Reinsurance News
Casualty reinsurance
Ledger Investing to bring AI and efficiency to reinsurance & ILS market with Korra
9th December 2025
Ledger Investing has launched Korra, a separate SaaS platform company that aims to bring efficiency, transparency, and intelligence to the casualty reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market. Korra connects insurers, MGAs, reinsurers, and institutional investors through an integrated suite of applications and AI-driven workflows that support the full reinsurance lifecycle – ... Read the full article
No basis to expect Everest’s casualty reinsurance to mirror insurance portfolio: CEO Williamson
29th October 2025
Jim Williamson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global insurer and reinsurer, Everest Group, said yesterday that there's no reason to expect the firm's casualty reinsurance portfolio to perform in the same way as its "bottom quartile" primary casualty book. This week, Everest reported its third quarter 2025 financials, revealing a ... Read the full article
Clear evidence re/insurance industry is still cyclical: W. R. Berkley CEO
21st October 2025
Re/insurance market dynamics through the third quarter shows that the industry is still cyclical, and while there's still margin in the property catastrophe reinsurance business, it is eroding and is no longer as attractive as it was in recent times, with further softening expected, according to Rob Berkley, Chief Executive ... Read the full article
Commitment to long-term stability will ensure enduring success: QBE Re’s Killourhy
21st October 2025
Executives at QBE Re noted that while they have seen some market softening, it remains manageable where rates are adequate, with some pricing pressures expected in property at 1.1, the casualty market to remain broadly stable, and a focus on discipline and long-term partnerships in specialty lines. In an interview with ... Read the full article
Reinsurance market remains resilient with sellers eager to deploy capacity: Doyle, MMC
16th October 2025
The reinsurance market remains resilient in the face of elevated losses from natural catastrophe events, geopolitical instability and an uncertain macroeconomic landscape, with reinsurers eager to deploy capacity as competition increases, according to John Doyle, President of global broking group, Marsh McLennan (MMC). Doyle commented on insurance and reinsurance market conditions ... Read the full article
RVS Roundtable: The market is striking a balance but creativity needed in competitive environment
18th September 2025
At the 67th Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo last week, Reinsurance News held its annual executive roundtable, during which eight experts and leaders from across the industry discussed the sustainability of current market conditions, the outlook for the 2026 renewals and beyond, reinsurer discipline, the casualty space, while the ... Read the full article
It’s a dynamic, competitive yet reasonably disciplined reinsurance market: Urs Baertschi, Swiss Re
3rd September 2025
The reinsurance industry has been operating reasonably efficiently and has shown resilience to large losses like the Los Angeles wildfires in January, and, after the 2025 renewal periods, Urs Baertschi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Property & Casualty (P&C) Reinsurance at industry giant Swiss Re, expects discipline to be maintained. Read the full article
Property cat ROEs ‘still very attractive’, rate declines not always across the board: Arch CEO
5th August 2025
Bermuda headquartered insurance and reinsurance company, Arch Capital Group Ltd., expanded its property catastrophe reinsurance writings, particularly in Florida, during the second quarter of 2025, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nicolas Papadopoulo, believes that ROEs in the line remain "very attractive." Group-wide, Arch expanded its gross premiums written (GPW) by ... Read the full article
Peak Re NA launch shows ‘our commitment to expanding into key global markets,’ says CEO Hahn
28th May 2025
Hong Kong-based reinsurer Peak Re has launched and had rated a new North American underwriting entity, Peak Reinsurance North America Ltd. (Peak Re NA), domiciled in Bermuda, demonstrating the company's commitment to growing its footprint in key markets around the world. Peak Re NA is licensed as a Class 3B insurer, ... Read the full article
Aon and Moody’s expand reinsurance casualty collaboration
19th May 2025
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has expanded its reinsurance casualty collaboration with Moody's Insurance Solutions into commercial risk. Building on the initial success in casualty reinsurance, the collaboration will now deliver insights on climate casualty and other emerging risks, risk mitigation strategies, and excess casualty named-peril products for commercial insurance ... Read the full article
AIG ‘grateful’ for partnerships after ‘very strong’ Jan 1 2025 reinsurance renewals: CEO Zaffino
12th February 2025
Global insurer AIG had another strong renewal season at 1.1 2025, with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Peter Zaffino, stating that since the reinsurance sector's major reset at the January 2023 renewals, the firm's consistency, strategy, placement, and execution has positioned it "very favourably." Zaffino discussed the primary insurer's 1.1 ... Read the full article
Property cat rates still above what Everest needs to deploy in most markets: CEO, Williamson
4th February 2025
Despite property catastrophe reinsurance prices falling between 5% and 15% for loss free programmes at the January 1st, 2025, renewals, Jim Williamson, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bermuda-based carrier Everest, has said that overall, rates are still above what's required for the firm to have appetite to deploy ... Read the full article
W. R. Berkley CEO bemoans sluggish casualty reinsurance market as book shrinks 15%
29th January 2025
W. Robert Berkley, Jr., President and CEO of insurer W. R. Berkley, has expressed his disappointment with the reinsurance market's sluggish response to social inflation and other challenges, arguing that a lack of discipline is preventing the casualty market from achieving appropriate risk-adjusted returns. Berkley’s concerns are reflected in the reduction ... Read the full article
There are lingering questions about long-term profitability of casualty business: Vickers, Gallagher Re
28th January 2025
In a recent video interview with Reinsurance News, James Vickers, Chairman of Gallagher Re’s International division, discussed the current state of the casualty reinsurance market, addressing key issues like pricing and capacity constraints. Vickers pointed out that while improvements have been made in terms of ... Read the full article
U.S. casualty reserve development the biggest wildcard for reinsurers in 2025, say analysts
27th January 2025
Moody's insurance executives have identified U.S. casualty reserve development as the biggest wildcard for reinsurers in 2025, according to analysts at TD Cowen. Based on conversations with Moody's regarding their property & casualty outlook for 2025, TD Cowen stated that the rating agency anticipates the reinsurance industry's recent strong profitability will ... Read the full article
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