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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.
Kingstone secures 30% quota share, adds layer to existing XoL reinsurance at renewals
13th January 2022
Kingstone Insurance Company (KICO), a wholly owned subsidiary of P&C insurance holding company, Kingstone Companies, Inc., has finalised a new 30% personal lines quota share reinsurance treaty for 2021-2022, and added another layer of protection to its existing excess of loss (XoL) programme. This time last year, Kingstone terminated its 25% ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s underwriters expect property cat rate rises to persist: Peel Hunt
12th January 2022
After rising by around 10% at the January reinsurance renewals, property catastrophe rates are expected to gain further momentum in 2022 amid a reduction in capacity, reports Peel Hunt following discussions with underwriters from the Lloyd's market. Peel Hunt recently held its Lloyd's Tour, during which most of the underwriters it ... Read the full article
CCR Re raises 22% more capital at 157 Re reinsurance sidecar renewal
12th January 2022
French state-owned reinsurer, CCR Re, has announced the successful renewal of its collateralised reinsurance sidecar, 157 Re, for 2022 despite a constrained retrocession market. This is the fourth time CCR Re has sponsored its 157 Re sidecar and this year, the company succeeded in raising 22% more capital than in ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re reports constrained capacity in global non-marine retro
10th January 2022
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has reported constrained capacity in global non-marine retrocession as traditional reinsurers have restricted their requirements for capital deployment, with the ILS market showing significant outflows and limited inflows. The broker noted that aggregate capacity was in shorter supply than in previous years, with providers wary of ... Read the full article
FEMA sees decline in participating Lloyd’s Syndicates at 2022 NFIP reinsurance renewal
10th January 2022
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) January 2022 flood reinsurance renewal for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) saw a reduction in the number of participating Lloyd's syndicates, which could be a reflection of the heavy catastrophe load. FEMA recently announced the procurement of $1.064 billion of flood reinsurance ... Read the full article
Aviation reinsurance market unaffected by COVID at renewals: GC
10th January 2022
Analysts at Guy Carpenter have reported that the general aviation and aerospace markets remained “relatively unaffected” by COVID-19 at the January 1, 2022 renewal period. After two years of increases in these markets, the broker reported that reinsurers priced as before or slightly higher (up 2.5%) as an average across programs ... Read the full article
Howden sees continued demand as retro challenges drive uncertainty for property cat reinsurers
7th January 2022
Broker Howden expects to see continued demand for reinsurance into 2022 and the North Atlantic hurricane season after property-catastrophe reinsurers lacked the usual clarity on their net positions when offering lines at 1/1, amid late retrocession placements. Alongside the late retro experience, Howden forecasts that continued purchasing interest through 2022 will ... Read the full article
Material variances, but property retro prices rise at Jan renewals: GC
7th January 2022
With 2021 being affected by catastrophe events, property retrocession renewals experienced price increases in both aggregate and occurrence products at 1/1, according to reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter. As expected, the largest changes were in loss-affected accounts as well as low-lying aggregate placements following reductions in available capacity, says Guy Carpenter. The broker ... Read the full article
FEMA secures smaller $1.064bn NFIP flood reinsurance placement for 2022
7th January 2022
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has renewed the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) reinsurance for 2022, securing $1.064 billion of flood protection for a total premium of $171.9 million. The 2022 renewal sees FEMA transfer less of the NFIP's financial risk to the private reinsurance market when compared with ... Read the full article
Renewal rate increases imply dramatically better returns: KBW
6th January 2022
Analysts at KBW have said that rate increases for property and casualty business at the January 1 reinsurance renewals imply “dramatically improved expected returns” for reinsurers. Although individual cedents' rate changes varied widely, property catastrophe reinsurance rate increases were measured at around 9% globally and 6.5% in the US, according to ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s & London Market see stable conditions at 1/1: Gallagher Re
6th January 2022
Analysts at Gallagher Re have reported that Lloyd’s and the London Market experienced more stable conditions than were seen last year during the January 1, 2022 renewals, despite being generally quite late to market. In its 1st View report on the critical renewal period, Gallagher Re observed “mixed outcomes” for ... Read the full article
IAG completes $10bn catastrophe reinsurance renewal
6th January 2022
Australian insurer IAG has completed its 2022 catastrophe reinsurance renewal, securing flat gross protection cover at up to $10 billion at a higher cost than last year. The main cover of the $10 billion 2022 calendar year catastrophe reinsurance programme includes one prepaid reinstatement, with IAG retaining the first $250 million ... Read the full article
Price increases top 30% on some loss-impacted lines at 1/1: GC
5th January 2022
Analysts at Guy Carpenter have observed reinsurance pricing increases of over 30% on some loss-impacted business at the crucial January renewal period. The broker’s Global Property Catastrophe Rate-on-Line Index increased 10.8% year-on-year, and found that structure adjustments, particularly on retentions, were more prevalent in heavier loss-impacted sectors. While pricing exhibited a wide ... Read the full article
Some European cat rates rose by over 50%: Gallagher
5th January 2022
Analysts at reinsurance broker Gallagher Re have reported that reinsurance pricing increased by over 50% for some European catastrophe business at the January 1 renewals. In its 1st View report on the critical renewal period, Gallagher Re observed “mixed outcomes” for both reinsurers and cedants, as a push for improved ... Read the full article
Reinsurer appetite “undiminished” at 1/1: Gallagher Re’s James Vickers
4th January 2022
James Vickers, Chairman International, Reinsurance, at Gallagher Re, has maintained that reinsurers’ appetite to write what they perceive to be attractive business has proved to be “absolutely undiminished” following the January 1st renewals this year. Gallagher Re’s 1st View report noted that the 1/1 reinsurance renewals concluded with a “wide ... Read the full article
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