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Swiss Re's insurance outlook for 2014/15 sees emerging markets driving premium growth, while alternative capital focuses on well-modelled risks

29 November 2013

? Global economic strengthening will continue in 2014 ? Real primary market non-life premium growth is projected to be 2% in the advanced and 8% in emerging markets in 2014 ? Robust emerging market growth will boost global primary life premiums by 4% in 2014 and 2015 in real terms ? Life reinsurance premiums in advanced markets are expected to shrink in 2014 ? Alternative capital will remain focused on transparent, well-modelled Nat Cat business

Swiss Re invests USD 493 million for a 4.9% stake in New China Life

21 November 2013

Swiss Re announces that it has entered into a transaction with Zurich Insurance Company Ltd to acquire a 4.9% stake in New China Life Insurance Company Ltd, reaffirming Swiss Re's commitment to high growth markets.

Swiss Re to acquire a 14.9% stake in Brazilian insurer SulAmérica for approximately USD 334 million

19 November 2013

Swiss Re has agreed to acquire an 11.1% stake in Sul América S.A. ("SulAmérica"; BM&F Bovespa: SULA11) from ING Group N.V. ("ING") and a 3.8% stake from members of the Larragoiti family for a total amount of approximately USD 334 million. This confirms Swiss Re's commitment to Brazil, Latin America and high growth markets.

Swiss Re entered into an agreement to invest up to USD 425 million in FWD Group

16 October 2013

Swiss Re's investment in FWD Group (FWD) consists of an initial investment for a 12.3% stake in FWD and a commitment for additional investments to fund FWD's planned expansion across Asia.

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Eight major Latin American markets have a mortality protection gap of USD 7.2 trillion, according to Swiss Re Report

25 September 2013

Swiss Re estimates losses from recent hail storms in Germany at approximately USD 240 million

23 September 2013

River floods and earthquakes pose highest risk to urban areas says new Swiss Re report

18 September 2013

With trade and travel rising, the structure of marine and airline insurance markets and products is slowly changing argues Swiss Re's latest sigma study

09 September 2013

Swiss Re expects demand for natural catastrophe cover to double in high-growth markets and to rise by around 50% in mature markets by 2020

09 September 2013

Sigma - preliminary estimates for H1 2013: Catastrophes cost global insurance industry more than USD 20 billion

21 August 2013

Renewable energy sector could triple annual insurance spending by 2020 to attract new investors

25 July 2013

Swiss Re sigma study

26 June 2013

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