Archive

  • Zurich's SST ratio leaps 55pp as all local units' ratios improved in 2022

    01 May 2023

    Reinsurer sells Canadian govvies to benefit from reinvestment rates

  • Half of European insurers' investments are rated Baa or worse, Moody's estimates

    26 April 2023

    But AT1 debt under 1% of rated underwriters' financial bond holdings

  • Helvetia AM gets regulatory exemption to acquire property portfolio from parent

    18 February 2022

    Swiss property fund to raise $217m in capital to acquire the 10 properties

  • Finma warns on Swiss property market "overheating"

    12 November 2021

    Regulator's latest Risk Monitor flags possible forced selling by insurers in sharp correction

  • BaFin picks Cambridge-educated Briton as new president

    02 August 2021

    Mark Branson replaces Felix Hufeld

  • Insurance Asset Risk reveals potential successors to Angehrn as Zurich CIO

    13 July 2021

    Three internal candidates highlighted, however external options also possible

  • Swiss Re receives regulatory approval for fund management

    30 November 2020

    Swiss Re will open its natural catastrophe portfolio to investors through a permanent fund format

  • Chart: Swiss insurers' 2019 investments

    11 September 2020

    24% real estate weighting, source of concern for the regulator

  • Insurers remain operational amid COVID-19, Swiss regulator says

    23 March 2020

    Firms are more affected by financial market corrections than on claims side, FINMA admits

  • Swiss insurers face property stress test

    17 December 2019

    Regulator named real estate and mortgage fluctuations as a top-six risk for industry