Property reinsurance rates rose by as much as 50% in Florida at July 1 renewals and by up to 40% in the United States overall, reinsurance broker Gallagher Re said on Friday, as reinsurers grappled with higher inflation and natural …
For the first time since the devastating U.S. hurricanes of 2004 and 2005, property-catastrophe capacity contracted during the June/July reinsurance renewal period, Aon said in a new report released yesterday. While the reinsurance market remained stable on the casualty side, …
Frustration is setting in for commercial insurance buyers subjected to multiple years of price rises, especially those that have improved their risk profiles by de-risking and elevating risk management, according to a recent report published by Howden. And that frustration …
Insured losses of $44 billion from COVID-19 so far represent the third largest cost to insurers of any catastrophe, behind Hurricane Katrina and the 9/11 attacks, insurance broker Howden said on Tuesday. However, initial projections of $100 billion-plus for COVID-19 …
The January 1 renewals saw “ample capacity” for many lines, although reinsurers adjusted their risk appetite and pricing “for certain sectors in response to ongoing and emerging challenges,” according to a report from Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance unit of Marsh …
Sean Bourgeois, the chief executive officer of Tremor, often hears people say that his company’s reinsurance price optimization technology works best in a soft market, when there’s a lot of competition and everybody wants to be on programs. That’s incorrect, …
Each reinsurance renewal season sees brokers feverishly chasing down the best premium prices in the market. Frequently, when the panel of reinsurers offer their submissions for a slice of treaty, the broker will discover that the treaty is oversubscribed and …
