Reinsurance

Swiss Re celebrated its 150 year anniversary with the debut of a revamped logo and the new tagline, Were smarter together, as well as a new one-brand strategy.

Japan's NKSJ Holdings Inc said on Wednesday that it will purchase Canopius Group Limited, a privately held insurance and reinsurance group operating in the Lloyd's of London insurance market, for $965 million.

The cost to insurers of catastrophes almost halved to some $44 billion this year, despite a doubling in deaths caused by events such as Typhoon Haiyan, Swiss Re said on Wednesday.

Swiss Re CFO George Quinn will leave the company to become CFO of Zurich Insurance Group, the companies announced today.

Swiss Re CFO George Quinn will leave the company to become CFO of Zurich Insurance Group, the companies announced today.

January reinsurance renewal pricing for U.S. property-catastrophe risks could be down by as much as 15-25% in the United States and 5% in Europe and the U.K., according to research from Clifford Gallant, an equity analyst with Nomura investment bank.