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...
Insurers Lose Bid to Appeal London Judgment Over Jets Lost in Russia September 17, 2025 Western insurers on Tuesday lost a London High Court bid to appeal against a judgment that hands aircraft lessors $1.0...
‘Big Four’ Reinsurers Maintain Property-Cat Appetite, Despite Signs of Rate Softening August 26, 2025 By L.S. Howard Europe’s four largest reinsurers – Swiss Re, Munich Re, Hannover Re and SCOR – are maintaining their appetite for property-catastrophe...
Swiss Re Sets Up Task Force to Monitor Tariff Impact August 14, 2025 By Noele Illien Swiss Re AG has set up a task force to see how the tariffs installed by the United States against...
Activist Investor 7Square Pushes Nuernberger to Entertain Rival Offers August 13, 2025 By Eyk Henning Activist investor 7Square is pushing German insurer Nuernberger Beteiligungs AG to consider rival takeover offers, saying a potential acquisition by...
Swiss Re Tackles Longevity Drug Impact With Life Policy Advice August 12, 2025 By Noele Illien Swiss Re AG issued guidance for underwriters on how to assess life insurance applications of people who show signs of...
Global Insured Losses From Natural Disasters Could Top $150B in 2025: Swiss Re Report August 6, 2025 By L.S. Howard Global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit US$80 billion in the first half of 2025, which is almost double the...