Swiss Re News
Catastrophe Bond Issuance Is Set to Blast Through 2023 Record
Issuance of catastrophe bonds is on track to exceed the record set in 2023, as a cocktail of climate change, population density and inflation feeds growth in a market built around natural disasters. ...
First-Half Global Insured Nat Cat Losses Top 10-Year Average
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes totaled $60 billion during the first half of 2024, or 62 percent above the 10-year average, according to preliminary estimates from Swiss Re. Severe ...
Malmström Named Group CFO of Swiss Re as Dacey Retires
Swiss Re announced that Anders Malmström will succeed John Dacey as group chief financial officer as of April 1, 2025.
Dacey will retire ...
Hard Market Conditions Expected to Ease in 2025 as Claims Inflation Softens: Swiss Re
Hard market conditions in the global non-life insurance sector will continue this year but will begin to ease in 2025, as general inflation and claims inflation conditions soften, according to Swiss ...
Key Emerging Risks: Cascading Effects of Natural Disasters, Supply Chain Resilience
Key emerging risks facing global economies, businesses and the re/insurance industry include the cascading effects of natural disasters, the weakening resilience of supply chains and the ...
Where the AI Risks Are: Swiss Re’s Top 10 Ranking by Industry
The insurance industry came in sixth in a ranking of 10 major industries based on current AI risk, and seventh based on future risk, with health care replacing IT as the most exposed sector in the ...
Swiss Re to Withdraw From Digital Insurer iptiQ, Reports Q1 Net Income of $1.1B
Swiss Re announced plans to withdraw from its digital B2B2C insurance business, iptiQ, following a strategic review. The iptiQ business lost $250 million in 2023, but the loss was projected to be ...
Auto Insurance Price Inflation Overstated, Swiss Re Economists Say
The sticker shock that U.S. drivers feel when they see their auto insurance premiums jump is real—but it's not quite as bad as a major economic indicator suggests, according to Swiss Re economists. ...