Swiss Re Corporate Solutions to Buy QBE’s Global Trade Credit and Surety Business February 23, 2026 Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group, has agreed to acquire the Global Trade...
World’s Growing Civil Unrest Has an Insurance Sting February 17, 2026 By Gautam Naik and Frances Schwartzkopff A category of insurance risk that hardly existed a little over a decade ago has morphed into a meaningful source...
Catastrophe-Bond Risk Premia Drop to Rates Last Seen in 2022 February 17, 2026 By Gautam Naik Investors in catastrophe bonds are seeing a decline in risk premia to levels not seen since before Hurricane Ian hit...
Catastrophe Bonds Linked to Wildfires Lose ‘Untouchable’ Status December 19, 2025 By Gautam Naik Alternative investment managers are starting to take a serious interest in catastrophe bonds tied to wildfires, moving into a risk...
Apollo Expands Asset-Level Risk Reviews to Reflect Impact of Extreme Weather December 18, 2025 By Alastair Marsh Apollo Global Management Inc. is building out its risk review process to reflect the impact on asset valuations of extreme...
LA Fires and US Severe Convective Storms Drive Insured Losses of $107B in 2025 December 16, 2025 By L.S. Howard Insured losses from natural catastrophes will surpass US$100 billion mark in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year – driven mainly...
Swiss Re Shares Drop After New Profit Target Falls Short of Expectations December 5, 2025 By John Revill and Oliver Hirt Swiss Re shares dropped 7.5% on Friday after the world’s second-largest reinsurer announced a new profit target that fell short...
Three Swiss Insurers Added to G20 Watchdog Resolution Plan List November 25, 2025 Zurich Insurance, Swiss Re, and Swiss Life have been added to a list of insurance firms that must develop resolution...
Catastrophe Bonds’ Huge Market Gains Put Reinsurers on Backfoot October 21, 2025 By Gautam Naik The seemingly unstoppable rise of catastrophe bonds may now be eroding the market share of reinsurers. After years of raising...
Swiss Re Takes a Look at Hidden Behavioral Forces Behind Skyrocketing Jury Awards September 26, 2025 By L.S. Howard The exponential growth of liability claims costs and social inflation in the United States is being driven, in part, by...