Headquarters: 175 King Street, Armonk, N.Y., 10504 (U.S. HQ)
www.swissre.com

Key officers: Walter B. Kielholz, Chair of the Board of Directors; Stefan Lippe, Chief Executive Officer; Pierre L. Ozendo, Head of Swiss Re Americas

Swiss Re is the world’s second largest reinsurer and operates in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and in the Pacific/Asia region. Providing insurance and reinsurance for corporations, the organization also is the leading provider of reinsurance to life insurance companies and offers asset management.

Some quick facts about Swiss Re:

The original company was founded in Zurich in 1863. The United States branch opened in 1910.

Swiss Re was ranked as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for 2010 by Ethisphere, a leading international think tank.

Swiss Re created an “Art Committee” in the late 1980’s to discover pieces of art for the company to buy and display in its premises. Currently, it owns a 3,000-piece art collection that consists of photographs, paintings, drawings, sculptures, and graphic art that are displayed in multiple large international cities.

A.M. Best recently gave Swiss Re an “A” rating for financial strength.

Source: swissre.com, Hoovers.com

Compiled by Life Quotes, Inc. staff