Ratings Agencies Expect Reinsurance Premiums to Continue Dropping in 2017 September 7, 2016 Reinsurance premiums are likely to continue to fall next year, ratings agencies said on Tuesday, following years of weaker prices...
Negative Reinsurance Sector Outlook Not Changing Anytime Soon: A.M. Best September 7, 2016 A.M. Best said its outlook for the reinsurance sector remains negative due to a multitude of factors, and it will...
Reinsurers’ Profits in Danger of Falling Below Their Cost of Capital: S&P September 6, 2016 Reinsurers’ profits will soon drop below their cost of capital* and could remain there until the underwriting and/or investment cycles...
Cat Bonds Match Traditional Reinsurers on Reliability Scale: S&P September 1, 2016 Some traditional reinsurers have asserted that catastrophe bonds are unreliable in terms of paying claims after major events. A new...
Asian Regulatory Changes Could Hike Demand for Local Reinsurance: Fitch August 30, 2016 Various regulatory initiatives in Asian markets could lead to greater demand for local reinsurance capacity as direct insurers rethink risk...
Soft Prices May Bring Reinsurer Losses when Typical Cat Levels Return: Execs August 23, 2016 By Oliver Suess and Jan-Henrik Förster It won’t take another Hurricane Katrina for reinsurers to face losses from covering the cost of storms and earthquakes. Competitors...
Reinsurers’ Strong Enterprise Risk Management Key to Success – and Survival: S&P August 22, 2016 The reinsurance sector’s focus on strong enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks is helping them weather the many headwinds hitting both...
Reinsurers May Reassess Cat Exposures When Normal Claims Levels Return: S&P August 17, 2016 Most global reinsurers have been able to maintain underwriting discipline despite the ongoing soft market, but there is a danger...
Greenlight Capital Re Reports Q2 Loss of $63M, in 5th Loss in 6 Quarters August 2, 2016 By Agnel Philip and Sonali Basak Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., the reinsurer that counts on hedge fund manager David Einhorn to oversee investments, posted its fifth...
Reinsurance Cycle Is Not Dead Yet so Buyers Need to Put It to Good Use: JLT Re July 27, 2016 By L.S. Howard Despite proclamations by some observers that the reinsurance cycle is dead, JLT Re says, reports of its demise are greatly...