Swiss Re touts opportunities for the strongest companies

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 - Andreas Beerli, Head of Swiss Re’s Property & Casualty business in the Americas, asserted today that continued strong pricing throughout the industry may last at least until 2005, and that the current challenging market conditions represent tremendous opportunities for those companies with both strong balance sheets and underwriting acumen.

Beerli joined other Swiss Re economic and investment professionals and industry experts, who unveiled their 2004 outlook and reported on key data for the industry for 2003 at the company's Year-end Economic and Insurance Industry Review and Outlook.

For those wishing to hear a recording of the event, it is available through December 17:

In the US and Canada: +1 800 642 1687
International: +1 706 645 9291



Agenda

Andreas Beerli
CEO, Americas Division
Introduction and opening remarks

Patrick Mailloux

Head, US Direct, Americas Division
The Future of the Hard Market
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Kurt Karl
Senior Economist, Economic Research and Consulting
US Economic Review 2003/Outlook 2004
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W. Weldon Wilson
CEO, Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc.
Life & Health Reinsurance in a Changing Climate
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Michael Hallett
Vice President, Insurance Research, Fox-Pitt, Kelton
2004 Outlook for Insurance Stocks
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 US Year- end Economic and Insurance Industry Review 2003 and Outlook 2004

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For further information contact:

Michael McNamara,
+1 212 317 5663 or
Cynthia Rolon, +1 212 317 5235
or via email:
GroupCommunications_NorthAmerica@swissre.com