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Insurance in emerging markets has experienced strong growth over the past decade and the outlook for the next decade remains promising. Nonetheless, given the expectation of persistent low interest rates at least in the near future, achieving profitable growth will become increasingly challenging in emerging markets.
Read moreAccording to preliminary estimates from Swiss Re’s sigma team, total insured losses for the global insurance industry from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters reached USD 108 billion in 2011. Read more
Swiss Re has reported a net income of USD 1.3 billion in the third quarter of 2011 (vs USD 0.6 billion in the prior-year period). All segments contributed to these results, which were supported by a moderate natural catastrophe experience and positive one-offs.
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Swiss Re reports a Group net income of USD 960 million in the second quarter of 2011, compared to income of USD 812 million in the same period of 2010. All segments contributed to these positive results, which translate into a return on equity of 15.6%. Read more
Swiss Re Survey of Risk Appetite and Insurance: Asia-Pacific 2011 highlights: – India’s Generation X and Y of 20 to 40 years old are most willing to take risks as compared to their counterparts in emerging Asia – 78% are planning to buy life/health insurance products in the next 12 months. Read more
According to Swiss Re’s latest “World insurance in 2010†sigma study, world insurance premium volume increased 2.7% on an inflation-adjusted basis. Life premiums rose by 3.2%, non-life by 2.1%. Premium growth in emerging markets accelerated. Read more
Swiss Re reports a net loss of USD 665 million for the first quarter of 2011, compared to a profit of USD 158 million in the same period of 2010. Property & Casualty was impacted by a very high level of natural catastrophe claims, including the earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand and the floods in Australia. Read more
Zurich, 28 March 2011 — According to Swiss Re’s latest sigma study, worldwide economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters were USD 218 billion in 2010, more than triple the 2009 figure of USD 68 billion.  Read more
Swiss Re estimates claims costs of USD 1.2 billion, net of retrocession and before tax.Â
Estimates subject to high degree of uncertainty due to complexity of loss assessment. Read more
Swiss Re reports strong results for 2010, reflecting the sustained earnings power of its business and the strength of its client franchise. The company achieved full-year net income of USD 863 million and earnings per share of USD 2.52.
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