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The size and location of industry losses from Hurricane Maria could be the "surprise" for some insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors that drives a transitional US property cat reinsurance market in the lead-up to 1.1, according to JLT Re North America CEO Ed Hochberg
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A firming market could lead to a further slowdown in M&A activity among insurers as company leaders focus on underwriting and avoid the distraction of trying to arrange new deals, Axis Capital CEO Albert Benchimol has said.
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The reaction of investors in cat funds that write retro will play a major part in determining the extent of rate hardening for both reinsurers and insurers at 1 January.
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London-listed (re)insurers have emerged as the most affected by the third quarter's catastrophe events.
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After years of deteriorating underwriting conditions in US casualty reinsurance, there is cautious optimism among reinsurers that predicted post-loss hardening in property lines will instigate a slow turn in third party business.
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As reinsurers continue to put out provisional loss estimates for Q3 cats, there is a growing recognition that 1 January will bring about a hardening in the US property treaty sector that could spread to other lines.
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Fitch Ratings has joined a growing chorus of commentary forecasting a hardening (re)insurance market
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After years in the soft market doldrums underwriters are beginning to walk with a slight spring in their step
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S&P has changed its view of pricing on 1 January renewals and now predicts flat to 5 percent increases for global reinsurance, reflecting the impact of third quarter catastrophes expected to result in insured losses of more than $100bn.
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Is Hiscox calling a hard market?
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The P&C insurance industry is often described as a model example of the forces of demand and supply in action
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Average comprehensive motor insurance premiums in the UK fell by 1.1 percent to £838 ($1,105) in Q3, as insurers adjusted their prices in anticipation of a change to the Ogden discount rate, according to the latest pricing survey from Willis Towers Watson.
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