Facts & figures
The Swiss Re Group is a leading wholesale provider of reinsurance, insurance and other insurance-based forms of risk transfer.
Dealing direct and working through brokers, our global client base consists of insurance companies, mid-to-large-sized corporations and public sector clients.
From standard products to tailor-made coverage across all lines of business, we deploy our capital strength, expertise and innovation power to enable the risk-taking upon which enterprise and progress in society depend.
Details of 9M 2020 performance
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9M 2019 |
9M 2020 |
9M 2020 excl. COVID-191 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Group (Total) |
Net premiums earned and fee income (USD millions) |
28 443 |
30 164 |
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|
Net income/loss (USD millions) |
1 343 |
–691 |
1 643 |
|
|
Return on equity (%, annualised) |
6.0 |
–3.3 |
7.5 |
|
|
Return on investments (%, annualised) |
4.3 |
3.4 |
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|
Running yield (%, annualised) |
2.9 |
2.4 |
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|
31.12.2019 |
30.09.2020 |
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|
Shareholders' equity (USD millions) |
29 251 |
27 040 |
29 374 |
|
| Book value per share (USD) | 100.64 | 93.56 | 101.64 | |
|
9M 2019 |
9M 2020 |
9M 2020 excl. COVID-19 |
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| P&C Reinsurance |
Net premiums earned (USD millions) |
14 213 |
15 517 |
|
|
Net income/loss (USD millions) |
880 |
–201 |
1 039 |
|
| Combined ratio (%) | 101.4 | 110.3 | 100.1 | |
|
Return on equity (%, annualised) |
11.8 |
–3.2 |
15.5 |
|
| L&H Reinsurance |
Net premiums earned and fee income (USD millions) |
9 494 |
10 102 |
|
|
Net income (USD millions) |
651 | 72 | 620 | |
|
Return on equity (%, annualised) |
11.8 |
1.2 |
9.7 |
|
|
Running yield (%, annualised) |
3.4 |
3.0 | ||
| Corporate Solutions |
Net premiums earned (USD millions) |
3 105 |
2 994 |
|
|
Net income/loss (USD millions) |
–441 |
–323 |
211 | |
| Combined ratio (%) | 127.0 | 118.7 | 96.0 | |
|
Return on equity (%, annualised) |
–29.8 |
–21.4 |
12.3 |
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| Life Capital |
Net premiums earned and fee income (USD millions) |
1 631 |
1 551 |
|
|
Net income/loss (USD millions) |
40 |
–136 |
–124 |
|
|
Return on equity (%, annualised) |
0.9 |
–4.8 |
–4.3 |
|
|
Gross premiums written – open books (USD millions) |
1 550 |
1 829 |
1 This column is for reference only and excludes the impact of claims and reserves established for COVID-19 and the associated estimated tax impacts.