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About Zürich Insurance Intelligence

Zürich Insurance Intelligence is an independent research platform providing authoritative analysis of global insurance markets, Swiss reinsurance strategy, InsurTech innovation, and regulatory frameworks. Published by The Vanderbilt Portfolio AG from Zug, Switzerland, we deliver rigorous, data-driven intelligence to insurance professionals, institutional investors, and policy analysts worldwide.

Our Mission

The global insurance industry manages over $7 trillion in annual premiums and serves as the backbone of economic resilience worldwide. Switzerland, home to Swiss Re, Zurich Insurance Group, and dozens of specialist reinsurers, sits at the epicentre of this ecosystem. Our mission is to provide the analytical depth and strategic perspective that decision-makers require to navigate an industry undergoing rapid technological and regulatory transformation.

What We Cover

Our coverage spans the full spectrum of insurance and reinsurance activity:

Primary Insurance Markets — Property & casualty, life & health, specialty lines, and commercial insurance across all major geographies
Reinsurance — Treaty structures, catastrophe modelling, retrocession, alternative risk transfer, and the January 1 renewal dynamics
InsurTech — AI-driven underwriting, parametric products, embedded insurance, digital distribution, and venture capital activity
Risk Management — Enterprise risk frameworks, climate risk, cyber exposure, and emerging threat landscapes
Regulation — FINMA, Solvency II, IFRS 17, IAIS standards, and conduct regulation
Capital Markets — Insurance-linked securities, catastrophe bonds, sidecars, and convergence capital

Editorial Standards

All analysis published on this platform is produced independently. We do not accept sponsored content, and our editorial judgements are not influenced by commercial relationships. Data is sourced from official regulatory filings, Swiss Re Institute, Lloyd’s, AM Best, EIOPA, and proprietary research methodologies.