February 16, 2014

Volume 3, Issue 1
The Weekly Actuary

Special Interest
Articles:

Global
companies
backing out of
DB pensions

Insurers
buoyant
outlook


Individual Highlights:
Company Profile 1
Insurance Concepts 1
Pension 2
Study Tips 3
Calendar 4
Actuarial Question
of the Week 4
Brought to You by the NYU Actuarial Society

Interview with alumni


Insurance Concepts:
P&C path and Life path within actuarial career



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Exam P and Exam FM Study Tips

Products: Reinsurance,
direct corporate
insurance, and direct life
insurance
CEO: Michel M. Lis

Date Founded:
December 19, 1863
Total Revenue: $36.9
Billion
Company Info:
Swiss Re Group
abides by five core
values: client centricity,
agility, team spirit,
passion to perform, and
integrity.
Swiss Re recently
adopted a new structure
Company in Focus: Swiss Re
in February 2011, which
consists of a holding
company, Swiss Re Ltd.,
with three distinct
Business Units
corresponding to Swiss
Res core activities.
These BUs are:
Reinsurance, Corporate
Solutions, and Admin
Re.
Reinsurance is the key
service offered,
generating about 80% of
total premium, and Swiss
Res goal is to be the
leader in the wholesale
reinsurance market.
Swiss Re celebrated its
150
th
anniversary in 2013,
and launched the
Kaleidoscope of Insurance
History
(http://history.swissre.com
/index_category.php) to
commemorate this event.
To view their annual
report, click on the
following link:
http://reports.swissre.com/
2012/servicepages/welco
me.html
Internship Opportunities
interns@swissre
Junior in a US
undergraduate program
Apply here:
http://www.swissre.com/ca
reers/
Source(s): http://www.swissre.com/

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