Corporate Governance & Compliance

The Swiss Re Group, consisting of Swiss Re Ltd and its subsidiaries, is committed to effective corporate governance for the benefit of its shareholders and other stakeholders. This commitment is founded on the principles of fairness, transparency and accountability. Swiss Re’s corporate governance structures provide for checks and balances and separation between the Board of Directors (Board) and the Group Executive Committee.

Under the leadership of its Chair, the Board is responsible for the overall direction, supervision and control of Swiss Re Ltd and the Swiss Re Group. These responsibilities are non-transferable and rest with the entire Board. The Board has established the following four Board committees that support the Board in fulfilling its duties: the Governance, Nomination and Sustainability Committee; the Audit Committee; the Compensation Committee; and the Risk Committee.

The Board has delegated the management of Swiss Re Ltd and the Group to the Group Executive Committee under the leadership of the Group CEO. Such delegated management is within the responsibility of the entire Group Executive Committee. The Group Executive Committee discharges its responsibilities as a joint body, except for responsibilities delegated on the basis of applicable governance documents, including the Bylaws, to the Group CEO or other individual Group Executive Committee members, any sub-committee or sub-group.

Swiss Re's corporate governance is laid out in various documents:

• Articles of Association (en)
• Articles of Association (de)
• Bylaws
• Code of Conduct

Swiss Re’s corporate governance reflects its organisation and way of working. Please refer to Swiss Re's latest Corporate Governance Report for more information.

The Swiss Re Code of Conduct applies to everyone who works for the company in whatever capacity and wherever they are in the world. 

Swiss Re strives to foster an environment where everyone feels comfortable speaking up. We encourage anyone to report incidents if they suspect someone working for, or connected with, Swiss Re is acting in a manner that could constitute misconduct.

We are committed to respecting the privacy and data protection rights of individuals and complying with laws globally

We adhere to all applicable laws, regulations and internal requirements relating to bribery, corruption, fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing and international trade controls and economic sanctions.