Whereas others typically sway you away from the less-than-stellar elements of their financial reviews, Swiss Re has not been shy to spotlight a damaging mark on its efficiency card – releasing its outcomes announcement immediately with a title that includes the reinsurer’s $248 million internet loss in the primary quarter.
Swiss Re attributed the loss to a few headwinds: the warfare in Ukraine, heightened financial market volatility, and the persevering with COVID-19 pandemic. The latter impacted the life and well being reinsurance phase (L&H Re), which posted a internet lack of $230 million in the interval. The loss in 2021 was smaller, at $193 million.
Property and casualty reinsurance (P&C Re), whereas nonetheless worthwhile in Q1, noticed a decline from final 12 months’s $481 million internet earnings to $85 million this time round. “The consequence,” famous Swiss Re, “displays the strong technical efficiency of the enterprise in addition to decrease funding outcomes and reserves in relation to the Ukraine warfare of $154 million.”
Moreover, P&C Re absorbed pure disaster claims price $449 million in the January-March span. These primarily associated to storms in Europe and flooding in Australia. In the identical interval a 12 months in the past, the corresponding claims determine stood at $316 million.
The company options phase, in the meantime, contributed $81 million in internet earnings. Final 12 months, the unit loved the next internet earnings of $96 million.
General, Swiss Re’s $248 million internet loss in the primary quarter of 2022 represents a dive from 2021’s $333 million internet earnings. Group chief govt Christian Mumenthaler, nonetheless, doesn’t appear fazed.
“Whereas the primary quarter of 2022 introduced vital headwinds for the re/insurance coverage trade and Swiss Re, we’re assured in the group’s capability to navigate the challenges,” acknowledged the CEO. “Because of the actions we’ve taken over the previous years, our companies have all the required levers in place to drive profitability and ship in opposition to our financial targets for 2022.”
