## Switzerland: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note on Insurance Regulation and Supervision

_IMF Staff Country Reports, November 13, 2025_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: November 13, 2025
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229031332.002

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### Overview and Market Structure
- Switzerland has a large and sophisticated insurance market.
- Overall premiums account for 60 percent of the Swiss GDP.
- Industry concentration and strong international presence are prominent features.
- Five Swiss insurers have been identified as Internationally Active Insurance Groups (IAIGs).
- Many other Swiss insurers have sizable international presence.

### Resilience and Performance
- The insurance market demonstrated resilience over time.
- The industry adapted to a long period of low interest rates.
- The sector managed the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic.
- The sector has generally been profitable.
- The sector has maintained a solvency position well above the minimum requirement.

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