catastrophe reinsurance Archives

The Third-Party Capital Juggernaut Continues Unabated: Standard & Poor’s

Perhaps the good news for U.S. property catastrophe reinsurers is this: the influx of third-party capital to their sector has slowed. The reality remains, however, that its growth continues to ...

Swiss Re is Pulling Back From Catastrophe Coverage

Swiss Re Ltd., the world's No. 2 reinsurer, is cutting back on catastrophe coverage and moving into new lines of business as low interest rates and fewer natural disasters undercut prices. "The super ...

Alternative Capital Now 20% of Cat Re Total: Aon Benfield

We've heard for a while now that alternative capital is increasing its share of the overall catastrophe reinsurance market. Aon Benfield Securities estimates its stake has now reached 20 percent of ...

RMS: Reinsurers Can Adapt to ILS Invasion Using NIKE As Inspiration

With hedge and pension funds continuing to dive into the reinsurance market through insurance-linked securities, or ILS products, Peter Nakada urges the industry to get used to it and adapt. Nakada, ...

Re Pricing Down For June 1 Florida Renewals: Guy Carpenter

In a briefing published on it the website Monday, reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter said noted that alternative reinsurance capital helped drive traditional reinsurance pricing down for midyear ...