ILS News
‘Breakaway’ Pricing Seen From Capital Markets Pressuring Traditional Re
With third-party investors putting increased levels of capital into catastrophe bonds, sidecars and collateralized reinsurance, pricing in the capital markets is now, for the first time, "decoupled" ...
U.S. Property Cat Re Prices Down As Much As 25%, Casualty Softening: Willis Re
Reinsurers are taking "robust defensive measures to maintain market positions recently eroded by new capital markets entrants," with prices down 25 percent on some Florida property accounts, Willis ...
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 ...Aspen Re Appoints Tobben To Head New Capital Markets Division
Aspen Reinsurance, the reinsurance segment of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced the formation of a new division, Aspen Capital Markets, along with the appointment of Brian Tobben as managing ...
Alternative Re Capital Wave Lowering Traditional Re Prices Too
If April 1 is an accurate barometer for U.S. property/casualty insurers with June and July 1 reinsurance renewal dates, then those primary carriers can look forward to lower prices for both ...