Swiss Re AG (Ticker: 0QL6.L) provides reinsurance, primary insurance and insurance-linked risk transfer solutions worldwide. The company offers property and casualty reinsurance covering natural catastrophes, specialty lines including engineering, marine, aviation and liability risks; life and health reinsurance encompassing long-term care, mortality and morbidity protection; corporate solutions through its insurance arm for mid-to-large enterprises in casualty, property, cyber, trade credit and surety products; and insurance-linked securities such as catastrophe bonds and funds like the Core Nat Cat Fund under 1863 Fund Ltd., including the GAM Star Cat Bond Fund in collaboration with GAM. Swiss Re manages fixed-income and equity investments for itself and third parties, operates through approximately 70 offices across 29 countries serving clients including insurers, corporations and institutional investors, and employs around 14,400 people.
Founded in 1863 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Swiss Re organises operations into three main units: Property & Casualty Reinsurance, Life & Health Reinsurance, and Corporate Solutions.
In recent developments, Swiss Re consolidates its insurance-linked securities investment management under Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Advisors Corporation (SRILIAC), integrating Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Management AG (SRILIM) and managing around USD 7 billion in assets including third-party catastrophe bond strategies led by Mariagiovanna Guatteri as of September 2025; sells iptiQ's European property and casualty business to Allianz Direct and Australian operations to Hannover Re in 2025 as part of retreating from sub-scale digital platforms; appoints Andreas Berger as Group CEO effective July 2024 succeeding Christian Mumenthaler; and reports net income of USD 4.0 billion for the first nine months of 2025.