Markets
Ryan Specialty Launches New Sidecar to Support Its Delegated Underwriting
Ryan Specialty has formed a new collateralized reinsurance vehicle called Ryan Alternative Capital Re Ltd. (RAC Re).
RAC Re will deliver ...
How Fast Will the Reinsurance Market Soften?
A softer reinsurance market will prevail during the Jan. 1 reinsurance renewals. The only question is how much more softening will happen and how fast, leaders of Guy Carpenter said during a recent ...
Global Reinsurers Meet Cost of Capital for Second Consecutive Year
Sound risk management, strategic use of technology and a maturing partnership with alternative capital have subdued the cyclical nature of the reinsurance market. To ...
‘Double-Edged Sword’: S&P Scrutinizes Reinsurer Reliance on MGAs
Reinsurers that rely too heavily on managing general agents to access specialized underwriting expertise and distribution are facing scrutiny from analysts at S&P Global Ratings as the market ...
Fitch Revises Global Reinsurance Sector Outlook to ‘Deteriorating’ on Rising Competition
Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook for the global reinsurance sector to "deteriorating" for 2026 from "neutral" for 2025, reflecting its expectation that underlying operational and business ...
The Year So Far: Liberty Improves Most Among Nationals; Discipline Tested
A Carrier Management summary of earnings metrics for the year so far reveals a second-quarter average combined ratio of roughly 88, and a year-to-date ratio of just under 92 for a cohort of 27 ...
Viewpoint: Why Reinsurance Industry Often Struggles to Manage Market Cycles
"We must maintain underwriting discipline." This phrase is arguably the most repeated mantra in the reinsurance industry over the past two years, and you will struggle to find anyone in the market ...
Katrina 2005-2025: Property Policy Evolution
Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005, with the eye of the Category 3 hurricane centered on Bay St. Louis, Miss., though the storm is remembered largely because of the devastation to New ...