Engaging in dialogue with our stakeholders

Our re/insurance solutions help our clients and partners manage the risks they face. This in turn supports economic stability and helps create growth potential. However, many of today’s risks are complex and may threaten sustainable progress. To find effective, long-term responses to such risks, partners from the public and the private sectors must work together. We therefore attach great importance to engaging in an active dialogue with our principal stakeholders, which include:

• Clients: cedents, brokers, corporates, government entities, multilateral organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
• Financial community: investors/ shareholders, rating agencies, shareholder associations, stock exchanges
• Employees
• Political and legal entities: multilateral organisations, governments, regulators, standard-setting boards
• Civil society: the general public, NGOs, academia

Our role as a risk knowledge company and ultimate risk-taker in society means that we have an intrinsic interest in pursuing productive dialogues with our stakeholders. Drawing on the expertise from our core business, we identify key risks and take an active role in discussions about them.

We share, exchange and co-create knowledge through many channels, eg our publications, international dialogue platforms, and client and partner events, as well as cooperation with governments, NGOs and academic institutions. Swiss Re Institute plays a key role in our dialogue with stakeholders.

Our focused efforts generate valuable feedback and new insights for risk management and product development, sharpening our understanding of key perils and sustainability issues. The three 2030 Sustainability Ambitions of our Group Sustainability Strategy (see “Our approach to sustainability”) provide an important focal point for these efforts.