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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.
“Armageddon scenario” needed to turn reinsurance pricing: Jason Howard
18th January 2019
With roughly $600 billion of capital still flowing through the reinsurance market after a succession of costly catastrophe years, large-scale hardening outside of an “armageddon scenario” seems extremely unlikely, according to the Chief Executive Officer of reinsurance brokerage Beach & Associates, Jason Howard. Addressing an audience yesterday in the Old Library ... Read the full article
Limited room for reinsurance rates to decline further: Peel Hunt
16th January 2019
With returns across the reinsurance industry slipping below the cost of capital, there is little room left for rates to decline from their current level, according to analysts at Peel Hunt. Peel Hunt noted that reinsurance rates are still at the bottom of the recent pricing cycle, and will only improve ... Read the full article
Rates diverge between loss-affected accounts at 1/1 renewals: Peel Hunt
15th January 2019
Property catastrophe re/insurance rates fell by an average of 1% at the January renewals, but there was a wide divergence in trends between loss-affected and loss-free accounts, according to analysts at Peel Hunt. The firm attributed some of the muted results at the recent 1/1 renewals to the focus on European ... Read the full article
European re/insurers to maintain stable pricing through 2019: Deutsche Bank
15th January 2019
Most European insurers and reinsurers are likely to maintain existing pricing trends through 2019 as last year’s catastrophe losses look set to keep the market stable for now, according to analysts at Deutsche Bank. A recent report from the firm noted that loss activity (particularly in the U.S) was lower year-on-year ... Read the full article
Increased demand for reinsurance to boost brokers’ revenues: KBW
14th January 2019
Following the reinsurance renewal reports published by Willis Re and JLT Re pointing to flat overall pricing at 1/1, analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) have stated that a growing overall demand should boost reinsurance brokers’ revenues. KBW points to Marsh & Mclennan Companies and Willis Towers Watson as ... Read the full article
Rates continue to increase across commercial lines at Q4: IVANS
14th January 2019
Premium renewal rates during the fourth quarter of 2018 continued to increase across almost all commercial lines, according to the latest IVANS Index report. IVANS, which is a division of Applied Systems, found that premiums increased across almost every major commercial line when compared with Q3, with the exception of Workers’ ... Read the full article
Reinsurance rates increase by 1.1% at Jan renewals: Guy Carpenter
14th January 2019
Reinsurance brokerage Guy Carpenter has said that the limited movement of rates at the recent January 1, 2019 renewals has raised concerns about pricing adequacy, underwriting strategy and the amount of capital available in the market. The firm’s Global Rate on Line (RoL) Index, which measures the change in catastrophe premium ... Read the full article
Gard renews P&I reinsurance for 2019 through the International Group
14th January 2019
Gard, a shipowner-controlled protection and indemnity (P&I) marine and energy insurer, has outlined the terms of its 2019 reinsurance program, which it arranged through the International Group of P&I Clubs (IGP&I). The structure of the cover reinsured through the pool includes club retention of $10 million, general excess loss cover of ... Read the full article
Reinsurance rates to improve through mid-year 2019: Goldman Sachs
11th January 2019
While early indications indicate that reinsurance pricing was largely flat at the January 2019 renewals, analysts at Goldman Sachs are confident that rates will improve later in the year at the renewals in April and June. The firm argued that two consecutive years of elevated catastrophe activity should lead to improved ... Read the full article
“Interesting” 1/1 market dynamics to continue into April: Aon
11th January 2019
Re/insurance broker Aon has said that the “interesting” market dynamics that affected reinsurance pricing at the recent 1 January renewals are likely to continue to influence rates throughout the coming year. The company’s ‘Reinsurance Market Outlook 2019’ report noted that reinsurance buyers continue to secure protection at accretive cost of capital ... Read the full article
Downstream energy rates set to improve after difficult 2018: JLT
8th January 2019
Rates in the downstream energy sector look set to improve in 2019 as re/insurance companies finally take a stand against increasingly poor underwriting results over the last few years, according to analysts at JLT. The re/insurer’s latest quarterly energy report noted that management oversight and pressure to turn rates around has ... Read the full article
United Insurance extends quota share, renews catastrophe reinsurance
7th January 2019
United Insurance Holdings (United) has announced the successful extension of its current 20% catastrophe quota share reinsurance agreement until June 2019, whilst also renewing its catastrophe aggregate and other reinsurance agreements. Effective 31 December 2018, through its United Property and Casualty Insurance Company (UPC) subsidiary, United extended its 20% quota share ... Read the full article
Retro market disruptions may impact future renewals: Willis Re
7th January 2019
Disruptions and trapped collateral in the retrocession market may have an impact on first-tier reinsurance property catastrophe pricing levels over the upcoming 2019 renewals, according to broker Willis Re. The analysis came as part of the firm's latest 1st View report, which found that reinsurance rates at the 1 January ... Read the full article
Pricing broadly stable across U.S casualty renewals, finds Willis Re
3rd January 2019
The latest 1st View report from Willis Re has found that U.S casualty reinsurance pricing trends were mixed at the 1 January 2019 renewals, with pockets of rate increases and decreases across a broadly stable market. The findings came as part of the broker's wider market analysis, which found that Read the full article
IAG expands catastrophe reinsurance to $9 billion of coverage
3rd January 2019
Australian primary insurer Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) has successfully renewed its catastrophe reinsurance protection at an expanded size of $9 billion, up from $8 billion in the prior year. The 12.5% increases in catastrophe reinsurance limit has been secured in a similar structure to 2018, to provide IAG with ... Read the full article
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