Spotlights on history - Articles online
"Work is to be carried out with due care and accuracy"
It has always been crucial for Swiss Re to commit itself to special values that staff and clients can identify with. This article is about Swiss Re’s basic in the past and today.
140th anniversary: Swiss Re's foundation
Swiss Re celebrates its 140th anniversary on 19 December 2003
Show me your logo and I will tell you who you are...
It has always been customary for insurers and reinsurers to use a stamp or a signet. This article deals with the history of the Swiss Re Logo.
Souvenirs, souvenirs or "gifts oil the wheels of friendship"
Gifts for Clients have always been practical promotional items to create a bond with clients.
Tunnel Fires
Worst case Scenario of past and present times.
(Collector's Items Issue)
Glarus is burning - Fire of charity
The disaster lead to the creation of Swiss Reinsurance Company.
Inside Swiss Re - 90 years Bavarian Re
90 years of Bayerische Rück - In the middle of 2001, Bayerische Rück AG will start operating under the name Swiss Re.
(Swiss Re Magazine 4/2001)
Red Cross transports
The story of "Caritas I", the flagship of the Red Cross cargo fleet during World War II.
(Collector's Items Issue)
Floods of (a previous) century
In the year 1342 the city of Zurich was severly hit by floods. From the medieval original.
(Collector's Items Issue)
Fire marks - Advertisements for fire insurance companies
Fire marks are sought-after collector's items. Swiss Re has around ninety of them.
(Collector's Items Issue)
Providing against cattle disease
From 1803: A broschure on "an insurance institution to guarantee against the effects of cattle disease".
(Collector's Items Issue)
From the kitchen to the Clubhouse
Meeting over lunch in the employees' cafeteria for over 80 years.
(Collector's Items Issue)
The Altbau
History of the Altbau at Mythenquai, Zurich.
(Collector's Items Issue)
