April 1 renewals News
Buyer-Friendly April Reinsurance Renewal Bodes Well for Mid-Year Renewals: Brokers
The April reinsurance renewals saw a competitive, buyer-friendly market with plentiful capacity and price reductions for loss-free accounts – in a continuation of the favorable market conditions ...
Client, Reinsurer Expectations Were Better Aligned at April Renewals: Swiss Re
While the January reinsurance renewals proved to be the toughest and most grueling for decades, the April 1 renewals, driven by the Japanese P/C market, were a much ...
Inflation A ‘Major and Growing Concern’ for Reinsurers
With buyers' needs for capacity stable and remaining within the collective appetites of reinsurers, April 1 reinsurance renewals were orderly, according to a broker report, which points to inflation ...
April 1 Reinsurance Renewals Continue Hard Market Trends: Willis Re
International reinsurance renewals completed for April 1 followed trends set earlier in the season, as market pricing remained firm in virtually all classes and territories. Capacity was adequate ...
Most Commercial Insurance Rates Climbed Higher in April
Year over year, all lines of property/casualty insurance business experienced an increase in average premium renewal rate, except workers compensation, which saw a premium decrease, according to the ...
April Reinsurance Renewals Went ‘Smoothly’ Even as Underwriters Worked From Home
Reinsurers were able to complete the April renewals smoothly, despite being forced to move to the new working-from-home model after the COVID-19 outbreak, according to Willis Re. "The global ...
Market Hardening Could Benefit Reinsurers Through 2019: S&P
Following disappointing reinsurance pricing increases in 2018 and early 2019, it seemed that no amount of catastrophe losses would be sufficient to harden the overall market. However, during this ...
April Renewals Achieve Rate Hike Range From Flat to 25 Percent: Willis Re
While there were no signs of generalized rate hardening during the April 1, 2019 renewal season, reinsurers have adopted a "rational" rating approach, asking for price increases of up to 25 percent, ...