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Reinsurance renewals news
Reinsurance renewals are the key points in the year when the majority of reinsurance contract renewal negotiations occur and are completed.
The reinsurance renewal seasons provide insight into reinsurance pricing, contract terms, reinsurance market positioning and the direction of future trends in the market.
Key reinsurance renewals occur at: the 1st of January, which is the biggest renewal of the reinsurance year and has a broader global focus; April 1st when Japanese reinsurance renews; June 1st for Florida reinsurance renewals; and July 1st when more US reinsurance business gets renewed.
Our reinsurance renewals news covers all of these key points in the year and we also provide analysis and insight into what to expect at upcoming renewal seasons as well.
Top of Allstate’s catastrophe reinsurance tower grows by $1bn for 2024
2nd May 2024
U.S. primary insurer Allstate has revealed it has raised the top of its Nationwide excess catastrophe reinsurance tower for 2024 to just over $7.9 billion, an increase of around $1 billion compared to 2023. Last year, Allstate’s Nationwide Excess Catastrophe Reinsurance Program covered it for losses of up to $6.92 ... Read the full article
Florida market in a much better place ahead of renewals but RenRe remains cautious: CEO O’Donnell
1st May 2024
Bermuda-based reinsurer RenaissanceRe (RenRe) is seeing additional demand for reinsurance in Florida, but while the company also anticipates good discipline from the market at the June 1 renewals and feels the Florida market is in a better place, it remains cautious. Speaking recently during RenRe's Q1 2024 earnings call, executives ... Read the full article
Risk-adjusted economics should be terrific at mid-year renewals and into 2025: Williamson, Everest
30th April 2024
After an excellent outcome for Everest at the January and April 2024 reinsurance renewals, the Bermuda-based firm is expecting "terrific" risk-adjusted economics at the mid-year renewals and a continuation of market discipline, according to Jim Williamson, Executive Vice President (EVP) and Group Chief Operating Officer (COO). Speaking recently during insurer and ... Read the full article
Heritage finalises 2024-25 catastrophe reinsurance program
30th April 2024
Heritage Insurance Holdings has announced the completion of the full placement of its 2024-2025 catastrophe excess-of-loss reinsurance program for its insurance subsidiaries: Heritage Property Casualty Insurance Company, Narragansett Bay Insurance Company, and Zephyr Insurance Company. The total cost of the program is approximately $422.3 million. Last year's $70 million of ... Read the full article
Favourable P&C reinsurance environment to persist at mid-year renewals: Munich Re CEO
25th April 2024
Joachim Wenning, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Munich Re, is confident that the favourable market environment for property and casualty (P&C) reinsurers will continue throughout 2024, after a positive January 1st reinsurance renewal period. Addressing shareholders at Munich Re's Annual General Meeting (AGM), CEO and Chair of the Board, Wenning, described ... Read the full article
Spike in renewal rate change for all segments except workers’ comp in Q1’24: Ivans Index
19th April 2024
Ivans, a division of Applied Systems, has released the Q1 2024 results from the Ivans Index, showing a spike in premium renewal rate change for all major commercial lines of business except Workers’ Compensation, year over year. The average premium renewal rate for commercial auto in Q1 2024 averaged 9.09%, an ... Read the full article
Reinsurance market stable as signs point to better conditions for cedents at June 1: Doyle, MMC
18th April 2024
John Doyle, President and CEO of broking group Marsh McLennan (MMC), said earlier today that reinsurance market conditions remain stable, and that early signs suggest a better environment for cedents at the June 1 Florida catastrophe risk renewals. Speaking during the MMC first quarter 2024 earnings call, Doyle and Dean Klisura, ... Read the full article
April 1 renewal in India sees resurgence in property cat capacity: Aon
8th April 2024
In contrast to last year’s renewal, April 1 in India reportedly saw a resurgence in property catastrophe capacity, with reinsurers demonstrating an increased appetite to grow their books, according to a new report from Aon. Despite this excess capacity in property catastrophe, Aon's report explained that reinsurers remained disciplined. Meanwhile, being one ... Read the full article
Florida Citizens targets $5.5bn of reinsurance coverage for 2024
8th April 2024
Florida’s property insurer of last resort, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, aims to secure reinsurance coverage of approximately $5.5 billion across a sliver and core layer, as part of its 2024 risk transfer program. As we wrote previously, Citizens projected at its December 2023 Board of Governors meeting that it could ... Read the full article
Japan property cat demand marginally down at April 1 reinsurance renewals: Gallagher Re
5th April 2024
Japan property catastrophe demand was marginally down year-on-year at the April 1st, 2024, reinsurance renewals, while some increases in retentions were offset by a small amount of additional capacity purchased, reports Gallagher Re. In the reinsurance broker's 1st View Report, the firm highlights how there was a "significant uptick in ... Read the full article
Stage set for more comprehensible reinsurance market at mid-year and beyond: Aon’s Attard
4th April 2024
Aon, the global insurance and reinsurance broker, has released its latest Reinsurance Market Dynamics report, revealing that the 1/1 and April 1 2024 renewals set the stage for a more comprehensible market for reinsurance buyers throughout mid-year and into 2025. According to Aon, market conditions have improved further following the ... Read the full article
Reinsurers are clear about their own retro structures and capacity: Gallagher Re’s Vickers
3rd April 2024
Reflecting on the April 1 reinsurance renewals, James Vickers, Gallagher Re's Chairman of International, says that reinsurers were looking "to grow their portfolios and therefore were relatively accommodating within the confines of their own underwriting discipline." Speaking to Reinsurance News alongside the release of Gallagher Re's 1st View Report, Vickers ... Read the full article
Increased demand, more capacity available at April 1 reinsurance renewals: Gallagher Re
2nd April 2024
Reinsurers continued to take on more property catastrophe risk at the April 1st, 2024, reinsurance renewals, which led to an increase in available capacity to meet growing demand in an overall more stable environment, according to Gallagher Re. Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re's latest 1st View renewal report, which covers the Japan-focused ... Read the full article
April 1 reinsurance renewals more favourable to buyers: Aon
28th March 2024
The April 1st, 2024, reinsurance renewals were "more predictable and generally favorable to reinsurance buyers," with pricing broadly flat for property catastrophe reinsurance, according to insurance and reinsurance broker Aon. Aon's latest Reinsurance Market Dynamics report, scheduled to be released on April 2nd, reveals that market conditions since 1/1 2024 have ... Read the full article
The American Club reports stable renewal results amid challenges
19th March 2024
The American Club (the Club), a US-domiciled mutual protection and indemnity club, has reported slight decreases in its year-on-year renewal results, indicating overall stability despite recent challenges. For the Club's Class I entries, it's reported that gross tonnage has decreased by approximately $2.5 million compared to last year, now standing at ... Read the full article
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