Swiss RE
RMS : innovates for the Expanded VITA Mortality Bond
Risk Management Solutions (RMS) today announced that it has conducted the expert risk analysis for Swiss Re Ltd’s sixth issuance of the mortality-linked catastrophe...
S&P : Swiss Re’s proposed dated junior subordinated callable fixed-to-floating-rate notes assigned ‘A’ rating
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'A' long-term debt rating to the $500 million dated, unsecured, and junior subordinated notes that global reinsurer...
Swiss Re : latest Sigma Study reveals premium decline
Swiss Re’s latest sigma study reveals that global overall premiums declined 0.8% in real terms in 2011. While non-life premiums expanded 1.9% on solid...
Swiss Re : announces sale of US Admin Re business
Swiss Re announces the sale of its US Admin Re business (REALIC) to Jackson National Life Insurance, subject to regulatory approval. Admin Re expects...
Swiss Re : obtains USD 400 million in natural catastrophe protection
Swiss Re Ltd. secures USD 400 million in natural catastrophe coverage through a newly-formed issuer Mythen Ltd., a flexible programme that allows Swiss Re...
Swiss Re : annual Group Watch report shows positive growth in UK Employee Benefit sector
In-force group risk premiums rose by 2.9% in 2011, reversing the negative trend of the past two years according to Group Watch 2012 report,...
Swiss Re branches out to Dubai
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is set to expand it’s operations after receiving a licence from the Dubai Financial Services Authority to operate in the...
Swiss Re appoints two new CEO’s
Swiss Re will make two big changes over the coming months, with the appointment of a new Group CEO and a new CEO of...
Swiss : earthquake-prone countries remain uninsured
Much of the world, even country’s prone to seismic events, is dangerously under insured for earthquakes, a new Swiss Re paper has revealed.
Despite last...
2011 most expensive natural catastrophe year ever
Stronger and more frequent natural disasters in 2011 made it the most expensive year ever for natural catastrophe losses, Swiss Re announced.
Last year's...
Swiss Re : 2011 second most expensive year on record
2011 will have the highest catastrophe-related economic losses in history, costing 30,000 lives and USD350 billion for the world economy, Swiss Re has estimated.
The...
Swiss Re : CEO Stefan Lippe will retire in 2012
Swiss Re announces that Stefan Lippe will step down as Chief Executive Officer in the course of 2012. A successor will soon be named.
Walter...
Swiss Re : CEO to stand down after three decades
After almost 30 years with the company, Swiss Re's CEO will step down next year.
Stefan Lippe joined Baverian Re (which later merged with Swiss...
Swiss Re : Thailand floods to cost insurers USD 10 billion
As the waters in Thailand begin to recede, the cost for insurers is becoming more clear. Swiss Re has estimated that floods, which caused...
Swiss Re : $130 million in natural catastrophe protection through Successor X
The Successor X catastrophe bond programme, covering North Atlantic hurricane and European windstorm, has allowed Swiss Re to obtain a further $130 million in...
S&P : Swiss Re and core subs upgraded
Standard & Poor’s raised long term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength rating for Swiss Reinsurance and its core subsidiaries to ‘AA-’ from ‘A+’.
The...
Swiss Re : election of Robert Henrikson, Chairman and former CEO of MetLife, to its Board of Directors
Swiss Re's Board of Directors will propose Robert Henrikson, Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer of MetLife, for election to the Board at its...
Swiss Re : 2011 second most expensive for catastrophe loss
Earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand, storms in the United States and floods in Brazil have caused widespread death and disrupted the lives of...
Swiss Re : healthy future of ILS market predicted
A new report by Swiss Re has predicted that the market for insurance-linked securities (ILS) is set for growth.
The report, entitled ‘The Fundamentals of...
Swiss Re : new sigma study “State involvement in insurance markets”
More and more governments are leveraging private insurance skills and the growing capacity of the sector to cover catastrophe losses as well as a...
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