by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 21, 2025 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
More than $5 billion of cat bonds with some level of exposure to wildfire risk were issued by insurers and sold to investors this year, according to Artemis, a specialist in insurance-linked securities that tracks market trends. That’s more than twice the level in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 17, 2025 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Balz Grollimund, Swiss Re’s Head Catastrophe Perils, says: “We are observing a steady rise in losses from severe convective storms. Urbanisation in hazard-prone areas, rising asset values, higher construction costs and factors such as ageing roofs have...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 10, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Technology
Swiss Re’s Group Chief Executive Officer Andreas Berger said,”This collaboration builds on Swiss Re’s deep risk expertise, strong data foundation and early adoption of AI. Together with RIQ, we aim to realise an AI-native reinsurance platform and further...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Life, Non-Life, Reinsurance
“We are open to inorganic opportunities,” Swiss Re CEO Andreas Berger told analysts at its investor day. “I’d like to keep some powder dry.” Zurich: Swiss Re shares dropped 7.5% on Friday after the world’s second-largest reinsurer announced a new profit target that...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 19, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Life, Non-Life, Policy, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
Global insurance premiums are set to grow by 2.3% in real terms in 2026 and 2027. The non-life sector is forecast to see global real premium growth easing to 1.7% before recovering to 2.5% in 2027. For insurers, it means more opportunities in engineering, property and...
