Aviation reinsurance rates rose by up to 250% at the key Jan. 1 renewal date, broker Willis Re said in a report on Monday, with the market still reeling from the impact of Boeing 737 MAX crashes two years ago. …
According to the latest ILS report from Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA), part of Willis Group Holdings plc, “$650 million of non-life Rule 144A catastrophe bond capacity was issued across three transactions in the third quarter of 2015, taking …
Hannover Re, the world’s third- biggest reinsurer, said third-quarter profit rose 21 percent, helped by a benign U.S. hurricane season and higher income from investments. Net income rose to 251 million euros ($315 million) from 207 million euros a year …
As the former head of A.M. Best in London, and a senior executive with Standard & Poor’s, Litmus Analysis Senior Partner Stuart Shipperlee has a very complete knowledge of what re/insurance company ratings are, and, perhaps more importantly, what they …
Reinsurance rates, particularly for natural catastrophe coverage, probably won’t increase this year, said Swiss Re Ltd.’s chief financial officer. Prices will only begin to rise again when there is some “capital depletion” because of market volatility or a costly disaster …
Even a major disaster would be unlikely to push up reinsurance prices given the amount of capital currently available to back policies, said Richard Ward, chief executive officer of Lloyd’s of London. “What is going to change the rate movement? …
Hannover Re, the world’s third- largest reinsurer, said it expects reinsurance rates at price negotiations for January renewals to remain little changed. Pricing will be “rather stable,” Chief Executive Officer Ulrich Wallin said at a briefing in Monte Carlo today. …
Swiss Re expects natural catastrophe pricing rates to stabilize in 2014 after a decline this year, with demand for the cover doubling by 2020 in high-growth markets. The Swiss reinsurer, which helps insurers shoulder risks in exchange for part of …
Munich Re, the world’s biggest reinsurer, said it expects stable rates for its property and casualty reinsurance at January price negotiations. “Prices will remain largely stable, chiefly due to the still comparatively low interest rates,” for proportional business in which …
Reinsurers may fail to increase rates they charge primary carriers for their backstop coverage when they begin price talks for 2014 in Monte Carlo this week. “I expect the market staying flat to ticking down, on the absolute premium,” Amer …
