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Downstream energy sector to see turnaround after years of losses: WTW
23rd November 2018
Price increases in the downstream energy re/insurance sector are now inevitable after years of unprofitable returns and major losses, according to re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW). The November 2018 edition of the firm’s Energy Market Review noted that 2017 was the second worst underwriting year on record for the sector ... Read the full article
Commercial insurance pricing continues to rise at Q3: Marsh
23rd November 2018
Average commercial insurance prices rose by just over 1% over the third quarter of 2018, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of pricing increases for the sector, according to the latest Global Insurance Market Index by re/insurance broker Marsh. The pricing trend has largely been driven by increases in property and financial ... Read the full article
Upstream energy sector remains profitable, but rate reductions unlikely: WTW
22nd November 2018
The upstream energy re/insurance sector looks set to continue its profitable trend in 2018, although insurers are reluctant to implement any further rate reductions as this fragile dynamic could be reversed by only a modest upturn in claims, according to re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW). The November 2018 edition of ... Read the full article
Wildfires could boost P&C pricing and reduce risk appetite: Morgan Stanley
21st November 2018
With the recent outbreak of devastating wildfires in California marking two consecutive years of large losses in the state, analysts at Morgan Stanley have suggested that the property and casualty (P&C) re/insurance market could respond by raising prices and reducing its risk appetite. The firm said that the industry will have ... Read the full article
Zurich expects rates momentum to slow into 2019, says CFO Quinn
14th November 2018
Zurich Insurance Group continues to achieve rate increases across its property and casualty (P&C) lines, but it expects pricing momentum to slow down as it moves into 2019, according to Chief Financial Officer George Quinn. Speaking during a third quarter earnings call, Quinn explained that the overall rate changes experienced over ... Read the full article
Willis Towers Watson extends pricing software to telematics start-up Ticker
12th November 2018
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is supplying the latest version of its Radar pricing software to Ticker, a new telematics insurer due to launch in early 2019. WTW said that its Radar Live and Radar Base solutions will enable Ticker to deliver more accurate decisions in pricing ... Read the full article
Rising motor prices drive improved outlook for French P&C sector: Moody’s
9th November 2018
Moody’s Investors Service has changed its outlook on the French Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance sector from negative to stable, reflecting rising prices and lower claims frequency in the key motor insurance market. French P&C insurers are also likely to benefit from a rise in interest rates, as they will gradually ... Read the full article
Rising P&C reinsurance rates put pressure on Caribbean cedents: A.M. Best
2nd November 2018
Primary property and casualty (P&C) insurers in the Caribbean market remained mired in a protracted soft market cycle, but rising reinsurance costs could force companies to introduce some much-needed rate increases, according to a report by A.M. Best. The rating agency noted that insurers were unable to implement rate enhancements in ... Read the full article
UK property rates remain under pressure despite weather losses: A.M. Best
25th October 2018
Conditions remain challenging for property insurers in the UK as strong competition and the availability of relatively cheap reinsurance put pressure on rates in spite of claims inflation, according to A.M. Best. A report by the rating agency found that the 100 largest UK insurers reported a combined underwriting loss in ... Read the full article
Michael will not meaningfully impact reinsurance pricing: J.P. Morgan
16th October 2018
Analysts at J.P. Morgan have claimed that even a loss towards the upper end of the range of initial insured loss estimates for Hurricane Michael would be manageable for the property and casualty (P&C) industry and unlikely to meaningfully affect reinsurance prices. Catastrophe modellers currently put the range of insured losses ... Read the full article
SCOR’s portfolio pricing “back at the 2014 level,” says P&C CEO Victor Peignet
15th October 2018
SCOR’s overall portfolio pricing is “now almost back at the 2014 level” in terms of technical ratio, and at the 2015 level for the return on risk-adjusted capital, according to Victor Peignet, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SCOR Global P&C. Speaking in an interview with Reinsurance News, Peignet said that SCOR ... Read the full article
Modest cat losses to pressure rates at 1/1 renewals: Goldman Sachs
8th October 2018
Reinsurance pricing is likely to come under further pressure at 1 January 2019 renewals due to below-average catastrophe losses over 3Q 2018 and a sustained influx of alternative capital, according to investment bank Goldman Sachs. Property catastrophe modelling firms estimate that insured industry losses over the third quarter of 2018 will ... Read the full article
Reinsurance pricing to decline at 1/1 renewals, says J.P. Morgan
3rd October 2018
Reinsurance pricing is set to decline at 1 January 2019 renewals in light of manageable catastrophe losses over the third quarter of 2018, as well as ongoing overcapitalisation and the robust appetite of alternative capital markets, according to analysts at J.P. Morgan. Commercial re/insurers and personal lines are likely to have ... Read the full article
Price to be the key driver for reinsurance buyers at 1/1: Survey
27th September 2018
Overall, almost 60% of respondents to our global reinsurance market survey feel that price will be the most important counterparty feature to reinsurance buyers at the January 2019 renewals. As part of the Reinsurance News and Artemis global reinsurance market survey, we asked industry participants to rank, by order of ... Read the full article
Pricing will remain flat at 1/1 renewals: Fitch Ratings
25th September 2018
Although reinsurance pricing improved to some extent over 2018, abundant levels of underwriting capacity continue to absorb any increase in reinsurance demand, meaning rates are not expected to improve significantly at 1 January 2019 renewals, according to Fitch Ratings. Rates improvements were greatest at the January renewals in 2018, but subsequent ... Read the full article
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