Intrepid Reinsurance Execs Take on Extreme Challenge in ‘World’s Toughest Row’ June 15, 2023 By L.S. Howard Four intrepid reinsurance executives from Convex and Swiss Re are rowing from Monterey, Calif. to Hawaii – as part of...
Reinsurers Maintain Their ‘Heightened Risk Aversion’ During June 1 Renewals: Report June 2, 2023 Reinsurance rates continued to harden during the June 1 renewals, with risk-adjusted property-catastrophe pricing up 33% on average, according to...
Client, Reinsurer Expectations Were Better Aligned at April Renewals: Swiss Re May 9, 2023 While the January reinsurance renewals proved to be the toughest and most gruelling for decades, the April 1 renewals, driven...
Wait ‘Til Next Year: Auto Profit Unlikely to Return in 2023: S&P May 2, 2023 In spite of continued actions to raise prices of coverage, auto loss cost continue to climb and profits will continue...
Reinsurers Average 12.1% Premium Growth for Full-Year 2022: Gallagher Re March 24, 2023 Reinsurers’ premium growth averaged 12.1% for full-year 2022 and 10.2% for the fourth quarter, which was driven by improved pricing...
Global Reinsurers to Bear Bulk of Losses From Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Fitch February 9, 2023 Most insurance payouts due to the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria ultimately will be borne by global reinsurers, according...
Rising Costs of Secondary Perils Force Reinsurers to Require Higher Attachment Points January 31, 2023 By L.S. Howard Economic and insured losses from secondary perils from natural catastrophes are accelerating and surpassing the loss totals from primary perils,...
S&P Predicts Reinsurers Will Continue Pricing Momentum During 2023 January 30, 2023 A hard market in short-tail lines – such as property and property catastrophe – across global geographies is likely to...
No Class of 2023: Why Capital Is Sitting on the Reinsurance Sidelines January 25, 2023 By Susanne Sclafane Until investors can be convinced that property-catastrophe reinsurance pricing has caught up with recurring event losses, they’ll continue to sit...
Climate Is Forcing the Most Risk-Aware Industry to Reinvent Itself January 25, 2023 By Akshat Rathi When it comes to climate impacts, the frontline of the finance industry is insurance. Last year’s payout from damages caused...