Information Policy
Investors and other stakeholders can subscribe to receive ad hoc disclosures and further corporate news automatically at swissre.com/media.
Swiss Re’s core business — managing global risk — makes us by necessity an information company. Our information policy therefore goes well beyond legal requirements in establishing transparency in our communications and equal access to the facts for all investors and the public.
The official medium for publications of the company is the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce (Schweizerisches Handelsamtsblatt). In addition, we use our website to provide comprehensive, timely news and information on our activities as well as background discussion and analysis of issues relating to Swiss Re’s business and the broader insurance and reinsurance industries. Investors and other stakeholders can subscribe to receive ad hoc disclosures and further corporate news automatically at swissre.com/media. Our contact details are provided in the Contacts section.
Our Investor Relations team holds regular meetings with institutional investors and analysts. At the 2015 Investors’ Day in Zurich in December, Swiss Re unveiled its strategic framework equipping the company to position itself strongly vis-à-vis the current and future opportunities and challenges facing the insurance industry. At the heart of the framework is the effective and systematic allocation of capital to access new and existing risk pools and revenue streams. Swiss Re also detailed how the framework will lay the foundation to meet its financial targets over the cycle. The presentations and conference call recordings from this event are also available on our website: http://www.swissre.com/investors/presentations
Swiss Re observes strict close periods around the publications of the Group’s quarterly and annual results. The close periods apply throughout the preparation of the results and provide for an appropriate cooling-off period after the release of the results. During such close periods, employees of Swiss Re and members of the Board of Directors are prohibited from trading in Swiss Re securities.
Corporate news in 2015
Date |
News |
Method of dissemination |
19 February |
Swiss Re delivers strong 2014 net income of USD 3.5 billion; proposes CHF 4.25 regular, CHF 3.00 special dividend per share and a share buy-back of up to CHF 1.0 billion |
News release, press conference |
18 March |
Swiss Re proposes to return CHF 2.5 billion to shareholders via dividends and up to CHF 1.0 billion in a share buy-back programme |
News release |
21 April |
Swiss Re shareholders approve all proposals put forward by the Board of Directors at Swiss Re’s Annual General Meeting |
News release, AGM in Zurich |
30 April |
Swiss Re delivers 17% rise in first-quarter 2015 net income to USD 1.4 billion; strong underwriting and investment results |
News release, media conference call |
20 May |
Swiss Re SONAR update report highlights new and emerging risks the re/insurance industry expects to face over the next few years |
News release |
30 July |
Swiss Re reports half-year net income of USD 2.3 billion on solid underwriting and a strong investment result; on track to reach 2011–2015 financial targets |
News release, press conference |
11 August |
Preliminary sigma estimates for first-half 2015: global catastrophes cause economic losses of USD 37 billion; number of victims rises |
News release, sigma study |
10 September |
Swiss Re remains top in its industry in sustainability, according to 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices |
News release |
23 September |
Admin Re® to buy Guardian Financial Services for GBP 1.6 billion, extending its position as a leading closed life book consolidator in the UK |
News release |
22 October |
Swiss Re to work with IBM Watson to harness the power of Big Data for Reinsurance |
News release |
29 October |
Swiss Re reports very strong 12% rise in net income to USD 3.7 billion for the first nine months of 2015 |
News release, media conference call |
11 November |
Swiss Re’s share buy-back programme to begin on 12 November 2015 |
News release |
8 December |
Swiss Re confirms commitment to deliver long-term profitability and economic growth |
News release, media call |
18 December |
Preliminary sigma estimates for 2015: global catastrophes cause economic losses of USD 85 billion |
News release, sigma study |
Important dates for 2016
Date |
Event |
23 February |
2015 annual results |
16 March |
Publication of 2015 Annual Report and 2015 EVM results as well as of AGM 2016 invitation |
22 April |
152nd Annual General Meeting |
29 April |
First quarter 2016 results |
29 July |
Second quarter 2016 results |
3 November |
Third quarter 2016 results |
2 December |
Investors’ Day in Zurich |