: Swiss Re

Apr 7 2016 // Reinsurance prices will continue to fall this year as competition for customers from hedge funds and other sources of alternative capital send premiums to their lowest in four years, according to Swiss Re AG.“Price...

Insurance Claims from China’s Tianjin Port Blasts Rise to $3.5B: Swiss Re’s ‘sigma’

Mar 30 2016 // Insurance payouts from the chemical blasts at the Chinese Port of Tianjin last year could total up to $3.5 billion, reinsurer Swiss Re said on Wednesday, in what would be the largest ever man-made loss in Asia.The estimate...

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Adds Southern California Aviation Team

Mar 28 2016 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has established a regional aviation insurance team that operates out of the Santa Ana, Calif. office. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions offers a range of aviation insurance products, from physical...

AIG Frees Up Capital with Reinsurance Pact with Swiss Re

Mar 10 2016 // American International Group Inc., the insurer stung by losses on higher-than-expected claims costs, said Swiss Re AG has agreed to take on some of the company’s risks tied to casualty policies.The two-year...

Swiss Re’s 2015 Net Income Rises 31% to $4.6B; Q4 Profit Up to $938M

Feb 23 2016 // Swiss Re AG reported fourth-quarter profit that beat estimates after a quiet year for natural catastrophes and announced that Christian Mumenthaler, head of the company’s main reinsurance unit, will take over as...

Swiss Re Appoints Mumenthaler as Group CEO, Succeeding Liès Who Is Retiring

Feb 23 2016 // Swiss Re announced that Christian Mumenthaler, 46, currently CEO of Reinsurance, will become group chief executive officer on July 1, succeeding Michel M. Liès, who is retiring.Since October 2011, Mumenthaler has...

Swiss Re, Veolia Unveil Initiative to Speed Recovery After Cat Event

Feb 9 2016 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Ltd. and Veolia have joined forces, under the auspices of The Rockefeller Foundation, to launch an infrastructure recovery initiative to speed up economic recovery in the aftermath of...

Swiss Re & Partners Unveil Initiative to Speed Economic Recovery After Cat Event

Jan 22 2016 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Ltd. and Veolia have joined forces, under the auspices of The Rockefeller Foundation, to launch an infrastructure recovery initiative to speed up economic recovery in the aftermath of...