A.M. Best reinsurance report News

U.S. Reinsurance Outlook Remains Negative for 2018, Says A.M. Best

Ratings firm A.M. Best said it is maintaining its 2018 outlook for the U.S. property/casualty reinsurance sector at negative, citing the “pronounced pressure on U.S. property catastrophe rates as the alternative capital market presence in the property catastrophe space continues …

European Reinsurance Buying Continues to Increase But Demand for Cover Slows: A.M. Best

The 20 largest European cedants have continued to buy more reinsurance as soft market conditions prevail, although the pace at which retention ratios are falling has been more subdued, according to A.M. Best in a new briefing. A.M. Best said …

Top 25 Non-Life Reinsurers: Swiss Re Leads, Berkshire Drops in A.M. Best’s 2016 Ranking

Swiss Re landed on top of a ranking of global non-life reinsurers, just edging out Munich Re by a few hundred million dollars in premium on a list extracted from an A.M. Best analysis. The rating agency’s special report on …

Best’s Special Report Sees Continuing Reinsurance Industry Challenges

A special report from A.M. Best notes that “for publicly traded reinsurance companies, stock prices ended the first quarter of 2015 well above the overall market, driven by the continued benign loss environment and strong performance by the largest four …

Weakening Operating Fundamentals Tip Reinsurers’ Outlook to Negative: A.M. Best

A.M. Best announced that it has “revised its ratings outlook on the global reinsurance sector to negative from stable, citing the significant ongoing market challenges that will hinder the potential for positive rating outlooks or upgrades, and over time, may …