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  • Global insurance premium growth will be hit this year by US tariffs

    09 July 2025

    Swiss Re says higher tariffs will impact US motor insurance the hardest

  • Chief economists urge insurers to brace for economic stagnation and volatility

    03 July 2025

    Transatlantic tensions are adding pressure on insurers

  • Hurricanes and quakes could trigger $300bn of insured losses in peak year

    29 April 2025

    Reinsurance industry warned of growing peak risk scenarios as climate and urbanisation trends accelerate loss potential.

  • Insurers highlight need to close climate-related protection gaps

    31 October 2024

    Insurers say demand for affordable climate coverage is growing amid rising risks

  • Surprising resilience of global economy set to drive insurance growth, says Swiss Re

    16 July 2024

    Swiss Re Institute publishes its annual world insurance report

  • RVS 2023: Inflation still key macroeconomic risk for insurers, warns Swiss Re

    10 September 2023

    The Swiss reinsurer warned high inflation could persist for next two years

  • Swiss Re forecasts global insurance markets will return to growth

    10 July 2023

    The Swiss reinsurer predicted global premium volumes are set to exceed $7trn this year

  • Macroeconomic outlook for insurers is "highly uncertain"

    17 November 2022

    Swiss Re group chief economist Jérôme Haegeli advised insurers to price inflation risk correctly

  • Combat inflation with the tools at your disposal, insurers told

    05 July 2022

    The Geneva Association Economic Forum examined inflation's impact on insurers

  • Climate risk means property cat losses could rise 120% by 2040

    06 September 2021

    Swiss Re says climate perils will increase the property risk pool by 33% - 41% over next 20 years