News Archive 1998

Date News release
23 Dec 98  The Swiss Re brand
21 Dec 98 Swiss Re announces an agreement to aquire Kelton Group
16 Dec 98 Financial difficulties of public pension schemes: market potential for life insurers
08 Dec 98 Swiss Re opens liaison office in Mumbai
01 Dec 98 Swiss Re completes acquisition of Life Re
25 Nov 98 Insurance industry in Central and Eastern Europe: Increasing competition - different prospects for growth
07 Oct 98 Swiss Re completes acquisition of Alianza
28 Sep 98 Life and health insurers benefit from reforms of the social security system
02 Sep 98 Swiss Re increases half-year results by 51%
17 Aug 98 Upheaval in insurance markets - results still good despite increased competition.
27 Jul 98 Swiss Re to acquire Life Re Corporation
30 Jun 98 Swiss Re completes acquisition of Netherlands Credit Insurance Group
26 Jun 98 Swiss Re’s 134th General Meeting approves dividend payout of CHF 44 per share
17 Jun 98 World insurance in 1996: Modest growth in the insurance industry
05 Jun 98 Swiss Re takes a stake in Crawford & Company
03 Jun 98 New Members of Swiss Re’s Executive Board
27 May 98 Swiss Re active in the capital markets
15 May 98 Share repurchase completed according to plan
30 Apr 98 Swiss Re acquires Mexican reinsurer
30 Apr 98 Swiss Re to acquire Falcon Asset Management
02 Mar 98 Swiss Re to acquire Netherlands Credit Insurance Group
05 Jan 98 S&P Assigns 'AAA' Ratings to NAS and NAC