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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.
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
Collateralised reinsurers lead the way for Citizens 2021 renewal
7th June 2021
The largest slice of Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation's 2021 traditional reinsurance renewal went to providers of collateralised reinsurance, with these participants committing more limit than domestic and Bermuda reinsurers combined. For both the Coastal Account and Personal Lines Account segments of its $4.487 billion reinsurance tower, Citizens has secured a ... Read the full article
Rate hardening to persist through 2022, says Swiss Re
4th June 2021
According to key market conditions identified by global reinsurer Swiss Re, price rises are expected to continue both this year and next, further increasing the profitability of new business. For example, Swiss Re notes how re/insurance rates have been hardening since 2018, with price momentum having picked up at this year's ... Read the full article
Property cat rates up by 5-10% at June 1 reinsurance renewals: HX
1st June 2021
Risk-adjusted property catastrophe reinsurance rates increased by 5-10% on average at the June 1st, 2021 renewals as price momentum decelerated year-on-year, according to HX, the digital, analytics, and advisory unit of Howden Group Holdings. According to data available in financial and underwriting data platform, NOVA, reinsurance rate momentum remained at the ... Read the full article
Universal secures highest level of open market cat capacity at reinsurance renewal
1st June 2021
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.'s wholly-owned insurance company subsidiaries have completed their 2021-2022 reinsurance programs, which includes the purchase of more open market catastrophe capacity than ever before. Effective June 1st, 2021, Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company (UPCIC) and American Platinum Property and Casualty Insurance Company (APPCIC), have completed their reinsurance ... Read the full article
UPC restructures reinsurance program at renewal
28th May 2021
Florida head-quartred insurer United Insurance Holdings (UPC Insurance) has renewed its core catastrophe reinsurance program for 2021/22. For this year, the insurer's core catastrophe program includes $2.85 billion of first event reinsurance limit on a fully cascading basis, except for the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund layer. In addition to the Core CAT ... Read the full article
KBW reports satisfactory, albiet unspectacular 6/1 pricing expectations
24th May 2021
Reinsurance executives’ 6/1 reinsurance renewal pricing expectations remain satisfactory but unspectacular, according to a new KBW report. Florida renewals are expected to end up at 5-10%, with bigger increases on loss-impacted accounts. One executive anticipated 20-30% increases for Florida- focused property insurers whose expansion into other Gulf states proved less diversifying than ... Read the full article
June 1 rate increases likely to fall below expectation: JMP
24th May 2021
After a week of meetings in anticipation for the June 1 reinsurance renewals, JMP Securities analysts say they are anticipating an orderly renewal that will see less significant rate increases than reinsurers had hoped for, due to reduced demand and excess supply. Analysts describe the potential rate movements as modest, with ... Read the full article
Optimism for sustained reinsurance rate increases at mid-year renewals: KBW
21st May 2021
Bermuda and Florida re/insurance market executives are optimistic about sustained rate increases at the upcoming June 1st, 2021 renewals, although lower year-on-year rises are expected as a result of reduced COVID-19-related fears and abundant insurance-linked securities (ILS) capacity, according to analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW). With the June and ... Read the full article
Execs see lower-than-expected Florida property cat rate rises: KBW
20th May 2021
The upcoming June 1st, 2021 reinsurance renewals appear to be orderly, although property catastrophe reinsurance rate increases in Florida are expected to come in below expectations, according to analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW). After meeting with executives this week, analysts have determined that when compared with last year, Florida ... Read the full article
Conduit Re CEO Carvey sees opportunities in ground up quota share
18th May 2021
Bermuda-based reinsurer Conduit Re deliberately skewed its portfolio in favour of ground up quota share verses excess of loss, in an effort to leverage what group Chief Executive Trevor Carvey considers to be more favourable pricing opportunities. Speaking during a recent earnings call, Carvey noted how the recovery underway in the ... Read the full article
We have to separate Florida from rest of portfolio: Guy Carp CEO Hearn
29th April 2021
Speaking during the Marsh McLennan first-quarter 2021 earnings call, CEO of reinsurance broking arm Guy Carpenter, Peter Hearn commented that at the upcoming mid-year reinsurance renewals, Florida will have to be separated from other business. Hearn said: “We have to separate Florida from the rest of our portfolio because it’s a ... Read the full article
Munich Re doing ‘more business on better terms’, says CEO Wenning
28th April 2021
Global reinsurer Munich Re expects market hardening to persist in the property / casualty reinsurance sector as it continues to take advantage of favourable conditions, according to its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Joachim Wenning. The German reinsurance company held its virtual 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) this morning, during which CEO ... Read the full article
GC notes shift towards non-proportional capacity for Korean market at 4/1
22nd April 2021
Guy Carpenter analysts have noted a clear movement of capital during the April 1 reinsurance renewals in Korea, with capacity shifting from proportional to non-proportional and from risk to event. Prior to the April 1 reinsurance renewals in Korea, expectations for pricing increases were reportedly quite high. While Korea had not experienced ... 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
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