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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.
Strong June 1, July 1 property cat reinsurance rate increases: KBW
13th July 2020
Analysis by KBW shows the second quarter 2020 reinsurance renewals, most prominently the Florida-focused June 1 and broader, southeastern US-focused July 1, included significant property catastrophe reinsurance rate increases. Analysts think these increases reflect a number of related factors, including the fact reinsurance capital providers (both traditional reinsurers and insurance linked securities ... Read the full article
Hyperion X reports peak rate increases of 20% at July renewals
10th July 2020
Hyperion X, the data and analytics specialist unit of the Hyperion Insurance Group, has reported pricing improvements of between 0% and 20% at the July renewal. Following a conversation with Hyperion X executives David Flandro and Nick Griffiths, Morgan Stanley noted that magnitude of rate improvement in July was below the ... Read the full article
Analysts forecast 18 months of reinsurance rate increases
9th July 2020
Analysts at investment banking group Jefferies have predicted that the trend of reinsurance price firming should last at least 18 months, and potentially longer. High natural catastrophe claims over the past few years, combined with underlying claims inflation in the US and the impact of low interest rates will likely sustain ... Read the full article
Kingstone reports improved net income; higher reinsurance costs in 2020
7th July 2020
Property and casualty (P&C) insurer Kingstone Companies, Inc. has reported net income of $0.6 million for the first six months of the year, while the firm purchased a lower level of catastrophe reinsurance at a higher cost than the previous year as rate rises continued for reinsurers. At $0.6 million, the ... Read the full article
Reduced capacity boosts reinsurance pricing at US renewals: Willis Re
2nd July 2020
Reduced capacity helped reinsurers at the June and July US property renewals to control market dynamics and achieve significant rate increases, according to the Willis Re 1st View report. In Florida, new capacity proved difficult to acquire at June 1, which led to noteworthy premium increases and an average rate increase ... Read the full article
Suncorp renews cat reinsurance program with similar structure
1st July 2020
Australian insurer Suncorp has finalized the renewal of its main catastrophe reinsurance program for FY21 with a similar structure to previous years. Details of the coverage were released alongside an announcement that Suncorp will be implementing a new operating model and organisational structure to improve its core businesses and accelerate digital ... Read the full article
Rate rises persist as replenished capital supports mid-year renewals: Willis Re
1st July 2020
Rate inadequacy continued to drive measured rate adjustments in many lines and geographies at the June and July reinsurance renewals, while primarily players were able to secure sufficient reinsurance capacity, reports Willis Re, the reinsurance broking arm of Willis Towers Watson (WTW). The reinsurance broker reports that double-digit risk-adjusted reinsurance price ... Read the full article
Assurant gets more multi-year coverage at reinsurance renewal
30th June 2020
US specialty insurance group Assurant, Inc. has shrunk the size of its overall reinsurance tower limit by $230 million for 2020 as it exited underperforming businesses. The U.S. Program of Assurant's 2020 property catastrophe reinsurance program provides $930 million of coverage in excess of a $80 million retention per-event with a ... Read the full article
Influx of capacity could halt reinsurance pricing momentum: Fitch
29th June 2020
Analysts at Fitch Ratings have reported that favourable reinsurance pricing trends are set to continue into 2021, but warned that the large influx of underwriting capacity from recent capital raises could halt this momentum. Fitch noted a significantly harder pricing environment at the June renewals, and attributed the dynamic to years ... Read the full article
Cedent needs were met at June 1 renewals despite challenges, says GC
25th June 2020
Despite the challenges, cedent needs were met at the June 1st reinsurance renewals as the market continued to function well, a trend analysts at Guy Carpenter (GC) expect to persist through the July 1st renewals and into next year. In a recent industry note, Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of ... Read the full article
Reinsurers refining Florida portfolios on new view of risk: GC
22nd June 2020
Analysts at Guy Carpenter have noted that there was significantly less deployable capital at the Florida renewals this year, as reinsurers were already refining their portfolios for the state based on a new “view of risk.” The broker noted that the June 1 renewal was the “first genuine test” of the ... Read the full article
Heritage secures less first event protection at reinsurance renewal
16th June 2020
Property and casualty (P&C) insurance holding company, Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc., has announced the placement of its 2020-2021 catastrophe reinsurance program, securing a first event reinsurance tower exhaustion point of $1.347 billion. A first event reinsurance tower exhaustion point of $1.347 billion represents a decline of around 12% from the $1.5 ... Read the full article
Australian carriers face reinsurance price hike at July renewal: Morgan Stanley
16th June 2020
Australia's primary insurers, which make heavy use of reinsurance and which have exceeded cat budgets in recent years, face a significant increase in reinsurance rates at the upcoming July 1 renewals, according to Morgan Stanley. Amid a wider global trend of reinsurance hardening, Australia in particular has seen a consistent increase ... Read the full article
Reduced Florida exposure the “most prudent course” despite higher rates: Hiscox
15th June 2020
Despite reports of some meaningful rate increases across the property catastrophe reinsurance sector at the mid-year renewals, Hiscox's Ross Nottingham has warned that improvements could be offset by the rise in the cost of risk in Florida. After consecutive heavy loss years, some fairly significant loss creep and low interest rates, ... Read the full article
Lancashire sees rate increases of up to 30% at June renewals
11th June 2020
Specialty insurer and reinsurer Lancashire Holdings Limited has reported rate increases of 20%-30% for its Florida property catastrophe portfolio at the June 1 renewals. The company expects the momentum of rising rates to continue in this and other classes of business across its portfolio during the rest of this year and ... Read the full article
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