Swiss Re

Analysts predict $183bn increase in property insurance costs by 2040 due to climate change

Management

Analysts predict $183bn increase in property insurance costs by 2040 due to climate change

Swiss Re warns property premiums are set to skyrocket as insurers contend with surge of 'weather-related catastrophes'

clock 08 September 2021 • 2 min read
Climeworks and Swiss Re ink 'world's first' 10-year deal for direct air carbon capture and storage

Technology

Climeworks and Swiss Re ink 'world's first' 10-year deal for direct air carbon capture and storage

New $10m agreement will see Climeworks capture and store carbon emissions on behalf of the risk management giant

clock 26 August 2021 • 2 min read

Risk

Climate impacts to scythe 18 per cent off global GDP by 2050, Swiss Re warns

Insurance giant's stress test of 48 major economies finds climate impacts are on course to make world trillions of dollars poorer

clock 23 April 2021 • 3 min read

Investment

Swiss Re plots global exit from coal by 2040

Reinsurance giants revs up coal phase-out as it pledges to reduce carbon intensity of equity and corporate bond portfolios by 35 per cent by 2025

clock 16 March 2021 • 4 min read