Willis Re reinsurance report News

Reinsurance Price Drop Seen Triggering Lower P/C Rates

A downward slide in reinsurance prices showed clear signs of accelerating in April contract renewals and is likely to feed through to property/casualty insurance prices before long, broker Willis said this week. Reinsurers have seen prices fall by up to …

U.S. Property Cat Re Prices Down, Casualty Softening: Willis Re

Reinsurers are taking “robust defensive measures to maintain market positions recently eroded by new capital markets entrants,” with prices down 25 percent on some Florida property accounts, according to a new report from Willis Re. In addition, Willis Re said …

Willis Re Sees Increased Capital Inflows as Threat to Reinsurers

A report from Willis Re, the reinsurance brokerage arm of Willis Group Holdings, concludes that “many traditional reinsurers now see the flow of capital coming into the reinsurance market as a direct threat to their existing portfolios.” The Willis Re …