Swiss Insurer Baloise Targets Higher Returns for Shareholders After Cevian Move September 12, 2024 Swiss insurer Baloise said on Thursday it plans to boost return on equity and will consider share buybacks after activist-investor...
Switzerland, EU Restart Financial Market Talks After Long Hiatus July 5, 2024 Switzerland and the European Union resumed talks on financial market regulation on Thursday after dialog was suspended in 2017, the...
MGA Alta Signa Launches in Switzerland June 5, 2024 Alta Signa Europe B.V., the European boutique managing general agent (MGA) and Lloyd’s coverholder, announced the opening of an office...
UK Signs Swiss Financial Services Deal, Easing Post-Brexit Access for Insurers, Brokers December 22, 2023 By Bastian Benrath The UK and Switzerland signed an agreement to recognize each other’s laws and regulations in financial services, easing post-Brexit market...
UK to Sign Deal Boosting City of London’s Post-Brexit Ties to Switzerland December 20, 2023 By Tom Metcalf and Bastian Benrath The UK and Switzerland will sign an agreement around financial services on Thursday, a post-Brexit accord to deepen ties between...
Howden Acquires Swiss Reinsurance Broker Haakon AG December 5, 2023 Howden, the London-based global insurance group, announced the acquisition of Haakon AG, the specialist reinsurance broker, headquartered in Switzerland. Financial...
New Swiss Capital Rules Set to Spur $20 Billion Bond Overhaul for Re/Insurers November 3, 2023 By Tasos Vossos Insurance companies in Switzerland are set to repay billions in mostly discounted old-style bonds over the next decade as changes...
Swiss Tunnel to Partially Reopen for Freight Transport as Supply Chain Backs Up August 17, 2023 By Paula Doenecke and Bastian Benrath Switzerland’s Gotthard tunnel will partially reopen for freight transport next week after a derailed train blocked one of its two...
Broken Wheel Causes Derailment of Train Blocking Swiss Tunnel August 15, 2023 By Paula Doenecke and William Wilkes The derailment that blocked the Gotthard tunnel in Switzerland last week was caused by a broken wheel on the freight...
Update: Train Derails in Swiss Gotthard Tunnel, Halting Key Freight Route August 11, 2023 By Bastian Benrath A freight train derailed in the Gotthard tunnel in Switzerland, blocking passage through a key route linking Northern and Southern...