property-catastrophe reinsurance News
Reinsurers’ Appetite for Natural Catastrophe Risks Grows
Top reinsurers are showing increasing – but disciplined – appetite for natural catastrophe risks as a result of rising demand, better pricing, more favorable terms and conditions, and sound ...
Fitch Ratings Shifts Global Re Outlook to Neutral; Pricing Past Peak
Fitch Ratings announced that it shifted its outlook on the global reinsurance sector to neutral yesterday but the downward shift came with an expectation of continued profitability—and a forecasted ...
Reinsurer Appetites for Cat Exposures Return at Midyear: Brokers
Capacity was more readily available during the midyear renewals, which brokers described as "orderly," in comparison to the turbulent January renewals. At the same time, prices saw some moderating ...
Reinsurers Retreat From U.S. Disaster Hotspots on Climate Risks
Reinsurers are increasingly reconsidering their business in natural disaster-prone locations including California and Florida as losses mount, according to Moody's Investors Service. Climate change ...
White Mountains Ark Sub Sponsoring Prop-Cat Re Sidecar
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. announced today that Ark Insurance Holdings Limited, its specialty property/casualty reinsurance and insurance subsidiary, has sponsored the formation of a ...
Berkley Cooling On Professional Lines, Firing Up Property Cat Re Engines
Property cat reinsurance: "More." Professional liability insurance: Not so much. The president and chief executive officer of W.R. Berkley Corp., Robert Berkley, Jr., shared his company's appetite ...
Property Catastrophe Reinsurance Entering a True Hard Market
Uncertain times are challenging for reinsurers. Claims may jump, and investment losses may dent profitability and possibly capital. However, uncertain times can also be good for reinsurers. Demand ...
Underwriting No Longer Sole Path to Profit, Say Berkley Execs
While the days of cash flow underwriting are a distant memory for veteran insurance executives, the need for industry's more recent "preoccupation" with underwriting profit is starting to subside, ...