Swiss Life stock trades steadily as higher 2024 premiums and fee income support earnings
Published on 07/25/2026 at 07:46 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Swiss Life stock is underpinned by resilient 2024 operating trends, as the Swiss insurance and asset management group (ISIN CH0014852781) reports higher premiums, growing fee income and a larger assets under management base across its core markets.
Premium growth and earnings momentum
According to Swiss Life’s latest published annual reporting for fiscal 2023, the company generated total premiums and policy fees of roughly CHF 23 billion, up from around CHF 20 billion in 2022, marking a mid single digit percentage increase supported by continued demand for life and pension solutions in Switzerland and selected European markets.
The same report shows that Swiss Life’s net profit attributable to shareholders reached approximately CHF 1.1 billion in 2023, slightly higher than the roughly CHF 1.0 billion earned in 2022, translating into a low double digit percentage increase in earnings per share over the period as the group benefited from a richer product mix and disciplined cost control.
Swiss Life also highlighted an operating profit (EBIT) of around CHF 1.8 billion in 2023 versus roughly CHF 1.7 billion a year earlier, illustrating steady profitability improvement even as capital-market volatility and interest-rate shifts continued to shape the industry environment.
Assets under management exceed CHF 250 billion
In its investor relations materials, Swiss Life reports that assets under management for insurance and third-party clients stood at more than CHF 250 billion as of the end of 2023, compared with a level closer to CHF 240 billion at the end of 2022, reflecting both net inflows and market performance over the period.
Fee and commission income from the group’s asset management and advisory businesses increased to roughly CHF 2.3 billion in 2023 from about CHF 2.1 billion in 2022, underscoring the strategic importance of capital-light fee-based activities for Swiss Life’s long-term earnings profile.
The company’s solvency ratio, calculated under the Swiss Solvency Test framework, remained comfortably above regulatory minimums, with Swiss Life disclosing a ratio in the broad 200% region as of the end of 2023, broadly in line with the strength seen in the prior year and providing flexibility for dividend distributions and selective growth investments.
Swiss Life investor updates and key figures
Investors can find detailed tables on premiums, earnings and capital ratios for Swiss Life along with presentations on its current strategy and financial targets in the group’s investor relations section.
Swiss Life Select advice network
Beyond its insurance balance sheet, Swiss Life runs the Swiss Life Select advisory network, which distributes life, pension and investment solutions to retail and small business clients in Switzerland and selected neighboring countries.
This distribution platform contributed meaningfully to fee income in 2023 through both recurring advisory fees and upfront commissions, supporting the broader strategic goal of shifting the group’s earnings mix toward capital-light businesses less dependent on guaranteed-rate savings products.
Swiss Life stock and market context
Swiss Life stock is listed on SIX Swiss Exchange, where it trades in Swiss francs and reflects investors’ assessment of the company’s balance between stable insurance cash flows, growing fee businesses and disciplined capital management.
The shares remain supported by the company’s demonstrated ability to grow premiums from roughly CHF 20 billion in 2022 to about CHF 23 billion in 2023 while simultaneously lifting net profit from around CHF 1.0 billion to roughly CHF 1.1 billion and maintaining a robust solvency ratio.
Swiss Life at a glance
- Company: Swiss Life Holding AG
- ISIN: CH0014852781
- Ticker: SIX: SLHN
- Trading venue: SIX Swiss Exchange
- Sector / Industry: Financials / Life & Health Insurance
- Index membership: SMI
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