Reinsurer Swiss Re significantly increased its consolidated profit in 2025, exceeding its own target. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Net profit totalled $4.8 billion, significantly higher than the previous year's figure of $3.2 billion. However, profits were still burdened by high provisions for the United States liability business. Swiss Re had set itself the target of a group profit of "at least $4.4 billion" for 2025. The financial group benefited from relatively few major losses as well as a good return on its investments. Shareholders should also benefit from the increase in profit. The board of directors now intends to propose a 9% higher dividend of $8 per share at the annual general meeting. In addition, Swiss Re intends to buy back shares worth $1.5 billion in 2026, of which $500 million will be part of the sustainable annual share buyback programme. The reinsurer's results clearly exceeded analysts' expectations. They had expected an average ...
