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...
Swiss Re, Allianz, Other European Financial Services Firms Turn Their Backs on Russia March 14, 2022 By Tom Sims, Simon Jessop and Paul Arnold Allianz and Swiss Re said on Monday they were cutting back on Russian business as European financial institutions turn their...
Threat of War in Ukraine Biggest Risk for Insurers of Beijing Winter Olympics February 4, 2022 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn The threat of war between Russia and Ukraine is the biggest risk for insurers offering coverage during the Beijing Winter...
World’s Largest Asset Owners Pledge to Halve Emissions in Portfolios by 2030 January 25, 2022 By Simon Jessop A group of the world’s largest asset owners managing $10.4 trillion said on Tuesday they would step up their response...
Net-Zero Insurers’ Climate-Friendly Plans to Exit Coal Impeded by Antitrust Laws January 19, 2022 By Alastair Marsh A group of the world’s biggest insurers and reinsurers jointly pledging to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from their underwriting activities...
Global Life Insurers Adapt Pandemic Risk Models After Unexpected Jump in Claims January 13, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain A coronavirus pandemic which lasts five years, another pandemic in a decade, and ever more transmissible variants are among the...
FWD Group Withdraws U.S. IPO Plan, Pivoting Instead to Hong Kong December 21, 2021 By Crystal Tse FWD Group Ltd., the Hong Kong-based insurer backed by billionaire Richard Li, withdrew its U.S. initial public offering as China...