Issues

Leo Re sits alongside Munich Re's more broadly distributed Eden Re, which contributed $300mn in 2019.

Blazes not expected to breach occurrence retentions despite generous hours clauses.

The majority of I50 stocks rallied during 2019, enabling the index to grow by almost 20 percent.

An oil rig off the coast of Norway may seem an unlikely victim of social inflation. But the phenomenon that has created misery for USA Inc and shaped the outcome of the casualty reinsurance renewals is being felt far from the pharmaceuticals companies, the hospitals, the religious institutions – and insurers thereof – perceived to stand well ahead in the firing line.

Willis Re report shows reinsurers reacting to Boeing incidents and ILS lock-up.

A shift towards rated paper and occurrence structures helped the market clear with some deals remaining outstanding.

The Insurance Insider looks back to some of the standout pieces of the last 12 months.

Rates on North American property binders up between 10 and 25 percent depending on territory.

The main disrupted segments are still aggregate retro and sidecar vehicles.

An ever-clearer picture is emerging of what winning and losing looks like in a hardening market.

For major continental European (re)insurers the three-year strategic plan, preferably with an aspirational moniker and definitely all capped up, has become a key benchmark of performance.

Two professionals win the underwriter rankings and RKH Specialty’s Jason Rose climbs to the top of the broker podium.