Swiss Re rules out capital hike for any SoftBank deal, surpasses income expectations

Swiss Re rules out capital hike for any SoftBank deal, surpasses income expectations

Swiss Re chairman Walter Kielholz. Photographer: Michele Limina/Bloomberg

Swiss Re reported better-than-expected 2017 net income on Friday despite huge claims during a disaster-heavy 2017 and ruled out a capital increase to ease an investment approach from Japan’s SoftBank that it was weighing.

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