Reinsurance News
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.
Everest Re sees “flight back to traditional model,” says John Doucette
9th November 2020
John Doucette, President and CEO of the Reinsurance division at Everest Re, has said that the company is seeing a flight to quality and a “flight back to the traditional model” ahead of the 2021 renewals. Speaking alongside the release of Everest Re’s Q3 results, Doucette commented on how the ... Read the full article
Jan 1st renewals to be one of the hardest markets in years: Lancashire CEO
6th November 2020
Alex Maloney, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lancashire Holdings Limited, believes that the January 1st, 2021 reinsurance renewal season is going to be one of the hardest markets witnessed in years. In response to a lengthy soft market state, heavy catastrophe losses and low interest rates, exacerbated by the impacts ... Read the full article
Reinsurance pricing “approaching adequacy,” says AXIS CEO Benchimol
5th November 2020
Albert Benchimol, President and CEO of Bermudian re/insurer AXIS Capital, has said he believes reinsurance pricing is “approaching adequacy” but that more rate action is needed beyond 2021 in some areas. Speaking in an earnings call alongside the release of AXIS’ Q3 results, Benchimol offered his perspective on the current ... Read the full article
How reinsurers are shaping up ahead of renewals: S&P Global Reinsurance Conference
4th November 2020
During its recent virtual reinsurance conference, an S&P Global Ratings' panel discussed how the dialogue between brokers and reinsurers is shaping up ahead of the 1/1 renewals. “There are a lot of specifics," noted Justin O’Keefe, Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer Property for RenRe. "Generally, for the first time in a long ... Read the full article
RenRe CEO “very optimistic” heading into Jan 1 renewals
29th October 2020
Kevin O'Donnell, President and CEO of Bermuda-based reinsurer RenaissanceRe (RenRe), has said that he is “very optimistic" about opportunities for the company as it head into the January 1 renewals, despite it having reported a large underwriting loss for Q3. RenRe is anticipating a supply/demand imbalance in certain areas of ... Read the full article
AFG’s earnings up in Q3 as firm reports highest P&C renewal pricing in 15 years
29th October 2020
American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) has reported net earnings of $164 million for the third-quarter of 2020 and core net operating earnings of $217 million, compared with earnings of $147 million and $205 million, respectively, in the third-quarter of 2019. AFG notes that the year-on-year increase in core net operating earnings ... Read the full article
A tsunami of price & condition strengthening is coming, says Peak Re CEO Hahn
14th October 2020
After a prolonged soft market state, characterised by fading margins amid low interest rates, elevated catastrophe losses and inadequate rates, the reinsurance industry can expect to see a significant amount of price and condition strengthening, according to Franz Josef Hahn, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hong Kong reinsurer, Peak Re. "Everybody ... Read the full article
Positive rate momentum evident across all core lines: Hamilton CEO Albo
29th September 2020
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Hamilton Insurance Group, is witnessing rate increases across all of its core lines of business and expects this more favourable trend to persist into 2021, according to the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Pina Albo. Read the full article
FEMA commences 2021 NFIP reinsurance renewal process
18th September 2020
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has returned to the traditional market and begun its procurement of reinsurance for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), to be effective on or about January 1st, 2021. After testing the market with a limited placement in 2016, FEMA's NFIP has been leveraging reinsurance protection, ... Read the full article
SCOR execs anticipate more demand for re/insurance next year
15th September 2020
Senior executive officers from SCOR have said they are expecting to see increased demand for insurance as the market heads into the 2021 renewals, with primary players also looking to secure more reinsurance to protect their capital. Last week, SCOR said that it viewed current P&C market conditions as very ... Read the full article
More rate needed for industry to be sustainable: Swiss Re CEO Mumenthaler
14th September 2020
The reinsurance industry needs to secure more in the way of rate increases for it to be sustainable, according to Swiss Re's Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Christian Mumenthaler. Speaking in a video interview for the Artemis Live series from our sister website, ... Read the full article
Reinsurance price increases “absolutely essential” in 2021: Hannover Re
14th September 2020
Against the backdrop of ongoing COVID-19 losses and a low interest rate environment, Hannover Re has argued that continued reinsurance rate increases are “absolutely essential” next year. In a new release that was planned for this year’s cancelled Monte Carlo meet-up, Hannover Re says it anticipates “significant price increases” spanning the ... Read the full article
“Timid” price increases not enough to cover exposure, says Swiss Re
11th September 2020
Executives at reinsurer Swiss Re have said that further rate improvements are needed after "timid" price increases across the reinsurance sector, which have ultimately failed to compensate for years of premium decline and the elevated claims load. Addressing the media this week as part of Swiss Re's virtual Rendez-Vous de Septembre ... Read the full article
BI uncertainty will not be resolved by Jan 1: GC’s Lara Mowery
11th September 2020
Lara Mowery, Global Head of Distribution at reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter (GC), has argued that the upcoming January 1 renewals are likely to be complicated by continued uncertainty about the scale of business interruption losses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking as part of a press briefing in which GC executives ... Read the full article
Expect “low double-digit” price rises at Jan 1 reinsurance renewals, says Fitch
9th September 2020
On the back of consecutive years of rate increases at the mid-year across most lines of property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance business, Fitch Ratings expects to see low double-digit price rises at the important January 1st, 2021 renewals. Positive rate momentum in the reinsurance industry continued at the April and June/July ... Read the full article
Getting your daily reinsurance news from Reinsurance News is a simple way to receive only the reinsurance industry news that matters, delivered directly to your email inbox.
