1 General Information
The Swiss Life Group is one of Europe’s leading comprehensive life and pensions and financial solutions providers. In its core markets of Switzerland, France and Germany, Swiss Life offers individuals and corporations comprehensive and individual advice plus a broad range of own and partner products through its sales force and distribution partners such as brokers and banks.
Swiss Life Select, Tecis, Horbach, Proventus and Chase de Vere advisors choose suitable products for customers from the market. Swiss Life Asset Managers offers institutional and private investors access to investment and asset management solutions. Swiss Life provides multinational corporations with employee benefits solutions and high-net-worth individuals with structured life and pensions products.
Dividend payment
For the 2024 financial year, a dividend of CHF 991 million (CHF 35.00 per registered share) was paid in May 2025 to the shareholders of Swiss Life Holding Ltd (hereinafter referred to as “Swiss Life Holding”).
Share buyback programme
As announced on 3 December 2024, Swiss Life started a CHF 750 million share buyback programme in December 2024. By 31 December 2025, 667 079 shares had been purchased for CHF 539 million at an average price of CHF 807.27 per share, of which 57 187 shares for CHF 39 million were purchased in 2024. The programme will be completed in May 2026.
As announced on 6 September 2023, Swiss Life started a CHF 300 million share buyback programme in October 2023. By 28 March 2024, 502 081 shares had been purchased at an average price of CHF 597.51 per share, of which 240 281 shares for CHF 150 million were purchased in 2024. The programme was completed in March 2024.
Approval of financial statements
On 1 April 2026, the Board of Directors approved the annual financial statements and the financial report and authorised them for issue. The financial report, therefore, only reflects events up to that date.