News Archive 1997

Date News release
15 Dec 97  Swiss Re launches share repurchase programme, first tranche
12 Dec 97 Statement by the Credit Suisse Group and the Swiss Reinsurance Company
17 Nov 97 Swiss Re Fund Management Co. Ltd.
29 Oct 97 Swiss Re to sell M&G Re America to Toa Re
23 Sep 97 Swiss Re intends to sell Audatex Holding Ltd
19 Sep 97 Swiss Re's half-yearly profits up by 43%; similar profit increase expected for the whole year
05 Sep 97 Swiss Re to acquire 15 % of Leks Insurance Company
07 Aug 97 Floods in Poland, Czech Republic and Germany
23 Jul 97 Swiss Reinsurance Company buys one million shares of CapMAC Holdings
21 Jul 97 Swiss Re Purchases California Earthquake Coverage
27 Jun 97 Swiss Re's 133rd General Meeting approves dividend payout of CHF 30 per share.
18 Jun 97 Swiss Re to open representative office in Warsaw
02 May 97 Swiss Re's profits for 1996 up 33%