Insurtech in Switzerland

People Moves: Chubb Names Ringsted Chief Scientist; Technical Risk Underwriters Makes Leadership Promotions

Chubb Limited named Sean Ringsted as chief scientist and executive vice president, Chubb Group. In this newly created role, Ringsted will focus on and have responsibility for the company’s artificial intelligence, data…

Zurich Kotak launches digital insurance for SMEs

Zurich Kotak Expands Digital Insurance Solutions for SMEs

Zurich Insurance Group stock ends the day higher after the bell

WTW’s Zurich Deal Puts Its Insurance Technology Business In Focus

WTW’s Zurich Deal Puts Its Insurance Technology Business In Focus

WTW and Zurich expand partnership with global rollout of Radar across retail lines

WTW has signed a global agreement with Zurich Insurance to deploy Radar, WTW's end-to-end rating and analytics software, across Zurich's target retail insurance markets worldwide.

Zurich expands use of WTW’s Radar platform

The broader deployment will give Zurich a centralized platform for pricing analysis, monitoring and decisions across markets.

Zurich Kotak Brings Digital Insurance Platform For SMEs

Chubb names two digital heads to fill Ringsted's former remit

The insurer has split its global digital business into separate technology and partnership tracks, each with its own dedicated head

Chubb names new digital business leaders

The appointments follow the naming of Sean Ringsted as chief scientist and executive vice president of Chubb Group.

Swiss Re sees adequate opportunities in short-tail lines and data centres: Urs Baertschi

Urs Baertschi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Property & Casualty (P&C) Reinsurance at Swiss Re, said the firm still sees adequate opportunities in some short-tail lines around property and specialty in various…

Zurich US names Alex Wells as new CEO

Zurich US has appointed 25-year industry veteran Alex Wells as its new chief executive officer, stepping in to lead the commercial insurance provider following the departure of Sierra Signorelli.

Zurich’s £8.1bn Beazley acquisition to complete October 1 following regulatory clearance

Zurich Insurance and Beazley have confirmed that Zurich’s recommended all-cash acquisition of the London-headquartered specialist insurer is on track to take effect on 1 October 2026, after all required regulatory…

MS Reinsurance appoints Julien Mollinier as Global Speciality CUO

Swiss Re sees cyber insurance growth opportunity as AI and rising risks reshape market

Swiss Re, the global reinsurance company, has examined how evolving cyber threats and gaps in insurance protection are influencing the market and its prospects for future growth in its latest analysis of the cyber…

40% of large firms underinsured amid cybercrime surge: Swiss Re

Zurich, Chubb, Prudential, New York Life score points in AI survey

Swiss Re appoints Ludovic Boulanger as Market Head Life & Health France

Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Ludovic Boulanger as Market Head Life & Health France. In his new role, Boulanger will be responsible for strengthening Swiss Re’s long-term partnerships with…

Chubb partners with BBVA

The partnership extends Chubb’s strategy of distributing travel insurance through financial institutions, airlines and travel platforms.

A$385m ClearView deal: Zurich completes Australian life buy as composite insurers rebuild protection books

Zurich has completed its acquisition of ASX-listed life insurer ClearView Wealth, a move that underlines a wider strategy among global composite insurers to rebuild the life and protection books their rivals spent years…

Vaultik and Chubb Partner to Launch AI-Powered Watch and Jewellery Insurance Integration

Vaultik Collaborates with Chubb to Connect AI-Powered Watch and Jewellery , Valuation to Insurance

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions partners with local insurers in India and Mexico

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is trading direct operations in Mexico and adding a local partner in India.

Swiss Re and SAS partner to support insurers with AI-driven risk intelligence

Swiss Re, the global reinsurance provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with SAS, a provider of data and artificial intelligence technologies, to help insurers improve how they assess, price, and manage…

Zurich Group Germany Accelerates Digital Transformation with Move to Guidewire Cloud

Swiss Re CorSo enters exclusive partnerships in India and Mexico to insure large MNCs

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (Swiss Re CorSo), the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group, has established exclusive partnerships with Bajaj General Insurance in India and GNP Seguro in Mexico to provide…

Swiss Re CEO says AI is core to Group strategy as re/insurance demand increases

As demand for insurance and reinsurance continues to rise, in terms of both risk transfer and risk expertise, industry giant Swiss Re has made artificial intelligence (AI) a core pillar of its Group strategy, enabling…

Zurich gets $1bn reinsurance protection for data centres as profit hits all-time high of $4.8bn

For the first half of 2026, large insurer Zurich has reported accelerated growth across all areas, with momentum propelled by specialty, middle market, life and farmers, where demand is being driven by technology…

Zurich secures $1bn data centre quota share, breaks out US peak peril reinsurance tower

Zurich posts $3.5bn net income in H1 2026 as Beazley acquisition moves to final straight

EMEA delivers the group's strongest regional P&C result as Zurich prepares to add one of Lloyd's leading specialty underwriters to its platform in H2

Zurich Insurance Earnings Boosted by Global Data Center Demand

Zurich Insurance Group AG reported a 13% gain in profit for the first half of 2026 and said it doesn’t expect to have any material exposure to the impact of extreme heat and ongoing wildfires. Group operating profit…

Zurich Australia names retail life claims leader

Zurich Australia provides life insurance to more than 1.5 million customers through the Zurich and OnePath Life brands.

VitalityLife adopts Swiss Re’s PromiseXP technology to enhance life insurance claims process

VitalityLife has partnered with Swiss Re to deploy the reinsurer's PromiseXP claims assessment platform across its term life and whole of life insurance business, as part of efforts to enhance its claims handling…

Swiss Re and SAS partner to strengthen insurers resilience through AI-driven risk intelligence

Global reinsurer Swiss Re and SAS, a global leader in data and AI, have entered into a partnership designed to help insurers strengthen resilience through AI-driven risk intelligence and advanced actuarial decisioning.…

Chubb launches embedded device insurance with Amazon

The partnership applies to the UK and Spain.

Zurich Municipal launches insurance for England’s shadow authorities

The coverage is based on Zurich Select, a policy currently used by county, district and borough councils, and is issued for a 12-month period.

Chubb Tempest Re announces leadership changes

Wixtead, currently president of Chubb Tempest Re Group, will provide governance oversight and advise on strategy for Chubb’s global reinsurance business.

Chubb Q2 Net Down 3.8%; Large E&S Property ‘Overly Soft’: CEO

Second-quarter 2026 net income at insurer Chubb was down 3.8% compared to the same period in 2025 to about $2.85 billion, with property/casualty underwriting income up 18.8% to about $1.9 billion. Pretax net catastrophe…

Zurich expands digital insurance distribution through Shopee, ShopeePay