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Swiss Re is the world's second-largest reinsurance company (after Munich Re/ Münchener Rück), and the world's largest life and health reinsurer. The company's headquarters are in Zürich, Switzerland. It employs around 8500 people. Download high resolution version (768x1050, 285 KB)30 St Mary Axe, previously known as the Swiss Re Building and commonly dubbed the Glass Gherkin, is one of the tallest buildings in London, dwarfing some of its older neighbours. ... Download high resolution version (768x1050, 285 KB)30 St Mary Axe, previously known as the Swiss Re Building and commonly dubbed the Glass Gherkin, is one of the tallest buildings in London, dwarfing some of its older neighbours. ... At 590 feet - 180 m, the building is the 6th tallest in London The top of the building. ... Reinsurance refers to a situation where insurance companies protect themselves against losses they may incur in the course of writing insurance business. ... MÃ¼nchener RÃ¼ckversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft (also Munich Re in English) is the worlds largest reinsurance company based in Munich, Germany. ... ZÃ¼rich (in English often Zurich, IPA ) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of ZÃ¼rich. ...

It was founded in 1863 by the forerunner of Credit Suisse. The Credit Suisse Group is the second-largest financial services company in Switzerland, behind longtime rival UBS. It was founded in 1856 under the name Schweizerische Kreditanstalt (SKA, Swiss Credit Institution). ...

Its new London headquarters are located in the award-winning 30 St Mary Axe tower, completed in 2004. St. ... At 590 feet - 180 m, the building is the 6th tallest in London The top of the building. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In October 2003 it announced that it would become a carbon neutral business within ten years.[1] A carbon audit regime is an effective means of accounting for greenhouse gas control efforts. ...

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CNN.com - Swiss Re upbeat despite loss - April 10, 2002 (375 words)
	"Swiss Re strengthened its competitive position in 2001 and is confident of returning to its previous strong earnings path with a sharp upturn in earnings in 2002," the firm said.
	In February, Swiss Re raised its estimate of insurance losses from the destruction of the World Trade Center to 2.95 billion francs from a previous forecast of 2 billion francs.
	Swiss Re said the return on its investment portfolio of close to 100 billion francs was eight percent, exceeding its own seven percent target.

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