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Monte Carlo Rendezvous news
The annual Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) is a key event in the reinsurance calendar with a more than 60 year history of reinsurers, brokers and their clients all meeting in the Principality of Monaco.
It signals the beginning of reinsurance industry meetings in the run-up to end of year reinsurance renewal negotiations and sees executive teams and underwriters, brokers, buyers, risk capital providers and industry service providers all meeting to set out their positioning for the important January renewal season.
Read all our news, interviews and coverage from the Monte Carlo reinsurance Rendez-vous below.
Reinsurance News Monte Carlo Executive Roundtable 2025
13th October 2025
At the 67th edition of RVS in September, Reinsurance News held its third Monte Carlo Executive Roundtable, during which eight leaders from across the re/insurance industry discussed market trends ahead of the key January 1st, 2026, renewal season. In partnership with AM Specialty Insurance Company ... Read the full article
Arundo Re is “flexible” but there’s a need to maintain discipline: Laurent Montador
25th September 2025
Laurent Montador, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of French reinsurer Arundo Re, told Reinsurance News at RVS 2025 in Monte Carlo, that as the risk landscape continues to evolve, it’s important to stay disciplined. Montador explained that at this year’s RVS, the hard discussions with clients and brokers were not the ... Read the full article
Discipline remains crucial amid market softening: UIB CEO Barrington
24th September 2025
Although the past two years have seen relatively calm catastrophe seasons, they differ in terms of market dynamics, according to UIB CEO Shaun Barrington, speaking at RVS 2025 in an interview with Reinsurance News. He believes the broader insurance and facultative reinsurance markets have already undergone significant pricing changes since ... Read the full article
Strong returns hold as property pricing slides but soft market concerns overstated: Citizens
19th September 2025
At this year’s Monte Carlo Rendezvous de Septembre, Citizens Bank, a provider of financial and insurance insights, observed that while property catastrophe pricing is sliding, the broader reinsurance market continues to deliver solid returns. After meeting with reinsurers, insurers, and brokers, Citizens Bank’s view is that speculation of a widespread soft ... 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
Supercede sees steady growth as it streamlines brokers’ workflows and extends focus: Ben Rose
18th September 2025
Ben Rose, Co-Founder and President of Supercede, highlighted that the company has seen steady growth since its launch, with much of the expansion driven by brokers recognising the platform’s ability to streamline time-consuming, ‘table-stakes’ tasks and free them to focus on improving deal quality and client outcomes. Supercede is an independent ... Read the full article
Legacy market’s flexibility key as new exposures emerge: Carrick’s Hernon
17th September 2025
Phil Hernon, Chief Operating Officer of Carrick Holdings, told Reinsurance News at RVS 2025 that as emerging legacy exposures such as cyber, climate, and social inflation continue to grow, the market is demonstrating its ability to adapt, driven by proactive planning and ongoing education. Discussing all things legacy, Hernon explored a ... Read the full article
Moody’s says a $100bn single cat could be an earnings event: Siddiqui & Eck
16th September 2025
In an interview with Reinsurance News during the 2025 RVS in Monte Carlo, Salman Siddiqui, Associate Managing Director at Moody's Ratings, and James Eck, Vice President–Senior Credit Officer at Moody's Investors Service, explained that while a single $100 billion catastrophe loss event in the past would have eroded balance sheets, ... Read the full article
NA property a “market of opportunity” despite softening: Howden Re’s Gulbransen
15th September 2025
In a recent interview with Reinsurance News during RVS 2025, Howden Re's Wade Gulbransen, CEO North America, offered an optimistic perspective on the current reinsurance market in the region, describing it as a “market of opportunity” despite recent shifts. Gulbransen highlighted the significant changes over the past three or four years, ... Read the full article
Benign hurricane season could lift reinsurer profits despite softer pricing: J.P. Morgan
12th September 2025
Reinsurers could find themselves net beneficiaries of a benign Atlantic hurricane season, with potential profits more than offsetting the effects of a softening market, analysts at J.P. Morgan noted in a recent report. The analysts stated that while recent feedback from Monte Carlo has suggested that a light season would add ... Read the full article
Reinsurance brokers push for orderly margin shift to cedants: Berenberg
12th September 2025
Following the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, Berenberg, the German investment bank and equity research firm, emphasises that reinsurance brokers are pushing for an orderly transfer of margins from reinsurers to cedants. In its post-Monte Carlo report, Berenberg stresses that brokers are actively encouraging an orderly transfer of margins from reinsurers to cedants. With ... Read the full article
Supply increases as demand grows in Europe and LatAm: Munich Re’s Kopff
12th September 2025
In a recent interview during RVS 2025 in Monte Carlo, Munich Re’s Clarisse Kopff offered insight into the evolving reinsurance market in Europe and Latin America, highlighting trends in demand, natural catastrophes, and the need for public-private collaborations. Kopff, who serves as a Member of the Board of Management of Munich ... Read the full article
Earnings protection & legacy key themes at RVS 2025: Hochberg, Guy Carpenter
12th September 2025
Speaking with Reinsurance News at RVS in Monte Carlo, Ed Hochberg, Head of Global Risk Solutions for reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter, said that earnings protection and legacy were two key themes from his conversations at this year's event. Earnings protection was a hot topic throughout RVS 2025, and according to Hochberg, ... Read the full article
NewRe is optimistic for next renewals with no capacity constraints: Braune & Urban
12th September 2025
In an interview with Reinsurance News during RVS 2025 in Monte Carlo, Thomas Braune, CEO of NewRe, and Iris Urban, Chief Underwriting Officer P&C, said the company has demonstrated stability and continuity in a difficult market, benefiting from parent Munich Re’s knowledge pool, leaving them optimistic for the next renewal. Urban ... Read the full article
Reinsurance buyers to benefit as KBW sees rate declines ahead of Jan renewals
11th September 2025
KBW has revealed that its primary takeaway from the Reinsurance Rendezvous is that, absent very significant near-term losses, property catastrophe reinsurance rates are likely to fall by at least 10% at the January 1, 2026 renewals, leaving the firm somewhat more optimistic about reinsurance buyers. KBW noted that, based on its ... Read the full article
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