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According 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
Fifteen companies and individuals have emerged as winners of the 15th Asia Insurance Industry Awards, in a hotly contested race which received more than 500 entries in 15 categories. 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.
Read more15 years after its inception, the market for insurance-linked securities (ILS) is poised for continued growth as re/insurers, governments and corporations continue to access capital market solutions to finance growth, manage their capital and transfer risks related to natural catastrophes and other extreme events, according to Swiss Re’s latest publication. Read more
According to preliminary sigma estimates, total insured losses for the global insurance industry from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters reached an estimated USD 70 billion in the first half of 2011. Read more
Swiss Re published a study,Mortality Protection Gap: Asia-Pacific 2011, which finds that the aggregate mortality protection gap across 12 Asian markets expanded significantly from USD 16 trillion in 2000 to USD 41 trillion in 2010, representing an average growth of 10% per year. Read more
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
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 is completing adjustments to its leadership structure to reflect the company’s new legal entity set-up. Read more
The Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) and the MDRT Foundation announce a cumulative donation of USD 248,000 from their MDRT Japan Relief Fund established following the earthquake and tsunami that devastated much of Japan on March 11, 2011. Read more