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    • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Cull of the corporate zombies

      Swiss Re sees potential for GFC-scale shakeout

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      Lex
      Swiss Re: a bulwark against natural disasters Premium content

      Reinsurers prove their worth when times are hard

    • Tuesday, 18 October, 2022
      Swiss Re forecasts $1.3bn in claims from Hurricane Ian

      Zurich-based reinsurer predicts third-quarter loss of $500mn

    • Monday, 12 September, 2022
      LexInsurance
      Reinsurance: a microcosm featuring catastrophes, inflation and capital flight Premium content

      The prospect of less capital chasing business is set to restore much needed pricing power

    • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
      Swiss Re loses employment tribunal over sexist comments

      Female underwriter was subject to ‘sexist, demeaning and derogatory’ comments by senior manager

    • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
      News in-depthInsurance
      Climate, war and inflation jolt reinsurers into action

      Price of coverage is going up and options are shrinking for insurers looking to pass on risks

    • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
      Insurance
      Swiss Re pushed to loss as reinsurers count cost of Ukraine war

      Group estimates hit of $283mn including likely aviation losses and warns this may rise

    • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
      Swiss Re investors urged to oppose Ermotti’s re-election over lack of gender diversity

      Proxy adviser ISS seeks votes against board chair on grounds reinsurer falls short of industry standards

    • Friday, 25 February, 2022
      Swiss Re takes $4bn hit from Covid and natural disasters

      Pandemic-related claims of $2bn last year came mostly from reinsurance group’s life and health division

    • Monday, 13 September, 2021
      Diane-Laure Arjaliès
      Backing biodiversity to save ourselves

      How can we encourage investors to tackle the next big environmental crisis?

    • Monday, 6 September, 2021
      Insurance
      Climate risks to add $183bn to property insurance costs by 2040, Swiss Re predicts

      Wildfires, winter storms and floods have already made 2021 costly for the industry

    • Thursday, 12 August, 2021
      Insurance
      Extreme weather blows out catastrophe insurance losses to $40bn

      Worst start to the year for natural disaster claims in a decade

    • Friday, 19 February, 2021
      Swiss Re swings to first annual loss since financial crisis

      Hit to reinsurer from coronavirus pandemic climbs to $3.9bn in 2020

    • Tuesday, 1 December, 2020
      InterviewInsurance
      Insurers underestimated cost of pandemic, says Swiss Re chief

      Pre-Covid models failed to anticipate how much economic pain governments would tolerate to protect lives

    • Friday, 31 July, 2020
      Swiss Re chief says further strict lockdowns would be ‘failure of leadership’

      Reinsurer expects to be hit by about $2.5bn in claims related to pandemic

    • Thursday, 9 July, 2020
      LexInsurance
      Pandemic insurance: what’s in a name? Premium content

      Lopsided risk sharing raises a question for policymakers

    • Sunday, 28 June, 2020
      Cyber Security
      Swiss Re calls for transparency from companies over cyber attack risks

      ‘Resilience’ reports would give vital information to investors, customers and suppliers, says reinsurer

    • Tuesday, 23 June, 2020
      LexBiotech
      Biotech: DIY disaster zone Premium content

      Danger lurks as amateurs dabble in synthetic biology

    • Monday, 2 March, 2020
      Insurance
      UBS chief Sergio Ermotti set to become Swiss Re chairman

      Insurance group to appoint banker after 9 years in charge at Switzerland’s largest lender

    • Thursday, 20 February, 2020
      Swiss Re profits hurt by storms and wildfires

      Reinsurance group falls short of analysts’ forecasts as large payouts in the US hit earnings

    • Friday, 6 December, 2019
      Phoenix Group Holdings PLC
      Phoenix Group to buy rival ReAssure from Swiss Re

      Proposed £3.2bn cash-and-shares deal comes months after Swiss insurer pulled UK unit’s IPO

    • Monday, 25 November, 2019
      Swiss Re plans natural disaster sales push

      Group sees growth opportunity in catastrophe reinsurance

    • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
      Swiss Re drops second part of SFr2bn share buyback plan

      Reinsurance group hit by large claims from storms and grounding of Boeing 737 Max

    • Thursday, 5 September, 2019
      News in-depthUS insurance industry
      Reinsurers benefit from calm amid the storm

      Munich Re and Swiss Re have seen gains from rising prices, but dangers lie ahead

    • Monday, 5 August, 2019
      SwissRe’s UK business ReAssure to buy Quilter unit for £425m

      Agreement comes days after Swiss group pulled IPO of UK life insurer

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