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- August 6 2026
Swiss Re sees ‘challenging market conditions’ during June, July renewals
Swiss Re is on track to meet its 2026 net profit target following a strong first half aided by a benign natural catastrophe experience.
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- July 28 2026
Swiss Re names Ben Savill as new Australia and New Zealand chief
He will join the Swiss reinsurer in Sydney from Guy Carpenter in October.
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- July 23 2026
‘Climate risk is becoming structural’: El Nino amplifies APAC protection gap as insurers shift to climate-informed models
Low insurance penetration, correlated weather losses and supply-chain stress are turning APAC's agricultural protection gap into a growing portfolio risk, industry insiders tell InsuranceAsia News.
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- July 8 2026
Supply shocks to slow global premium growth as fragmentation reshapes risk landscape: Swiss Re
Global non-life premiums are forecast to grow by just 0.6% in real terms in 2026, well below the 3.6% long-term average, the reinsurer said in its latest Sigma report
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- June 15 2026
Swiss Re promotes Torben Swart to MD, head of technical & operational excellence for APAC ex-China
Hong Kong-based Swart most recently served as head of L&H reinsurance for Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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- May 15 2026
Swiss Re Asia adds Daniel Neo to its board of directors
Neo, who was CEO formerly Asia Pacific at Sompo Holdings, will join the board on June 1.
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- May 13 2026
Swiss Re confirms Yusuke Matsumoto as head of APAC facultative reinsurance
Tokyo-based Matsumoto had been interim head since Ronnie Tong stepped down in early April.
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- May 12 2026
Swiss Re elevates Australia, New Zealand CEO Trent Thomson to global specialty head
Thomson, who succeeds Anne Lohbeck, will be based in London.
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- May 7 2026
Swiss Re cut treaty volume by 8% at 1.4 renewals
Swiss reinsurer says reduction was due to cycle management amid a global reinsurance market softening.
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- May 4 2026
Asia nat cat insured losses top US$5bn, economic damage reaches US$65bn in 2025: Swiss Re
Some of the largest loss-making events struck lower-income countries with low insurance penetration and weak risk preparedness, according to an Asia analysis from Swiss Re Institute.
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- May 3 2026
Swiss Re CorSo names Zoe Pearn as ANZ head of operations
She has been with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (CorSo) for two years.
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- April 27 2026
Swiss Re faces activist scrutiny for underwriting new LNG terminals, CEO defends ‘very robust’ ESG framework
Asia is a major importer of LNG, with over 120 terminals currently under development in the region, including in China, India, Vietnam and the Philippines.
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- April 21 2026
Swiss Re taps Anna Ziswiler to lead P&C Re across Southeast Asia, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea
Singapore-based Ziswiler will start in the role from May 1, reporting to P&C CEO Urs Baertschi.
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- April 21 2026
Outdated cat models can’t keep pace with soaring secondary peril’ threats: Swiss Re warns
Insurers must update models with current data, not just historical trends, to address rising losses from floods, wildfires, and storms, especially in Asia and Australia.
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- April 17 2026
Swiss Re appoints Devpriya Misra as APAC head of credit and surety reinsurance
He has been with Swiss Re since 2009.
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- April 10 2026
Ronnie Tong steps down as Swiss Re’s head of P&C facultative for Asia
Yusuke Matsumoto is set to take over on an interim basis as of Saturday.
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- March 19 2026
Swiss Re appoints Dinesh Kumar as senior casualty treaty underwriter
Singapore-based Kumar joins Swiss Re from Munich Re, where he spent six years.
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- March 19 2026
Peak-loss scenarios could drive insured nat cat losses to US$300bn in 2026: Swiss Re
If losses return to normal long-term levels, insured losses from natural catastrophes may top US$148bn this year, compared with US$102bn last year, according to Swiss Re Institute’s Sigma report.
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- March 5 2026
Swiss Re confirms veteran Tamas Bown to return to APAC as L&H business head
He will take over as head of the life and health reinsurance business in Asia Pacific, excluding China, from April 1, subject to regulatory approvals.
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- February 27 2026
Swiss Re P&C unit’s FY25 net income up 126% to US$2.7bn; cuts Asia book by 4% at 1.1
Reinsurer’s COR was 79.4%, with net income at a record high of US$4.8bn.
