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Insurance competition remains vibrant in some of the segments that remain most exposed to persistent risks highlighted by the flagship World Economic Forum report.
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The carrier also signed down some Lloyd’s players due to differential pricing.
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The flight of reinsurers to mid- and upper layers of programmes is influenced by recent experience but softening at this level can be seen as a risky move.
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The broker’s report also hailed the best risk-adjusted margins for ILS investors in a decade.
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Reinsurers are looking to grow in top-layer cat risk, resulting in “variable” outcomes on sign-downs.
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The primary insurance subsidiary buys around EUR700mn of property cat protection from the wider market.
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Property cat and casualty pricing remain steady following chaotic 2023 renewal, with global cat rates rising 3%.
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Some reinsurers could be heading into 2024 with spare capacity, the reinsurance leader said.
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The broker said over-placement on some deals was a positive sign for brokers, though reinsurance capacity is still very tight in some areas.
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Travelers is set to expand its core cat treaty by between $1bn and $1.5bn, in a further sign of increased demand for cat reinsurance coverage at 1 January, this publication can reveal.
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We look at data trends that shed light on the past year, ranging from growth plans at Lloyd’s to personnel planning, uncertain IPO prospects and the unexpected trends from Florida losses.
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Next year will see North Atlantic hurricane activity about 30% above the 1991-2020 30-year norm, according to Tropical Storm Risk.