Building societal resilience

Technological and economic development, population growth, ageing populations and other societal trends are putting people and assets in jeopardy. Swiss Re's work in the areas of health & longevity, food security and infrastructure represent some of the ways we help build societal resilience.

Covid-19 From insights to action

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This is how the insurance industry will fare after the pandemic

The insurance industry is set to recover faster than the wider economy in the wake of the global pandemic, despite the fact that the two generally move in parallel over the long term.

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Top Stories

  • Blog ​Resilience 2.0 – building a society that can bend rather than break

    Sharon Joanne Ooi Head Australia & New Zealand

  • Article Nirantar Bharat: The business case for sustainable India

  • Article Insurance is bucking the downward trend. Here’s how it can boost our economies

  • Article Why managing biodiversity risk is critical for the global economy

  • Article Swiss Re COVID-19 Consumer Survey: Almost one-third of Southeast Asia consumers fear their financial future

  • Blog ​How we - the insurance industry - can help build a more resilient world in the wake of COVID-19

    Moses Ojeisekhoba Chief Executive Officer Reinsurance

  • Blog ​Countries must seize the opportunity to build back better

    Jerome Jean Haegeli Group Chief Economist

  • Article Rebuilding resilience in the COVID-19 era

  • Article Global resilience has taken a hit – these countries will bear the brunt

  • Article 4 ways the insurance industry will weather the choppy waters of the COVID-19 storm

  • Article This is how we can "build back better" post-COVID-19

  • Article Swiss Re COVID-19 Consumer Survey: Indian consumers second most active in APAC in seeking insurance during COVID-19, driven by financial and mental health concerns

  • Article COVID-19 and the supply chain: an irreversible and accelerating change

  • Article Swiss Re COVID-19 Consumer Survey: Financial anxiety, demand for insurance products accelerates across APAC

Publications

  • Expertise Publications

    Publication Habitat, water security and air quality: New index reveals which sectors and countries are at risk from biodiversity loss

  • Economic Insights

    Publication Emerging markets macro resilience: beware fading global tailwinds

  • Expertise Publications

    Publication Financial repression: here to stay and stronger than ever

  • Expertise Publications

    Publication Expanding insurance protection for China's urban residents

  • Expertise Publications

    Publication 15 years after Katrina: Would we be prepared today?

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    Publication sigma Resilience Index 2020: global resilience put to the pandemic test

  • Expertise Publications

    Publication Closing Asia's mortality protection gap

  • Expertise Publications

    Publication Empowering Africa

  • Publication Swiss Re Foundation Report 2019 - Voices for resilience

More stories

  • Article Globally-local-scale resilience is now a "must do"

  • Article Measuring resilience: what it tells us about our world

  • Article Powering a sustainable future

  • Article Closing the infrastructure gap

  • Article Building societal resilience for the long-term

  • Article Using technology to help manage diabetes

  • Article The mortality protection gap: how technology can close a gap worth 114 trillion dollars

  • Article Underwriting the US infrastructure gap

  • Our commitment to the United Nations to strengthen climate resilience

  • Better Life Farming: Swiss Re Corporate Solutions joins global partners to form a new alliance for smallholder farmers

  • Video ​Building renewable energy infrastructure is desirable and doable

  • Article Trends in the food industry and what they mean for insurance