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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.
APAC cedents are looking for holistic solutions beyond pure volatility cover: Tony Gallagher, Marsh Re
26th October 2026
As insurers across Asia Pacific grapple with a continual frequency of catastrophe events driven by secondary perils, Marsh Re’s clients in the region are seeking holistic solutions centred around strong partnerships and the need to generate returns for shareholders, according to Tony Gallagher, CEO of the Asia Pacific Region, Marsh ... Read the full article
Reinsurance News Monte Carlo Executive Roundtable 2026
13th October 2026
Reinsurance News held its fourth Monte Carlo Executive Roundtable at the 68th edition of the annual RVS meeting in September, bringing together eight leaders from across the re/insurance industry to discuss key issues shaping the sector. The 2026 Reinsurance News Monte Carlo Executive Roundtable report, ... Read the full article
Nationwide and Ryan Re target thoughtful specialty reinsurance growth
7th October 2026
Emil Issavi, Chief Executive Officer and President of Ryan Re, said Nationwide and Ryan Re are targeting growth in specialty reinsurance, but will do so thoughtfully, emphasising that risk management is at the centre of decision-making. In our latest video interview, which took place around the annual ... Read the full article
RVS Roundtable: Creativity and responsiveness key as reinsurance competition intensifies
1st October 2026
Reinsurance industry leaders agreed that competitive pressure is a hallmark of current market conditions, but were eager to emphasise that some markets and products are still attractive amid all the talk of softening, with cedents looking for creativity, responsiveness, and transparency from their reinsurance partners. At the 68th RVS conference in ... Read the full article
Continental Europe’s MGA market poised for growth: Marry, Bridgehaven
29th September 2026
Fiona Marry, European CEO of specialty insurer Bridgehaven, said the MGA model represents a significant growth opportunity, with Continental Europe following the UK and US towards a more MGA-centric market, albeit on its own trajectory and timeline. Speaking to Reinsurance News around the 2026 Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) in Monte Carlo, ... Read the full article
Reinsurers eye specialty lines to drive growth as property cat rates soften: Berenberg
24th September 2026
Reinsurers are shifting their growth focus from core catastrophe markets toward high-barrier specialty lines as property catastrophe rates face continued softening, according to Berenberg comments following the 2026 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre. During their time at the 2026 RVS, Berenberg met with representatives of Hannover Re, Hiscox, Munich Re, SCOR, ... Read the full article
Hybrid fronting can bring new or underpenetrated risks into the insurance market: Marry, Bridgehaven
23rd September 2026
Fiona Marry, European CEO of specialty insurer Bridgehaven, said hybrid fronting has the potential to grow the insurance market by bringing new or underpenetrated risks into the market, making specialist underwriting expertise accessible to institutional capital, and making regulated capacity accessible to MGAs. Bridgehaven is a specialty insurer which operates a ... Read the full article
Reliability & predictability key for Mapfre Re amid shift to higher quality relationships: San Basilio
23rd September 2026
Javier San Basilio Pardo, General Manager at global reinsurer Mapfre Re, expects the way the reinsurance industry handles relationships to shift in the coming years, and also anticipates a drive for more customised solutions. Reinsurance News spoke with San Basilio at RVS 2026 in Monte Carlo about a range of industry ... Read the full article
Growth, operations, and capital management the biggest challenges in reinsurance today: PwC’s Crepon
18th September 2026
Speaking to Reinsurance News during the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous 2026, Xavier Crepon, Global Insurance Leader at PwC, emphasised that growth, capital management, and adapting operations to technological advancements represent the biggest challenges currently facing the reinsurance market today. On growth, Crepon stated that this is a big challenge in today's reinsurance ... Read the full article
Peak Re targets sustainable growth in a more challenging market: CUO, Hough
18th September 2026
Peak Re, the global reinsurer, is targeting sustainable growth by broadening its capabilities and sharpening its strategic differentiation as competition intensifies and reinsurance pricing comes under increasing pressure, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) Philip Hough told Reinsurance News at the 2026 Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo. The Hong Kong-based global reinsurer ... Read the full article
Over 25% of insurers expect to increase property reinsurance purchases in 2027: Moody’s Ratings
16th September 2026
As primary insurers look to mitigate tail risk exposures as they expect an increase in the frequency and severity of catastrophe losses, more than 25% of respondents to Moody's Ratings 2027 reinsurance buyers survey expect to purchase more property reinsurance in 2027. Moody's Ratings released its annual reinsurance buyers survey results ... Read the full article
Howden Re’s Reina offers counterpoint to capital deployment narrative at RVS 2026
16th September 2026
At RVS 2026 in Monte Carlo, Massimo Reina offered a counterpoint to the narrative of reinsurers rushing to deploy record capital. The CEO of Howden Re International told Reinsurance News that competition is intensifying, but discipline, not indiscriminate deployment, is what's actually characterising the market. As pricing falls, he explained, generating ... Read the full article
It’s important to be sustainable and well placed for when the market turns: Montador, Arundo Re
16th September 2026
French reinsurer Arundo Re is expecting some softening at the January 1 renewals, but has no constraints and will target maintaining profitability and being sustainable so the company is a good position when the market cycle turns, according to Laurent Montador, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO). We spoke with Montador at ... Read the full article
Marsh Re’s Enoizi warns against premature Jan 1 rate calls, flags widening protection gap
15th September 2026
Marsh Re, the global reinsurance broker, spoke with Reinsurance News at this year's Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo to set out the firm’s thinking on the January 1 renewals, the state of market discipline, and the growing role of governments in absorbing catastrophe and emerging risk. Among those representing the ... Read the full article
Swiss Re sees adequate opportunities in short-tail lines and data centres: Urs Baertschi
15th September 2026
Urs Baertschi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Property & Casualty (P&C) Reinsurance at Swiss Re, said the firm still sees adequate opportunities in some short-tail lines around property and specialty in various regions, alongside growth opportunities from data centres. In a video interview ahead of ... Read the full article
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