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Reinsurance Rates Still Falling—But Less at June 1: JLT Re

Property-catastrophe reinsurance rate declines are continuing to taper off from the double-digit average drops that were recorded two years ago, JLT Re reported in a report yesterday. JLT Re's ...

Midyear Re Prices Down Up to 25 Percent

Reinsurance prices fell by as much as 25 percent in key markets midyear as pension funds poured in money and demand for cover from insurance companies remained subdued, brokers said on Tuesday. ...

‘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" ...

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 ...

Validus’ Noonan Slams Berkshire Sidecar, Says Cat Model Won’t Jolt US Re Prices

London market participants are competitive but disciplined, Validus Holdings' CEO said on Friday. But one pocket of "excessive competition" is coming from Berkshire Hathaway's Lloyd's sidecar—a ...