H1 2026 results for Europe’s four big reinsurers showed investment results remained strong.
For Swiss Re, Hannover Re, SCOR, and Munich Re, a new paper from Fitch Ratings ahead of the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre said that, while falling prices were weighing on revenue, margins remained resilient so far.
“Sustained underwriting performance across most business lines benefited from benign large-loss experience, while investment results remained strong,” it said. However, revenue contraction accelerated in H1 2026 to 2.7%, compared to 1.1% in H1 2025, driven by property and casualty, which was down 9.4%, and partly offset by life and health (L&H), which was up 3.8%.
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