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Reinsurance market approaching equilibrium: Willis Re 1st View
1st July 2021
Willis Re has reported that reinsurance rate increases continued for most major lines and territories during the June and July renewal period, although in many cases reinsurers had to accept firm order terms below their initial quotes. That indicates that the market is approaching equilibrium, the reinsurance broker says in its ... Read the full article
Reinsurance rate increases outstripped claims inflation through Q1: Willis Re
17th June 2021
Analysts at Willis Re have observed an improvement in underlying profitability among global re/insurers in the first quarter of 2021, as rate increases for both reinsurance and commercial insurance lines of business continued to outstrip claims inflation. Claims inflation has been flagged as one of the key challenges facing the re/insurance ... Read the full article
Aon forecasts shifting re/insurer priorities as pricing moderates
14th June 2021
As part of its Global Market Overview report, broker Aon has forecasts that key longer-term issues are likely to gain relevance in re/insurer appetite and rating models, as the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and as pricing momentum slows. Aon is predicting moderation in rate increases as re/insurers begin to ... Read the full article
Morgan Stanley forecasts slowdown in P&C rate growth
14th June 2021
Analysts at Morgan Stanley are foreasting a deceleration in property and casualty (P&C) insurance rates as lines begin to approach pricing adequacy. At present, overall rate increases continue to remain positive and above loss trend, as evidenced by improvement in Q1 commercial lines margins. But Morgan Stanley believes the evidence now points ... Read the full article
WTW reports uptick in commercial insurance rates through Q1
10th June 2021
US commercial insurance prices increased again during the first quarter of 2021, according to the latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS) by broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW). The survey compared prices charged on policies underwritten during the first quarter of 2021 to those charged for the same coverage and quarter ... Read the full article
Reinsurance pricing strength to continue into Jan 2022: Moody’s
4th June 2021
Analysts at Moody’s have noted that the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season activity looks set to be “well above long-term historical averages,” which could result in continued pressure on reinsurance rates. According to forecasters, the combination of warmer than average sea surface temperatures in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, weaker ... Read the full article
Premium renewal rates up across almost all major lines: IVANS
14th May 2021
Looking at premium renewal rates over the month of April, the latest data from the IVANS Index shows that nearly all lines of business experienced an increase in pricing. This was with the exception of Workers’ Compensation lines, which continued to see negative premium renewal rates last month. IVANS, a division of ... Read the full article
Capacity is adequate, demand is high: GC’s Peter Hearn
5th May 2021
Peter Hearn, Chief Executive Officer of reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter (GC), has maintained that, despite some moderation in pricing over Q1, reinsurance market capacity remains adequate, and demand is high. The Guy Carpenter global property catastrophe rate online index increased just under 5% at the January 1 reinsurance renewals. And similarly, for ... Read the full article
WTW predicts return to soft cycle as rates decelerate
23rd April 2021
Analysts at Willis Towers Watson (WTW) have said the cyclical nature of pricing in the re/insurance market is set to be “proven again” as prices look ready to decelerate over the coming months. A new report by the broker noted that property rate increases have not been as steep as many ... Read the full article
Instability forecast for motor & home pricing until 2023: Pearson Ham
20th April 2021
Impending action by the FCA on pricing practices, combined with the post lockdown impact on claims, will herald a period of price fluctuation for motor and home lines as insurers adapt their business models to address issues such as ‘price walking’, according to analysts at Pearson Ham. Data from the firm’s ... Read the full article
Morgan Stanley expects “sustained” reinsurance pricing ahead of renewals
19th April 2021
Analysts at Morgan Stanley are expecting reinsurance rate increases to prove more sustainable as they examine pricing trends ahead of the mid-year renewals. Though discussions of pricing at Jan 1 and Apr 1 renewals have been characterized as slightly disappointing, Morgan Stanley noted that pricing was generally up across the board ... Read the full article
Commercial pricing close to peak levels: KBW
13th April 2021
Analysts at KBW believe that commercial insurance lines pricing has been “close to peak levels” during the first quarter of 2021, with plateauing and very modest deceleration expected as the year continues. This could entail slightly smaller rate increases that still remain above loss trends, KBW explained. Analysts added that specialty commercial ... Read the full article
Re/insurers achieve premium growth despite COVID challenges: Willis Re
25th March 2021
A new report from broker Willis Re shows that, globally, re/insurers achieved mild premium growth over 2020 due to rate increases for reinsurance and commercial lines of business. Most lines of business in the US market reversed Q2 declines in premiums and US premiums over the year actually outpaced GDP growth, ... Read the full article
Commercial insurance prices up 10% over Q4: WTW
10th March 2021
New data from re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) shows that US commercial insurance prices grew by a substantial 10% over the fourth quarter of 2020. This was the largest quarterly increase recorded so far by WTW’s Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS), which began in 2003. Data for nearly all lines ... Read the full article
Uri losses to sustain reinsurance rates through mid-year: KBW
3rd March 2021
Analysts at KBW have reported that the industry expects losses from Winter Storm Uri to sustain property catastrophe reinsurance rate increases through the mid-year renewals period. According to KBW, most re/insurance executives view a $10 billion to $20 billion loss range as reasonable for Uri, which has brought damaging ice damaging ... Read the full article
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