All Swiss Re Institute Sigma Study articles
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NewsTariffs and trade fragmentation dampen growth but re/insurance resilient - Swiss Re SIGMA study
Swiss Re forecasts global GDP growth will slip to 2.3% in 2025 from 2.8% in 2024, with non-life insurance premium growth slowing to 2.6%, down from 4.7% last year.
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News‘No signs of social inflation abating’ – Swiss Re
Drivers include societal trends, changing behavioural norms, greater use of the legal system, and “rapid growth in settlement awards”, says reinsurer’s chief economist, speaking at RVS 2024 in Monte Carlo.
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NewsSwiss Re: major economies 'robust'; set to drive insurance growth
Non-life hard market expected to continue over 2024 and 2025, as inflation and rising claims costs push rates higher, according to The Swiss Re Institute.
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NewsNew record of 142 nat cats adds up to $108bn in 2023 – Swiss Re
Swiss Re Institute said frequency of events is main driver of insured loss accumulation, with severe convective storms accounting for a record $64bn last year.
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NewsIndia’s insurance sector to lead G20 growth, says Swiss Re Institute
Swiss Re forecasts 7.1% growth for the Indian insurance industry between 2024 and 2028, well above advanced or emerging market averages.
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NewsSwiss Re calls for insurance innovation to meet digital risks
Latest Sigma study from the Swiss Re Institute focuses on the threat posed by a digital risk protection gap.
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NewsHurricane Ian drives 2022 nat cat losses to $115 billion
Ian is the second-costliest insured loss ever on sigma records after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 - Swiss Re Institute
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NewsSwiss Re: World insurance market set to exceed USD 7 trillion in premiums for the first time
Swiss Re Institute’s latest sigma study forecasts the global insurance industry to reach a new record in global premiums by mid-2022, exceeding USD 7 trillion.
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NewsClimate crisis to fuel rapid insurance growth - sigma
Climate-related risks are expected to result in a 22% increase in global property premiums, or up to $183 billion, over the next 20 years
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NewsGlobal insurance markets set to rebound with China leading recovery, says Swiss Re Institute
Among the large advanced economies, the UK, Japan and the US are expected to see their fiscal buffers depleted most.
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AnalysisEurozone to benefit from reshoring - sigma
Global supply chains are undergoing fundamental and accelerated restructuring, with re-shoring a growing trend in Europe
