Swiss Re

Summary

Swiss Re is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (864 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Swiss Re is in the country of Switzerland^[3].
• Swiss Re is in the country of CH^[4].
• Swiss Re's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Swiss Re's instance of is recorded as public company^[6].
• Swiss Re's founder is recorded as Credit Suisse^[7].
• Swiss Re followed Prudentia, AG für Rück- und Mitversicherungen^[8].
• Swiss Re's headquarters location is recorded as Zurich^[9].
• Swiss Re's headquarters location is recorded as Swiss Re Zürich^[10].
• Swiss Re's child organization or unit is recorded as Bayerische Rückversicherung^[11].
• Swiss Re's child organization or unit is recorded as FWD Group^[12].
• Swiss Re is part of Swiss Market Index^[13].
• Swiss Re's Commons category is recorded as Swiss Re^[14].
• Swiss Re's stock exchange is recorded as OTC Markets Group^[15].
• Swiss Re's industry is recorded as insurance^[16].
• January 1, 1863 marks the founding of Swiss Re^[17].
• 2011-02-06 marks the founding of Swiss Re^[18].
• Swiss Re's location of formation is recorded as Zurich^[19].
• Swiss Re's official website is recorded as https://www.swissre.com/^[20].
• Swiss Re's director / manager is recorded as Christian Mumenthaler^[21].
• Swiss Re's product or material produced is recorded as insurance^[22].
• Swiss Re's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+14943'}^[23].
• Swiss Re's replaces is recorded as Bayerische Rückversicherung^[24].
• Swiss Re's legal form is recorded as Aktiengesellschaft^[25].
• Swiss Re's legal form is recorded as MVII^[26].
• Swiss Re's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Swiss Re'}^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 529900PS9YW3YY29F326^[28]

• Registered legal name: Swiss Re AG^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: CH^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): MVII^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 2011-02-06^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2016-05-25^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-04-07^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-05-12^[38]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000549^[40]

• Authority entity ID: CHE-191.546.434^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Swiss Re's founder is recorded as Credit Suisse^[7]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1863^[17] and 2011-02-06^[18]. Its location of formation is recorded as Zurich^[19].

Identity

Swiss Re is part of Swiss Market Index^[13]. It followed Prudentia, AG für Rück- und Mitversicherungen^[8].

Leadership

Swiss Re's director / manager is recorded as Christian Mumenthaler^[21].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Zurich^[9], a Municipality of Switzerland^[43], in Switzerland^[44], founded in 0200^[45] and Swiss Re Zürich^[10], an architectural structure^[46], in Switzerland^[47]. Subsidiaries include Bayerische Rückversicherung^[11], a business^[48], in Germany^[49], founded in 1906^[50], headquartered in Munich^[51] and FWD Group^[12], a business^[52], in Indonesia^[53], founded in 2013^[54], headquartered in Hong Kong^[55].

Industry

Swiss Re's industry is recorded as insurance^[16].

Ownership

Swiss Re's stock exchange is recorded as OTC Markets Group^[15]. Its product or material produced is recorded as insurance^[22].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Swiss Re include 30 St Mary Axe^[56], a skyscraper^[57], in United Kingdom^[58], founded in 2004^[59].

Why It Matters

Swiss Re ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (864 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]

Entities named for it include 30 St Mary Axe^[56], a skyscraper^[57], in United Kingdom^[58], founded in 2004^[59].