‘Chronic’ Heat Risk in Europe Draws Warning From Swiss Re August 11, 2026 By Gautam Naik As Europe comes to grips with its fifth heat wave of the year, the research arm of Swiss Re AG...
Swiss Re Profit Beats Estimates as Reinsurer Boosts Cost Cuts August 6, 2026 By Myriam Balezou Swiss Re AG’s first-half profit beat estimates as the reinsurer saw all key business units perform in line with targets,...
Climate Change Made ‘Fire Weather’ in France, Spain More Likely July 31, 2026 By Olivia Rudgard Climate change made the weather that fueled Europe’s recent wildfires at least twice as likely in France and at least...
Why El Niño’s Promise of Quieter Hurricane Season May Not Be Good News for Insurers July 27, 2026 By Niket Nishant, Ashitha Shivaprasad and Manya Saini For insurers, the periodic El Niño climate phenomenon has traditionally lowered the risk of costly Atlantic hurricanes, but decades of...
London Faces Huge Financial Cost Because of Extreme Heat June 25, 2026 By Olivia Rudgard and Alastair Marsh London’s efforts to deal with rising temperatures come at a considerable financial cost that will require the city to turn...
Natural-Disaster Insurance Gap Now Exceeds $420 Billion Globally June 3, 2026 By Laura Millan The value of uninsured natural-catastrophe losses rose more than 7% globally last year to $424 billion, with North America the...
Ex-Credit Suisse Team Plans $1 Billion Fund for Data Center Insurance Risk April 23, 2026 By Gautam Naik A team of former Credit Suisse bankers is preparing to launch a fund they say will offer double-digit returns in...
War Risks Insurers Win Bid to Appeal UK Ruling on Jets Lost in Russia April 1, 2026 Insurers including Chubb, Fidelis and Lloyd’s were granted permission on Tuesday to appeal against a London court ruling in favor...
Wildfires, Storms, Floods Account for Record 92% of Global Insured Losses: Swiss Re March 23, 2026 By L.S. Howard Wildfires, severe convective storms and floods — also known as secondary perils — have driven a record 92% of total...
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...