Why the Investor-Driven Hard Reinsurance Market Will Persist in 2024 June 29, 2023 By Susanne Sclafane Reinsurers will continue to command adequate rates for property-catastrophe in 2024, even if the market comes through hurricane season unscathed,...
We Can Work It Out: Negotiations Likely on COVID-19 Reinsurance Losses June 11, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane Catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance contracts “never anticipated an event like a pandemic,” but cedents can still expect compromises from...
Global Reinsurers See Promising Green Shoots in 2019 with ‘Hardening’ Pricing: S&P June 5, 2019 Following disappointing reinsurance pricing increases in 2018 and early 2019, it seemed that no amount of catastrophe losses would be...
January Renewals Saw Rate Hikes of Up to 5%, with More Expected: S&P January 25, 2018 Global reinsurance pricing in aggregate was flat to up about 5 percent during the January 2018 renewals, and more price...
Hedge Fund Insurers Struggle in Crowded Market with Poor Investment Results: S&P July 7, 2016 By Sonali Basak Hedge fund firms that set up reinsurance companies will struggle because too many rivals had the same idea and investment...
Brexit Would Create Extra Burden for Reinsurers, Caution CEOs June 22, 2016 By Susanne Sclafane While insurers and reinsurers will be able to deal with the aftermath of an exit of the U.K. from the...
Capital Adequacy Is Key Strength of Reinsurers in Difficult Market: S&P February 22, 2016 By L.S. Howard Strength of capital and good enterprise risk management are two of the main reasons the global reinsurance industry will be...