Investors, Including Allianz and Swiss Re, Urge U.N. to Create Plan for Farm Emissions June 9, 2022 By Simon Jessop and Gloria Dickie Investors managing $14 trillion have urged the United Nations to create a global plan to make the agriculture sector sustainable...
Swiss Re and UBS Among Founding Buyers of Credits From Carbon Removal Scheme May 23, 2022 By Susanna Twidale Insurance firm Swiss Re and banking giant UBS are among five founding buyers of credits from a scheme set up...
Natural Disasters, Ukraine War Weigh on Q1 Results of Europe’s Major Reinsurers May 16, 2022 By L.S. Howard Three out of four of the major European reinsurers reported their profits were negatively affected as a result of elevated...
With Inadequate Natural Catastrophe Prices, Swiss Re Gives Florida a Wide Berth May 6, 2022 By L.S. Howard Premium rates for natural catastrophe risks in Florida continue to be inadequate, which is why Swiss Re is giving that...
Swiss Re Reports Q1 Loss as Ukraine War, Natural Disasters and COVID Take Their Toll May 5, 2022 By L.S. Howard Swiss Re reported a group net loss of $248 million during the first quarter, as a result of headwinds such...
Swiss Re Secures $1.15B Stop-Loss Protection to Support Reinsurance Growth April 19, 2022 Swiss Re has secured US$1.15 billion in stop-loss cover that protects the entire group for severe underwriting-related losses over a...
Swiss Re Chairman Re-elected Despite Proxy Adviser’s Concerns About Diversity April 14, 2022 Swiss Re shareholders re-elected Sergio Ermotti as chair, the company said on Wednesday, despite a recommendation by proxy adviser Institutional...
Floods Drive Economic Losses in 2021, but Only 25% of Risks Are Insured: Swiss Re March 30, 2022 By L.S. Howard More than 50 severe flood events around the world caused combined economic losses of US$82 billion in 2021, while insured...
People Moves: Swiss Re Names Gonzalez as CEO Reinsurance China, McGrath Becomes Regional CEO for Corporate Solutions in N. America March 18, 2022 Swiss Re announced that Ivan Gonzalez has been appointed CEO Reinsurance China and China country president with effect from July...
Swiss Re to Reduce Cover for Oil, Gas Operations March 18, 2022 By Simon Jessop Swiss Re, the world’s second biggest reinsurer, said it would increase the number of oil and gas producers for which...