Casualty risks

Access the insights, capacity, and solutions you need to protect your casualty balance sheet.

From social inflation to geopolitical tensions and economic changes casualty insurers face a number of constantly changing challenges. We offer coverage for a broad range of casualty risks – leveraging our risk expertise, technology platforms and strong balance sheet to help you better navigate risks in your portfolio.

Why Swiss Re?

  • Financial strength for meaningful capacity

    Manage the volatility in your portfolio and strengthen your capital base with our range of risk transfer solutions. Swiss Re has the financial strength to help you manage this long-tail line of business.​

  • Global expertise, local know how

    As a leading global reinsurer of all lines of casualty business, we give you a global view on risk, coupled with a tailored local approach across the globe.​

  • Beyond risk transfer

    Understand and quantify your risks with our data and technology solutions that help you manage your portfolio with valuable insights.​

Our offer

Our forward-looking approach to casualty, coupled with over 160 years' worth of experience, makes us your ideal casualty partner. Providing you with fresh, global and local market perspectives to navigate risks.

Further Information

Comprehensive liability offering

Regulatory environments as well as social, economic and technological trends are continually changing liability risks and our clients' needs for reinsurance solutions.

We offer general third-party liability (GTPL), product liability, product recall, and environmental liability.

Motor reinsurance since 1901

As the motor insurance market evolves in the face of challenges from autonomous vehicles and advanced technologies, inflation, climate and legal change, our global team has the knowledge, experience and reinsurance offerings to help you navigate these challenges and grow your portfolio.

Personal accident to meet your local market needs

Our Personal Accident cover offers first-party coverages, typically with fixed-benefit payments for death, disability and injury resulting from involuntary accidental events.

We also offer risk solutions to manage business volatility caused by man-made and natural catastrophic events.

Management and professional liability in the face of tightening regulations

These complex lines of business offer growth potential, especially in regions experiencing high economic growth.

Increasing regulatory activity and litigation promotes risk awareness, which stimulates insurance penetration.

We continue to evaluate the ever-changing underlying loss drivers impacting these classes, allowing us to offer innovative risk protection and capital solution options.

Workers' compensation and employer's liability around the world

Offered in many countries around the world, Workers' Compensation systems differ substantially – from voluntary to mandatory offerings and benefits ranging from limited indemnity to unlimited medical responsibilities. Employer's Liability insurance is compulsory for businesses in some jurisdictions.

  • With our global view on risk and local presence, we help our casualty clients navigate this complex risk landscape, to build a more resilient world and accompany clients as their portfolios grow.

Capabilities and solutions

Capabilities and solutions

From structured solutions to making data-driven decisions, leverage our range of products, services and solutions to manage your casualty portfolio.

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