Latest Swiss Re Headlines

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Swiss Re Expects Claims From Hurricane Ian to Bring Q3 Loss

Oct 18 2022 // Swiss Re forecast on Tuesday a third-quarter net loss of around $500 million after the reinsurance company absorbed preliminary claims from Hurricane Ian of approximately $1.3 billion.“While the 2022 target of 10%...

Supply Chain Restructuring to Generate $33B in Commercial P/C Premiums by 2026: Swiss Re

Oct 3 2022 // Swiss Re predicts that deglobalization will generate $33 billion in new commercial property/casualty insurance premiums by 2026, according to its latest sigma report: “Maintaining resilience: the role of P&C...

People: IQUW Taps Lancashire’s Warburg as Head of Reinsurance, London; Gallagher Re Names Swiss Re’s Choniski as Head of Embedded Insurance

Sep 15 2022 // IQUW Taps Lancashire’s Warburg as Head of Reinsurance, LondonProperty and specialty re/insurer IQUW has named Dan Warburg as its new head of Reinsurance, London. Based in London, he will report to Steven Tebbutt,...

Supply Chain Restructuring to Generate $33B in Commercial P/C Premiums by 2026: Swiss Re

Sep 14 2022 // Swiss Re predicts that deglobalization will generate $33 billion in new commercial property/casualty insurance premiums by 2026, according to its latest sigma report: “Maintaining resilience: the role of P&C...

Swiss Re Underwriter Wins Sex Discrimination Suit After Boss Joked About Her Breasts

Aug 26 2022 // A former Swiss Re AG underwriter won her sex discrimination suit after she was left humiliated by a senior manager who told her “If I had breasts like yours I would be demanding too.”Julia Sommer was unfairly...

Munich Re Keeps No. 1 Spot in Ranking of 50 Global Reinsurers, With Swiss Re at No. 2

Aug 17 2022 // Munich Re for the second-straight year holds the top spot in AM Best’s annual ranking of the Top 50 Global Reinsurance groups in 2021, followed once again by Swiss Re. The two global reinsurers together account for...

People Moves: BHSI Enters Commercial Hull in Australasia, Hiring Hesson From QBE; Hannover Re Appoints Swiss Re’s Ooi to Oversee P/C Growth in APAC

Aug 9 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and Hannover Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. BHSI Enters Commercial Hull in Australasia, Hiring Hesson...

Floods, Storms Drive Global Insured Catastrophe Losses of US$38B in H1 2022: Swiss Re

Aug 2 2022 // A series of winter storms in Europe, record floods in Australia and South Africa as well as a high number of thunderstorms in the U.S. and Europe resulted in US$35 billion of insured losses from natural catastrophes in the...

People Moves: BHSI Enters Swiss Mkt., Names Metzger as Country Mgr.; AXA XL Promotes Shing for Casualty; Swiss Re Corporate Builds Inherent Defect Ins. Team

Jul 20 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments from three insurers: Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), AXA XL and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions.A summary of these new hires follows here. BHSI...

Global Premiums Will Eclipse $7 Trillion for First Time by End of Year: Swiss Re

Jul 14 2022 // Swiss Re’s economists predict “inflationary recessions” hitting major world economies over the next 12-18 months, and while recessions spell less insurance demand and inflation means higher claim costs,...

People Moves: MS Amlin Names Liberty Mutual’s Baxter as Head of Reinsurance; DUAL Hires HDI’s Biemann for Cyber; Gallagher Re Taps Swiss Re’s Kreutzer for Nordic Region

Jul 6 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at MS Amlin, DUAL Europe, and Gallagher Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. MS Amlin Names Liberty Mutual’s Baxter as Head of Reinsurance,...

Quantum Computing, Lower Construction Quality, Legal Tech Seen as Emerging Risks: Swiss Re

Jul 4 2022 // The global community continues to deal with known challenges such as the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, economic turmoil and failing trust in established social institutions. But a report from Swiss Re reminds re/insurers...

Investors, Including Allianz and Swiss Re, Urge U.N. to Create Plan for Farm Emissions

Jun 9 2022 // Investors managing $14 trillion have urged the United Nations to create a global plan to make the agriculture sector sustainable and curb one of the biggest sources of climate-damaging emissions, a letter seen by Reuters...

Swiss Re and UBS Among Founding Buyers of Credits From Carbon Removal Scheme

May 23 2022 // Insurance firm Swiss Re and banking giant UBS are among five founding buyers of credits from a scheme set up by a Swiss company to drive down the cost of taking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.Even with pledges of...

With Inadequate Natural Catastrophe Prices, Swiss Re Gives Florida a Wide Berth

May 6 2022 // Premium rates for natural catastrophe risks in Florida continue to be inadequate, which is why Swiss Re is giving that market a wide berth — for the time being, at least.“Historically we believe the Florida...

Swiss Re Reports Q1 Loss as Ukraine War, Natural Disasters and COVID Take Their Toll

May 5 2022 // Swiss Re reported a group net loss of $248 million during the first quarter, as a result of headwinds such as the war in Ukraine, higher-than-expected natural catastrophes and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.This loss...

Swiss Re Secures $1.15B Stop-Loss Protection to Support Reinsurance Growth

Apr 19 2022 // Swiss Re has secured US$1.15 billion in stop-loss cover that protects the entire group for severe underwriting-related losses over a five-year period.Swiss Re said the transaction supports its “growth opportunities...

Floods Drive Economic Losses in 2021, but Only 25% of Risks Are Insured: Swiss Re

Apr 18 2022 // More than 50 severe flood events around the world caused combined economic losses of $82 billion in 2021, while insured losses stood at slightly more than $20 billion — more evidence of a large ongoing global...

Swiss Re Chairman Re-elected Despite Proxy Adviser’s Concerns About Diversity

Apr 14 2022 // Swiss Re shareholders re-elected Sergio Ermotti as chair, the company said on Wednesday, despite a recommendation by proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) to vote against him over a lack of gender...

Floods Drive Economic Losses in 2021, but Only 25% of Risks Are Insured: Swiss Re

Mar 30 2022 // More than 50 severe flood events around the world caused combined economic losses of US$82 billion in 2021, while insured losses stood at slightly more than US$20 billion – more evidence of a large ongoing global...