Swiss Re
Insurers support banks against tougher regulation at Davos
Lloyd's, Zurich and Swiss Re have leant their support to bankers attempting to fend of reforms of the financial services industry at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Buffett may boost his stake in Germany's Munich Re to over 5%
Warren Buffett owns the rights to Munich Re shares that would bring his stake in the reinsurer to over 5%, according to newswire Bloomberg.
Swiss Re closes retro transaction with Berkshire Hathaway
Swiss Re transfers risk from closed block of US individual life reinsurance business to Berkshire Hathaway in order to redeploy capital at more attractive returns
Swiss Re 'could pay back Berkshire Hathaway by June', analysts say
Swiss reinsurer could pay back Berkshire Hathaway loan back by June 2010, JP Morgan says.
Swiss Re obtains $150m of earthquake protection through issuance of cat bonds
Swiss Re has obtained $150m protection for California earthquake risk through the Redwood Capital XI catastrophe bond programme.
Swiss Re enters $1bn letter of credit facility with JP Morgan
Swiss Re expands letter of credit facility with US banking giant.
Swiss Re insures UK local authority pension fund
Swiss Re has provided insurance for a British local authority pension fund against cost increases due to members living longer than expected, in the first such deal involving a government body.
Swiss Re urges swift action climate change
Delegates speak out at Copenhagen conference
Axa wins race to buy BF Rück
Axa Liabilities Managers to buy BF Rück, a non-life run-off company owned by the states of Berlin and Brandenburg
Swiss Re, Scor in cat bond launches
Swiss Re and Scor launch Cat bonds.
FSB denies systemic risk list claims
Body denies reports it targeted 30 global businesses for supevision exercises
Insurers and reinsurers to continue recovery in 2010
Insurers and reinsurers to continue recuperating from the problems of 2008, according to Swiss Re.
Total catastrophe losses fall in 2009
The total cost of natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2009 fell to $52bn from $267bn in the 2008, a survey from Swiss Re has shown.
Swiss Re says no 'significant' exposures to Dubai crisis
Swiss reinsurance giant says not badly exposed to collapse of Dubai World.
Swiss Re launches mortality bond covering H1N1
Swiss Re has entered into a transaction with VITA Capital IV to receive up to $75m of payments in the event of severe population mortality in US or the UK.
Scor to appeal Spanish fine
French (re)insurer to appeal fine against it from Spainish regulators
UK inflation rises
Consumer price inflation in the UK rises to 1.5%.
Spain fines (re)insurers for price-fixing
Spanish regulators have fined six European (re)insurance companies a total of €120.7m ($180m) for fixing prices on building-defect coverage during the Spanish housing boom.
Inflation may pose ‘real problem’ for reinsurers – Swiss Re
Swiss Re exec claims reinsurers will face higher claims costs in the next few years if “rampant” inflation erodes reserves and rates for coverage fail to keep pace.
Swiss Re enters life reinsurance deal
Swiss reinsurer enters deal with US life reinsurer Reassure America Life.
Quirk in the mainstream
Katherine Blackler talks to Geraldine Quirk, partner and run-off specialist at law firm Clyde & Co.
Brit appoints Seitz head of outwards reinsurance
Brit appoints former Swiss Re Munich retro head, Reinhard Seitz, as head of outwards reinsurance
Swiss Re third quarter net income swings to gain
Swiss reinsurance giant net income swings to gain in Q3, albeit with lower earned premiums.