Swiss Re Ltd (SWX:SREN) said on Friday that it has appointed Archie Kane as non-Executive Chairman at it’s subsidiary ReAssure Group Limited to ensure timely and effective communications with all stakeholders during ReAssure’s anticipated Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2019, hinting that the Swiss Re is still eyeing an IPO after media reported that Rothesay Life plc was planning to buy ReAssure for £3.5 billion.