Insurer Swiss Re posts significantly higher profits

Published on February 27, 2026

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Reinsurer Swiss Re significantly increased its consolidated profit in 2025, exceeding its own target. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Net profit totalled $4.8 billion, significantly higher than the previous year's figure of $3.2 billion. However, profits were still burdened by high provisions for the United States liability business. Swiss Re had set itself the target of a group profit of "at least $4.4 billion" for 2025. The financial group benefited from relatively few major losses as well as a good return on its investments. Shareholders should also benefit from the increase in profit. The board of directors now intends to propose a 9% higher dividend of $8 per share at the annual general meeting. In addition, Swiss Re intends to buy back shares worth $1.5 billion in 2026, of which $500 million will be part of the sustainable annual share buyback programme. The reinsurer's results clearly exceeded analysts' expectations. They had expected an average ... Full story here Are you the author?

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