All Swiss Re articles
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NewsQBE Re adds Swiss Re US FL head Samà to growing finpro team
QBE Re has bolstered its US casualty treaty unit with the hire of Swiss Re’s head of financial lines underwriting US Salvatore Samà, the company has announced.
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The Insurer Interview
The ESG Interview: Christian Mumenthaler on Swiss Re’s sustainability journey
Swiss Re’s CEO answers our questions on how the reinsurer is addressing sustainability issues and outlines its key messages on climate ahead of this November’s planned COP26 meeting in Glasgow.
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Swiss Re acting as reinsurer for insurtech Surround
Swiss Re is the reinsurer for the recently launched Surround Insurance, The Insurer can reveal, with Accredited previously announced as the carrier partner for the young professionals-focused insurtech.
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Swiss Re: 2020 underlines need to better understand secondary perils as cats total $89bn
Secondary peril events accounted for 71 percent of natural catastrophe insured losses in 2020 while the record-breaking North Atlantic hurricane season was a lucky escape for the industry, according to a new Swiss Re Sigma report.
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Swiss Re’s Jones takes over as North America casualty head
Brian Jones has taken on the role of head of casualty underwriting for North America at Swiss Re, a move that follows the departure of Mike Hudzik to Munich Re late last year.
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Swiss Re and Daimler JV Movinx names Gabor CEO
Movinx, the auto and mobility insurtech joint venture from Swiss Re and car manufacturing giant Daimler, has appointed Carolin Gabor as CEO.
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Swiss Re confirms 2021 dividend proposals; nominates Ermotti as chair
Reinsurance giant Swiss Re confirmed its board of directors will propose a regular dividend of CHF5.90 ($6.58) per share at its forthcoming annual general meeting and will push forward with previously announced plans to nominate Sergio Ermotti for election as chairman.
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Swiss Re CorSo launches middle market offering Elevate
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (CorSo) has launched Elevate, which it says leverages technology to simplify the insurance buying process for middle market customers and trading partners.
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Swiss Re to exit thermal coal underwriting by 2040 in net-zero push
Swiss Re has outlined bold plans to be a net-zero emissions company by 2050 and to phase out thermal coal exposure from treaty (re)insurance by 2040 as the reinsurer accelerates moves towards net-zero underwriting.
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Analysis
Covid-19 reserves top $10bn at Europe’s big four reinsurers
Covid-19 reserving took a hefty toll on earnings at Europe’s big four reinsurers during 2020, with €8.5bn ($10.2bn) of claims provisions booked across Munich Re , Swiss Re , Hannover Re and Scor during the year.
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Swiss Re CorSo expands backing for cyber MGA Coalition
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (CorSo) has entered into a new multi-year agreement to provide insurance capacity for Coalition’s US and Canadian cyber insurance and tech errors and omissions products.
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Swiss Re promotes Dua in reinsurance digital drive
Swiss Re has promoted Samrat Dua to chief infotech and data officer for reinsurance in a move designed to drive the data and digital transformation of the carrier’s reinsurance business.
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Analysis
ILS paid out record amount to sponsors amid Covid volatility
The catastrophe bond market handed sponsors $668mn in loss payments last year in what was the largest percentage of outstanding cat bond notional paid out over the course of a calendar year, according to Swiss Re Capital Markets (SRCM).
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Cat bond pricing now at seven year high
Cat bond pricing is now at a seven year high and is predicted to increase further in 2021 in parallel with the firming, traditional reinsurance market.
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Swiss Re partners with ICEYE to strengthen flood modelling capabilities
Swiss Re has partnered with commercial synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite operator and flood monitoring provider ICEYE to bolster its flood monitoring capabilities and strengthen the support it provides its clients.
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Analysis
Europe’s big four reinsurers grow 1.1 premiums close to €30bn in 2021
Total P C reinsurance premiums written by Europe’s “big four” reinsurers at the 1 January renewal grew to more than €29.9bn in 2021, according to analysis by The Insurer .
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Axa replaces Swiss Re as main capacity provider for MGA Ensurance
London specialty lines MGA Ensurance has penned a capacity deal with Axa Insurance UK for its core construction and engineering products.
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Swiss Re “surprised” by bullish casualty market as cuts exposures 55% at 1.1
Swiss Re was “surprised” by the muted price rises it witnessed at 1 January across its casualty portfolio, however the “nominal” uptick facilitated the de-risking of its book, group CEO Christian Mumenthaler has said.
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Swiss Re falls to $878mn FY loss in consensus miss
Swiss Re has reported a net loss of $878mn for 2020 – compared with a profit of $727mn in 2019 – as the group recorded a $3.85bn full-year Covid-19 hit.
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Swiss Re hires Dougall to lead CorSo casualty teams
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (CorSo) has appointed Andrew Dougall as global head of casualty.
