Swiss Re Names Berger as Group CEO, Succeeding Mumenthaler April 3, 2024 Swiss Re announced that Andreas Berger will become group chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2024, taking over from Christian...
Activist Group Calls on Insurers to Sue Oil Companies for Climate Damages November 29, 2021 By Tom Sims FRANKFURT – A prominent activist is calling on insurers like Swiss Re to explore suing major oil companies for climate-related...
Swiss Re CEO Mumenthaler Appointed Chairman of Geneva Association November 16, 2021 The Geneva Association announced that Christian Mumenthaler, CEO of Swiss Re, was appointed the new chairman of the organization. Mumenthaler,...
Swiss Re Reports Better-Than-Expected Profit Despite Major Claims October 29, 2021 Reinsurance company Swiss Re said on Friday it swung to a better-than-expected net profit in the first nine months as...
Swiss Re Reports Larger-Than-Expected Annual Loss of US$878 Million February 19, 2021 Swiss Re swung to a larger-than-expected annual loss on Friday, pressured by $3.9 billion in claims and reserves related to...
Swiss Insurers Oppose Tighter Immigration Rules, Says Swiss Re CEO in News Report July 16, 2020 Switzerland’s insurance industry is against tightening the country’s immigration rules, a move that will be put to voters this year,...
Swiss Re Reports Q1 Loss of $225M as Impact of COVID-19 Crisis Begins to Hit April 30, 2020 Reinsurer Swiss Re swung into a net loss in the first quarter of 2020 as the impact of the coronavirus...
Swiss Re 2019 Profit Hit by Natural Disasters, U.S. Casualty Claims February 20, 2020 Reinsurer Swiss Re reported on Thursday a smaller-than-expected profit in 2019 due to claims for a series of man-made and...
Swiss Re to Sell U.K. Insurer ReAssure to Phoenix Group for $4.3B in Cash, Shares December 6, 2019 Swiss Re announced an agreement to sell its U.K. life subsidiary ReAssure Group plc to Phoenix Group Holdings plc. As...
Is the Reinsurance Cycle Dead or Just Dormant? Executives Discuss New Realities October 2, 2018 By L.S. Howard Many reinsurance executives have been left scratching their heads in surprise after last year’s natural catastrophes, which cost a whopping...