Swiss Re News
Carrier Management’s Top 10 Features of 2015
In 2015, Carrier Management readers learned more about market trends, how to run their companies better and the tools they need to be better leaders. There were other features that also drew their ...
2015’s Most Costly Insured Catastrophe Events: Swiss Re
The explosions at China's Tianjin port in August may have been the most costly insured catastrophe loss event in 2015, according to Swiss Re's estimates. But five other events also carried enormous ...
Swiss Re: 2015 Insured Economic Losses Dropped to $32 Billion
Insured losses from natural catastrophes dropped in 2015 compared to 2014. But man-made losses spiked higher, led by China's Port of Tianjin explosions in August, Swiss Re said in its preliminary ...
Executives On The Move at Swiss Re, Hiscox, Marsh and Preferred
Swiss Re brings on a new executive for its Canada property operations; Hisox picks a new leader for its alternative distribution operations; Marsh appoints a new CEO for a key U.K. acquisition. ...
Swiss Re: Emerging Markets Still Driving Non-Life Premium Growth
Non-life insurance premium growth should improve in 2016 and 2017, with emerging markets driving the charge, Swiss Re said in its annual insurance outlook. Emerging markets will generate ...
European Insurers Hit with Highest Tianjin Explosion Losses
Insurer Talanx AG's $122 million loss from port explosions at Tianjin, one of China's worst industrial disasters, takes the net hit incurred by insurers across Europe, the U.S., Bermuda and Asia to ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Selling Investments in Munich Re, Swiss Re, Goldman Sachs
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Monday said it reduced its stake in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. by 13 percent during the third quarter, paring a successful investment it made during the ...
Mexico Cat Bond Likely to Pay on Hurricane Patricia Losses: S&P
Bonds sold by Mexico to shield it from the cost of repairing hurricane damage are closer to paying out after the biggest storm ever measured in the Americas struck the country last month, Standard ...