Reinsurance
Global reinsurers face huge challenges and opportunities as the world comes to terms with the impact of Covid-19. The emergence of a hard market has created opportunities for growth in several reinsurance classes, where rising demand is outstripping available capacity. Insurance Day’s reinsurance content examines how these and other trends are reshaping the global reinsurance marketplace.
Reinsurance market looks to moderate rate hikes at January 1
One top London market broker is forecasting rate rises of between 5% and 10% at January 1, 2021, assuming an average hurricane season
Axa XL receives approval for onshore China reinsurer
New carrier will be domiciled in Shanghai
Reinsurers and top-tier funds winning out as ILS capacity retreats: Willis Re
Investors have renewed appetite for traditional reinsurers as Covid-19 wrecks key attraction of ILS investments
Viewpoint: The Brazilian reinsurance market is equal to the challenge of Covid-19
The current situation in Brazil is having an impact on reinsurers, but the maturity achieved by the reinsurance market over the last decade means it has the resilience to deal with most challenges
NewRe appoints Herrenpoth as underwriting chief
Dirk Herrenpoth succeeds Artur Klinger who joined Everest Re
Assurant completes 2020 property cat reinsurance programme
US carrier reduces limit by $230m
Re/insurance rates set for big hikes into 2021: Fitch
Rating agency echoes views from other market participants suggesting broad market hardening
Liberty Mutual Re hires Steiner to grow US casualty treaty book
Sara Steiner joins from RenaissanceRe
Reinsurers and cedants gear up for pandemic loss aggregation battles
Parties to reinsurance contracts are seeking legal advice as to whether aggregation clauses are triggered, but limited case law and vague wordings suggest protracted battles lie ahead
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Achmea taps ILS for €100m of European wind cover
Windmill II Re bond upsized from €80m
Scor forecast to deliver strongest COR among European reinsurers
Hannover Re will produce second-best combined ratio, analysts say
Liberty Mutual Re hires Axa XL treaty underwriter Mackie
Scott Mackie appointed director of assumed reinsurance in property business
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