Swiss Re Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Swiss Re's CEO is Alexander Andreas Berger, appointed in Jul 2024, has a tenure of 1.75 years. total yearly compensation is $7.97M, comprised of 22.2% salary and 77.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.004% of the company’s shares, worth €1.58M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.9 years and 5.5 years respectively.
Key information
Alexander Andreas Berger
Chief executive officer
US$8.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 22.17% |
| CEO tenure | 1.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.004% |
| Management average tenure | 4.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | US$8m | US$2m | US$5b |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$7m | US$1m | US$3b |
Compensation vs Market: Alexander Andreas's total compensation ($USD7.97M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD4.25M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Alexander Andreas's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Alexander Andreas Berger (59 yo)
Mr. Alexander Andreas M. Berger is Group Chief Executive Officer of Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. since July 2024. Mr. Berger has M.B.A. in Business Administration from Université Paris Dauphine - Paris I...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Chief Executive Officer | 1.8yrs | US$7.97m | 0.0039% € 1.6m | |
| Group Chief Financial Officer | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Group Chief Investment Officer and Co-Head Client Solutions & Analytics of Swiss Re Asset Management | 3yrs | no data | 0.0017% € 692.6k | |
| Head of Investor Relations | 5.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group Chief Legal Officer and Head of Legal & Compliance | 17.3yrs | no data | 0.021% € 8.6m | |
| Head of Media Relations & Corporate Reporting Group Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Group Chief People Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| MD and Head of Property & Casualty Underwriting - Asia | 5.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of the Middle East & Africa business | 7.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group Chief Digital & Technology Officer | 4.3yrs | no data | 0.00082% € 334.1k | |
| Head of Americas Public Sector Solutions Team | 5.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Communications Strategy & Insights Communications | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 1SREN's management team is considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honorary Chairman | 5yrs | US$1.42m | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Vice Chairman & Lead Independent Director | 9yrs | US$542.81k | 0.011% € 4.6m | |
| Non-Executive & Independent Director | 8yrs | US$1.02m | 0.0042% € 1.7m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 9yrs | US$4.29m | 0.012% € 4.8m | |
| Non-Executive & Independent Director | 6yrs | US$700.60k | 0.0034% € 1.4m | |
| Non-Executive Independent Director | 1.1yrs | US$473.38k | no data | |
| Non-Executive & Independent Director | 9yrs | US$631.17k | 0.0041% € 1.7m | |
| Non-Executive & Independent Director | 2yrs | US$416.57k | 0.00029% € 118.1k | |
| Non-Executive Independent Director | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non Executive Director | 3yrs | US$378.70k | 0.00072% € 293.3k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 3yrs | US$598.35k | 0.00026% € 105.9k | |
| Non-Executive & Independent Director | 6yrs | US$672.83k | 0.0025% € 1.0m |
Experienced Board: 1SREN's board of directors are considered experienced (5.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/04/28 06:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/04/28 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Swiss Re AG is covered by 32 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Markus Mayer | Baader Helvea Equity Research |
| Ivan Bokhmat | Barclays |
| Michael Huttner | Berenberg |