Up to half a million people globally succumb to the effects of extreme heat each year, according to recent scientific research, exceeding the combined impact of floods, earthquakes and hurricanes. This places the observable increase of extreme…
"The first quarter of 2025 was marked by significant large loss events in our property and casualty businesses. Despite this, all Business Units posted robust results, highlighting the resilience of the Group and underscoring our ability to…
"In addition to helping clients with traditional risk transfer, reinsurers also provide data, risk insights and knowledge about where dangers lie. The reinsurance industry is a shock absorber when danger materialises into disaster and an essential…
"As a longstanding participant of the United Nations Global Compact and a founding signatory of the Principles for Sustainable Insurance, we integrate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into our underwriting and investment…
”Ending the 2024 financial year with a record-breaking net result of €5.7bn, we outperformed the previous year by around €1bn. In the context of our five-year strategy programme Ambition 2025, Munich Re’s earnings have seen a significant and…
With a majority of 98.7% of the votes cast, Swiss Re shareholders have approved the proposal of the Board of Directors to pay out an ordinary dividend of US$7.35 per share for the 2024 financial year, reflecting Swiss Re's strong capital position.
"In 2024, Swiss Re strengthened the foundations of its business while focusing on disciplined underwriting and cost efficiency. In the current heightened risk environment, our increased resilience allows us to continue to provide peak risk capacity…
"We can look back on a very successful 2024 financial year, in which we grew steadily and generated a very pleasing Group profit. With the planned dividend increase, we are living up to our commitment to continuously grow the ordinary dividend…
"As the Chief Underwriting Officer for Corporate Solutions, Kera has been instrumental in improving costing accuracy and significantly enhancing portfolio management discipline and processes. I'm very pleased to welcome Kera to Swiss Re's Group…
"Our focus in 2024 was on profitability and resilience. Our results for the period reflect this and show that we are on the right track: we have delivered strong net income and ROE, while achieving our goal of positioning overall P&C reserves…
"With a net result of €5.7bn, we’ve increased our annual profit by more than €1bn year on year. Munich Re’s profit growth has been truly substantial and sustained in the context of our five-year Ambition 2025 strategy programme, which we’ll…
“I would like to thank René for leading the Agriculture line with such expertise and dedication over the past 20 years, and to wish him all the very best in his well-deserved retirement. René's key contributions have been instrumental to the…
"SCOR’s involvement in this major project underscores our dedication to promoting renewable energy. By combining the Art & Science of Risk to protect societies and foster resilience, SCOR is contributing to a better, more sustainable future…
"We are delighted to welcome Holger Schaefer to SCOR Business Solutions as our new Global Head of Casualty & EIL. Holger's extensive experience in leading underwriting businesses and driving profitable growth will be invaluable as we continue…
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