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Swiss Re capital recovery not just “luck”
03 November 2009
Shares in Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, were boosted today after it reported forecast-beating profits for the third quarter and strengthened its capital base, improving its chances of repaying Warren Buffett’s costly capital injection.
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Shares in Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, were boosted today after it reported forecast-beating profits for the third quarter and strengthened its capital base, improving its chances of repaying Warren Buffett’s costly capital injection.
The Zurich-based reinsurer posted a profit of SFr334m ($327m) for the quarter – compared with a loss of SFr304m in 2008 – beating an average estimate of a SFr115m profit in a Reuters poll.
The group’s strong operating performance, combined with sales of once illiquid assets in its legacy portfolio, helped shareholders’ equity rise by SFr2.4bn to SFr26.2bn, beating Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW)'s estimate.
“We expect the market to react positively to Swiss Re’s third-quarter 2009 results given that the share price has underperformed into the disclosure and the shareholders’ funds have...
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