Archive

  • Focus on underwriting activity to tackle profitability issues, Swiss Re tells insurers

    08 September 2020

    Because reinsurer sees little hope for help from investments in a lower-for-longer rate environment

  • Swiss Re "dodged bullets" selling bonds in H1 before downgrades

    31 July 2020

    Firm's ESG benchmark beats traditional equities and credit indices in H1

  • Swiss Re investment returns and yield fall in 1H as markets bite

    31 July 2020

    But group sold some bonds before downgrades and defaults

  • Insurers investments likely to remain strained for a while longer, Sigma says

    10 July 2020

    Swiss Re's research affiliate forecasts US 10-year yield to stay around 1%

  • Infrastructure market still on track post-COVID-19

    29 June 2020

    The financial crisis that unfolded on the back of the pandemic might have caused insurers to pause when it comes to allocation to infrastructure assets. But this is merely a bump in the road say asset managers, and insurers' investments in core infrastructure investments will come back stronger than ever.

  • Over $900bn investment opportunity in EM infrastructure, says Swiss Re

    17 June 2020

    Private funding needed to bridge gap that governments cannot supply

  • Pandemic investment scenarios show bonds concerns at major European insurers

    28 May 2020

    Insurers publish results of COVID-19 scenarios, as they divulge credit portfolio losses

  • Free webinar: "Who needs two kidneys?"

    04 May 2020

    Panellists: Swiss Re' Haegeli, DWS's Fehlmann, Just Group's Bailey

  • Insurers report $8.7bn investment losses in COVID-19 infected Q1

    04 May 2020

    Reported damage still coming as many European, US insurers expected to report this month

  • Swiss Re posts $300m Q1 investment loss but hedging helps

    30 April 2020

    Impairments kept to $20m