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Swiss Re reports 85% rise in 9-month profit, helped by low disaster claims
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on November 14, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on November 14, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Swiss Re's profit surged 85% to $4.037 billion in 2025, driven by low disaster claims, surpassing analyst expectations.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Reinsurance company Swiss Re said on Friday that net profit for the first nine months of 2025 rose a better-than-expected 85%, helped by low claims from natural disasters.
The net profit of $4.037 billion in the period compares with a profit of $2.182 billion a year earlier. Analysts had expected a profit of $3.930 billion, according to a consensus forecast.
"After significant large loss events in the first quarter, the second and third quarters benefited from low natural catastrophe losses - this provided a substantial tailwind," said CEO Andreas Berger.
(Reporting by Tom Sims, Editing by Friederike Heine)
Reinsurance is a financial arrangement where an insurance company transfers a portion of its risk to another insurer to reduce the likelihood of paying a large obligation resulting from an insurance claim.
Natural disaster claims are insurance claims made by policyholders for damages caused by natural events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and wildfires.
Net profit is the amount of money that remains after all expenses, taxes, and costs have been subtracted from total revenue. It is a key indicator of a company's profitability.
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