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 ...
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‘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 ...
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 ...
Crum & Forster Upgraded to A+; Aspen, Sompo Ratings Under Review
Notable announcements on insurance company financial strength ratings last week included AM Best's upgrade of Crum & Forster Insurance Group, and various rating agency announcements about a ...
‘Big Four’ Reinsurers Maintain Property-Cat Appetite, Despite Signs of Rate Softening
Europe's four largest reinsurers – Swiss Re, Munich Re, Hannover Re and SCOR – are maintaining their appetite for property-catastrophe risks as well as their ambitious profit targets for 2025, ...
Reinsurers Have Made Major Structural Changes to Improve Profits. Will Discipline Last?
Reinsurance underwriting remains disciplined, with terms and conditions and attachment points largely intact, despite signs of rate moderation, according to an AM Best market segment report. During ...
Markel Insurance Completes Sale of Reinsurance Renewal Rights to Nationwide
Global specialty insurer Markel Insurance reported that it has completed the sale of the renewal rights for its $1.2 billion global reinsurance business to Nationwide. This transaction was previously ...
Swiss Re Tops List of Largest Reinsurers on Its Shift to IFRS-17 Accounting: AM Best
Swiss Re tops the list of the world's 50 largest reinsurers as a result of its adoption of the IFRS-17 accounting standards, which also led to a shuffle among the top-tier reinsurers, according to AM ...