Swiss Re News
Bespoke Coverage Could Help Reinsurers Dig Way Out of Profit Plunge
In a world of increasing automation and standardization, Europe's big reinsurers are betting that a more personal touch can reverse years of falling prices. Companies including Munich Re AG and Swiss ...
Amtrak Scores Partial Victory in Effort to Recoup Superstorm Sandy Insurance
Amtrak secured a partial U.S. appellate court win on Wednesday in its efforts to recoup insurance coverage after the railroad service sustained more than $1 billion in losses during Superstorm Sandy ...
Executives On The Move at Swiss Re and Cincinnati Financial
Swiss Re appointed a new executive to help grow its property/casualty and life/health business in the Middle East and Africa. Cincinnati Financial's chairman of the board is stepping back from active ...
Swiss Re Q2 Profit Hampered by Higher Catastrophe Claims
Swiss Re AG, the world's biggest reinsurer, said profit fell in the second-quarter as the company paid more for catastrophe claims including earthquakes in Japan and forest fires in Canada. Net ...
Swiss Re Cuts Risky Government Bonds, Hikes Corporates
The European Central Bank has turned government bonds into one of the riskiest asset classes, prompting Swiss Re AG to move more of its investments into corporate debt, according to the reinsurer's ...
Executives On The Move at XL Catlin, Swiss Re, Navigators and More
XL Catlin named a new head of Canadian Property. Swiss Re promoted three executives to both global and Asia-based positions. Navigators hired an executive to launch a new business. Finally, the ...
Beef and Other Emerging Risks
Beef may seem relatively benign to you, but Swiss Re's latest SONAR report considers it an emerging risks for insurers to watch. The reinsurer's annual emerging risk list also includes human cyborgs, ...
The Latest Launches from Swiss Re, Aon Benfield and XL Catlin
XL Catlin and A.J. Gallagher are now marketing lifestyle insurance coverage for New York City art collectors. Swiss Re expanded its cyber risk offerings in the U.M. Impact Forecasting debuted a new ...