Media releases

On Insurers’ Day in St. Gallen, the SIA discussed how insurability can be maintained – and elected three new Board members.

The annual report of the natural hazards pool shows that private natural hazards insurance has also proven its worth even in major events concentrated in specific local areas.

Six out of ten Swiss people have legal expenses insurance – a clear increase of 8 percent compared with 2023. 

The fifth private insurers’ sustainability report shines a light for the first time on the sustainability governance of the companies surveyed and reveals that two thirds of these insurers already have a sustainability strategy.

At the ‘Insurers’ Day’ event in Bern, SIA chairman Stefan Mäder appealed for personal accountability and called on the guests from the fields of politics and administration to advocate for a market-driven framework.

Improved minimum standard for sustainable financial products and services strengthens the credibility of the financial centre.

In its fourth year now, the private insurers’ sustainability report has demonstrated that sustainability is taken into account at all stages in the value chain.

The Principles for Sustainable Insurance serve as a global framework for insurers for integrating ESG criteria into their business processes. 

Private insurers in most branches recorded a moderate increase in premium volumes in 2022, according to the SIA’s projections.