Reinsurance
Reinsurers’ Casualty Appetites Varied, but Capacity Was ‘Ample’ During 1/1 Renewals
Reinsurers had varied appetites for casualty reinsurance during the January 2024 renewals; while capacity was sufficient, they still maintained underwriting discipline, according to reinsurance ...
Federal Reinsurance for Cats: No Thanks, APCIA Says
Federal lawmakers introduced a bill to create a federal natural catastrophe backstop recently, reacting to insurers' issues with growing private reinsurance costs. But a trade group for carriers ...
When Higher Pricing <> Underwriting Profit or Double-Digit Returns
In spite of premium increases that primary insurance carriers will record for 2023, the U.S. property/casualty industry as a whole won't report an underwriting profit or a double-digit return for the ...
FEMA Adds Nearly $620M to Reinsurance Program
FEMA announced that the agency is transferring $619.5 million more of the National Flood Insurance Program's financial risk to the private reinsurance market as part of its 2024 reinsurance ...
A Return to Balance: Brokers Say Reinsurance Renewals Were ‘Stable’
This year's January reinsurance renewals were described by brokers as "stable," "predictable," "orderly," "calmer," "disciplined," with "increased appetites" and a return to supply/demand balance. ...
Loss-Impacted U.S. Programs Among Those Seeing Biggest 1/1 Prop. Cat Re Price Hikes
While the reinsurance market indeed stabilized during the January 2024 reinsurance renewals (from the chaotic January renewals of last year), buyers with loss-affected programs experienced further ...
U.S. Property Reinsurance Rates Rose Nearly 50% for Some on Jan 1
U.S. property catastrophe reinsurance rates rose by as much as 50 percent on the key Jan. 1 renewal date, broker Gallagher Re said in a report on Tuesday, as reinsurers look to recoup losses from ...
Reinsurance Buyers Find ‘Smoother’ January Renewals With Ample Capacity: Guy Carpenter
Ceding companies are finding that a responsive reinsurance market has materialized for the Jan. 1, 2024 renewals — a reflection of ample capacity and a commercial ...
