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Swiss Re Reports Nearly Half-Billion-Dollar YTD Loss; Forecasts Price Hikes

A rise in insurance premiums, especially in areas affected by recent hurricanes and disasters, will help Swiss Re recover from almost half a billion dollars of losses in the first nine months of this ...

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. ...

Falling Prices Advantage Large Reinsurers, Pressure Smaller Firms

A slump in reinsurance prices is playing to the strengths of the biggest global reinsurers, while piling pressure on smaller competitors to diversify or consolidate. Reinsurers, which help insurers ...

Expect Nothing ‘Radical’ in 2014 for Reinsurance Prices: Allianz Re CEO

Property and casualty reinsurance rates, which fell in seven of the last 10 years, probably won't rebound in 2014, the head of Allianz SE's reinsurance arm said. "Last year's catastrophe activity was ...

Swiss Re Takes Hit in Trading As Reinsurance Prices Fall

Swiss Re Ltd., the world's second-biggest reinsurer, fell the most in six months in Zurich trading after Willis Re said reinsurance prices slid by as much as 25 percent in the Jan. 1 renewals round. ...

Reinsurance Pricing Dropping Faster than Expected: Nomura

In a research note published late last week, analysts at Nomura Equity Research reported that prices for Jan. 1 reinsurance renewals are falling faster than expected, with some U.S. property ...