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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.
We are the same trusted partner in every phase of the cycle: Schwimmer, Munich Re
7th September 2026
While markets and risks shift, reinsurance giant Munich Re’s commitment to disciplined underwriting, long-term partnerships and reliable capacity remains, according to Christa Schwimmer, Chief Executive for Specialty Reinsurance, Lloyd’s and Bermuda. Schwimmer took on her current role at the beginning of last year, and overseas Munich Re’s Specialty Reinsurance platform, ... Read the full article
Hannover Re expects risk-adequate prices for Jan 1 renewals amid increasingly challenging environment
7th September 2026
Global reinsurer Hannover Re expects generally risk-adequate rates for the January 1st, 2027, treaty renewals in its book of property and casualty reinsurance, with terms and conditions likely to "remain broadly unchanged." At Hannover Re's press briefing in Monte Carlo at the 68th RVS, the reinsurer confirmed that it plans to ... Read the full article
Aon launches DIRA to help insurers gain clearer view of digital infrastructure exposures
7th September 2026
As investment in data centres and other digital infrastructure assets continues to accelerate, global broking group Aon has launched its Digital Infrastructure Risk Aggregator (DIRA), designed to help insurers manage digital infrastructure risk and deploy capacity in this expanding market. Aon says that DIRA helps carriers obtain a "clearer view" of ... Read the full article
SCOR leans into AI as reinsurer warns of governance and liability challenges
6th September 2026
Speaking at a media briefing held during the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, SCOR’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Thierry Léger, and the Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Global P&C, Jean-Paul Conoscente, set out the reinsurer’s view on the forces reshaping the industry, with artificial intelligence (AI) emerging as one of the most ... Read the full article
Protection gap remains ‘huge’ as third-party capital hits $140bn, reports S&P
6th September 2026
Speaking at this year’s Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo, senior analysts from S&P Global Ratings, a provider of credit ratings and financial analysis, set out their view of the reinsurance market’s biggest structural challenges and opportunities, from the widening protection gap to the fast-growing exposures created by AI-driven data ... Read the full article
‘Value of reinsurance has never been more evident’ as risks become more global & volatile: Munich Re
6th September 2026
At the 68th annual meeting of the reinsurance industry in Monte Carlo, Munich Re, one of the world's largest reinsurance companies, underlined the importance of a resilient reinsurance sector as risks are "becoming more global and more volatile." Munich Re describes reinsurance as society’s immune system, but warns that the industry ... Read the full article
AXA XL Re cautious ahead of Jan renewals, but aims to provide consistent pricing and appetite through the cycle: CEO Guidée
6th September 2026
Global reinsurer AXA XL Re is cautious heading into the key January 1 2027 renewals as there’s still time for meaningful loss events to impact the industry, but in a market with improved discipline, the focus is on providing consistency of pricing and appetite through the cycle, according to CEO ... Read the full article
We’re a solution provider, always working to get the right yes for clients: Voralia, Everest
6th September 2026
As the reinsurance market moves on from the correction phase, global carrier Everest isn’t focused on short-term price movements but more its role as a solution provider, bringing access to clients, as well as global expertise and capital flexibility in an increasingly interconnected world, according to Jiten Voralia, Chief Underwriting ... Read the full article
Reinsurance sector set for ‘controlled descent’ as margins come under pressure: Fitch
6th September 2026
As the global reinsurance sector enters a period of decelerating growth and margin compression, driven by excess capital and softening rates, Manuel Arrive, CFA, Director, Insurance at Fitch Ratings, said the base case is a “controlled descent, not a fall off a cliff.” Speaking during a briefing at the 68th edition ... Read the full article
Reinsurer flexibility gives Gallagher Re confidence ahead of Jan 1 renewals: Dowlen, EMEA CEO
6th September 2026
As reinsurers show both flexibility and interest to support the evolving needs of buyers, global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re is confident its clients can achieve good outcomes at the key January 1 renewals, according to Hamish Dowlen, CEO of EMEA. Speaking with Reinsurance News around the 68th edition of RVS in ... Read the full article
‘Physical economy is back’ as data centres become strategic infrastructure: Swiss Re
6th September 2026
Jérôme Haegeli, Group Chief Economist at Swiss Re and Head of the Swiss Re Institute, has said the “physical economy is back” as the rapid expansion of data centre investment fuels a new global capital expenditure (capex) super-cycle. Speaking during the 68th edition of the Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) in Monte ... Read the full article
London Market enters next phase from stronger position than previous soft cycle: PwC
6th September 2026
A recent analysis from PwC suggests the London Market enters the next phase of the underwriting cycle from a stronger position than in the previous soft cycle, supported by significant hard market pricing gains, higher investment returns and improved expense ratios. Ahead of the annual Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS), ... Read the full article
Ocean Re names Neil Bramley as CUO
6th September 2026
Ocean Re, a global reinsurance company providing reinsurance capacity and underwriting solutions to clients and brokers, has appointed Neil Bramley as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), following his period serving in the position on an interim basis. Bramley took on the interim CUO role in May and will now continue in the ... Read the full article
Howden Re expands alternative risk offering with new international practice
6th September 2026
Howden Re, the reinsurance, capital markets and strategic advisory business of global insurance intermediary Howden, has established a new International Alternative Solutions practice to help clients develop alternative approaches to managing risk and accessing capital. The new practice, led by Alexander Roth, will bring together specialists from across risk transfer, analytics ... Read the full article
Capex ‘super-cycle’ among largest commercial P&C opportunities in decades: Swiss Re
5th September 2026
A new Swiss Re Institute report has suggested that a global capital expenditure (capex) super-cycle, driven by surging investment in data centres, energy systems and other strategic infrastructure, could create one of the largest commercial property and casualty (P&C) opportunities for insurers in decades. According to the report, which was released ... Read the full article
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