Swiss Re reports 19% jump in Q1 net income

11 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 7

The Zurich-based reinsurer posted $1.5 billion for the first three months, ahead of analysts' $1.19 billion estimate.
Results were helped by fewer natural catastrophe claims and a 4.6% return on investments, higher than in the same quarter last year.
The earnings beat suggests a strong start to 2026 for Swiss Re as lower disaster losses and investment gains support profitability.

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