News releases 2002

19 Dec 2002	Swiss Re appoints Ann Godbehere as Chief Financial Officer
19 Dec 2002	Swiss Re sigma study: 2002 below average for catastrophe losses, according to preliminary estimates
17 Dec 2002	Swiss Re market overview shows trend towards higher mandatory minimum covers in European motor liability insurance
12 Dec 2002	Swiss Re sigma study sees bancassurance emerging as an important distribution channel in Asia
11 Dec 2002	Swiss Re's Insurance Review and Outlook: after turbulent 2002 outlook for non-life insurers is positive but challenges continue in life market into 2003
10 Dec 2002	Fed rate action commentary from Swiss Re's chief US economist
10 Dec 2002	Swiss Re panel: modest economic growth in 2003; hardening insurance/reinsurance market continues
10 Dec 2002	Swiss Re Economic Risk Survey: risk of deflation is low, but uncertainties about global economic recovery remain
09 Dec 2002	Swiss Re hosts Year-end Economic and Insurance Industry Review 2002/Outlook 2003
05 Dec 2002	Swiss Re report: less than 5% of UK consumers will pay financial advice fee
04 Dec 2002	Swiss Re hosts Year-end Economic and Insurance Industry Review 2002/Outlook 2003
04 Dec 2002	Swiss Re sigma study: turbulent financial markets and high claims burden in 2001 brought lowest growth in premiums for over two decades
02 Dec 2002	Mumbai AIDS and health education gets major boost
26 Nov 2002	Swiss Re examines ways for UK life insurers to embrace low-to- middle income earners
22 Nov 2002	Swiss Re's Deirdre Littlefield: key focus for US marine insurers is to improve combined ratio, work to secure ports
14 Nov 2002	UK consumers need twice as much life insurance protection: Swiss Re warns of more than 2 trillion shortfall in cover.
13 Nov 2002	Swiss Re sigma study predicts robust growth for third party assetmanagement as insurers seek to bolster investment performance
11 Nov 2002	Swiss Re appoints John Coomber as Chief Executive Officer
06 Nov 2002	Fed rate action commentary from Swiss Re chief US economist
30 Oct 2002	Swiss Re announces resolution of dispute with Lincoln National Corporation
23 Oct 2002	Swiss Re market research: further improvement in cat treaty conditions necessary - latest Swiss Re focus report underlines the insurability of floods
15 Oct 2002	Swiss Re names new Chief Economist for Asia-Pacific
09 Oct 2002	New Swiss Re sigma study: Non-life insurance industry to face a time of lasting capacity shortage
03 Oct 2002	Swiss Re appoints Richard H. Murray as Chief Claims Strategist
01 Oct 2002	Swiss Re aviation insurance study highlights need for concentration on quality of capacity
24 Sep 2002	Fed rate action commentary from Swiss Re's chief US economist
24 Sep 2002	US catastrophic insurance expert available to comment on Hurricane Isidore's potential economic impact to the US mainland
13 Sep 2002	Swiss Re hosts media conference on Alternative Risk Transfer:conference on ART Solutions in a time of capacity shortage of capacity shortage
04 Sep 2002	Swiss Re and Horace Mann enter into USD 75 million committed capital facility
29 Aug 2002	Swiss Re's net premium income up 16% to CHF 13 836 million - Swiss Re reports net income of CHF 118 million for first half year 2002 - Improved operational performance offset by capital market declines
14 Aug 2002	Swiss Re creates US Advisory Board
12 Aug 2002	sWISH* scientific study reveals the Swiss wish landscape - major differences by language region
18 Jul 2002	Swiss Re obtains USD 255 million of catastrophe protection from innovative securitisation structure
17 Jul 2002	New Swiss Re publication on climate change: learning to harness the risks and opportunities
12 Jul 2002	Swiss Re: businesses should begin reducing GHG emissions immediately
12 Jul 2002	Swiss Re Life & Health embedded value up 35% in 2001 - Capital market downturn impacts investments but drives increasing demand for reinsurance
12 Jul 2002	Swiss Re gets go-ahead for China reinsurance licence
10 Jul 2002	Phillip Colebatch to join Swiss Re's Executive Board and to lead capital markets and advisory activities of Financial Services Business Group
03 Jul 2002	The London market in the throes of change
26 Jun 2002	Disclosure notifications in accordance with Article 20 of the Swiss Stock Exchange Act
26 Jun 2002	Swiss Re: US economy is strengthening; insurance market continues flight to quality
20 Jun 2002	Swiss Re sponsors RiverSmart, nation's largest river, drinking water awareness campaign
12 Jun 2002	Insurance in Latin America: growth opportunities and the challenge to increase profitability
03 Jun 2002	Results from Swiss Re's Economic Risk Survey
29 May 2002	Swiss Re Life & Health HealthWatch report shows record sales of individual long-term healthcare protection in 2001
22 May 2002	Swiss Re obtains India service company approval
17 May 2002	National Hurricane Awareness Week May 19 - 25 Hurricane Season Begins June 1st
16 May 2002	Swiss Re sponsors World Vision's integrated 'Agua é Vide' project to combat drought effects in semi-arid northeast region of Brazil
15 May 2002	Swiss Re celebrates the official opening of its new officebuilding in Unterföhring near Munich
14 May 2002	Swiss Re honored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for national standard of excellence in commuter benefits to employees
13 Mar 2002	Swiss Re panel anticipates industry-wide challenges for 2002 and beyond
08 May 2002	Swiss Re Life & Health report shows UK term assurance sales up by more than 14% but raises concerns about shortfall in protection
06 May 2002	Swiss Re General Meeting confirms new Board of Directors members, approves CHF 2.50 dividend on positive earnings outlooksitive earnings outlook
01 May 2002	Swiss Re applies collateralised debt obligation technology to pool, tranche and transfer a diversified pool of insurance risks
25 Apr 2002	International conference on sustainable water management: The Swiss government (IDARio) and Swiss Re discuss solutions for improving use of water resources
18 Apr 2002	Switzerland's wish landscape at Expo.02 - sWISH* unveiled
10 Apr 2002	Swiss Re's 2001 net loss of CHF 165 million in line with expectations - Return to strong earnings path expected for 2002 given strong outlook - Dividend remains unchanged at CHF 2.50 per share
04 Apr 2002	Joint project of international insurance and reinsurance groups. Luxembourg-based company is named Special Risk Insurance and Reinsurance Luxembourg S.A.
22 Mar 2002	Swiss Re Focus Reports highlight growing risks to water quality and supply
19 Mar 2002	Fed Rate action commentary from Swiss Re US economist
13 Mar 2002	Swiss Re panel anticipates industry-wide challenges for 2002 and beyond
13 Mar 2002	Catastrophes in 2001: man-made losses take on a new dimension
07 Mar 2002	Swiss Re US Insurance / Reinsurance Industry Forum
04 Mar 2002	SAFECO to Acquire Swiss Re's Excess Loss Business
27 Feb 2002	Swiss Re sponsors American Museum of Natural History's new Space Show, The Search for Life: Are We Alone?
26 Feb 2002	Swiss Re anounces successful 2002 renewals and solid outlook - 2001 result impacted by large losses, inluding 11 September - Dividend remains unchanged at CHF 2.50 per share
21 Feb 2002	Swiss Re - Solutions for terrorism insurance
13 Feb 2002	Swiss Re Americas Division names Peter Emblin head of its Global & National unit