- CEO
- Alexander Andreas Berger
- Full Time Employees
- 15,000
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Insurance - Reinsurance
- Address
- Mythenquai 50/60, PO Box Zurich Switzerland 8022
- IPO Date
- Aug 3, 2012
- Business
- Swiss Re AG (SSREF), founded in 1863 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, ranks among the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and insurance-based risk transfer solutions; it operates through three core business units—Property & Casualty Reinsurance (P&C Re), Life & Health Reinsurance (L&H Re) and Corporate Solutions—offering indemnity- and index-based reinsurance, natural catastrophe re/insurance, insurance-linked securities, climate risk analytics, disability, annuity and life insurance products, critical illness and medical reimbursement coverage, specialty lines including engineering, agriculture, marine, accident & health, credit & surety, as well as international programs and alternative risk transfer for mid-to-large corporates, insurers and public sector clients across property, casualty, mortality, longevity and health segments. The company maintains a global footprint with approximately 70 offices in 29 countries, serving clients in the Americas (50%), EMEA (34%) and APAC (17%), supported by around 15,000 employees, proprietary risk models (~200 nat cat models) and a strong capital position reflected in a Group Swiss Solvency Test ratio of 257% as of January 2025. Recent developments include the launch of sigma explorer, a client portal providing exclusive access to Swiss Re Institute data, forecasts and research at the 2025 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous; a partnership with Bondaval to underwrite and scale global credit insurance via proprietary technology starting January 2026; consolidation of insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment management operations under single leadership to streamline offerings and foster hybrid products; divestitures of iptiQ's European P&C business to Allianz Direct and Australian business to Hannover Re as part of a strategic exit from sub-scale digital platforms; and robust 2025 financial performance with Q1 net income of USD 1.3 billion, a 24% rise in H1 net income, 3% P&C Re treaty premium growth year-to-date, and reaffirmed full-year targets exceeding USD 4.4 billion in Group net income alongside combined ratio goals below 85% for P&C Re and 91% for Corporate Solutions.