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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.
Soft market prevails at 1/1 but uncertainty over final Q3 fallout remains: David Flandro
5th January 2018
Commenting on the January 1st renewals JLT Re's Global Head of Analytics, David Flandro, said the market continues to be driven by the supply of reinsurance capital with an abundance of both traditional and alternative capital rushing in to fill the massive Q3 insured losses, but uncertainty over the final ... Read the full article
IAG signs $8bn 2018 reinsurance, reduces retention with quota-shares
3rd January 2018
Australian primary insurance giant Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) has successfully placed its 2018 reinsurance program, lowering its retentions thanks to its new quota-share arrangement and only experiencing modest rate pressure. For 2018 IAG has secured an $8 billion catastrophe reinsurance program, but where as last year the program was 80% ... Read the full article
Rate movements varied at 1/1 but retro and D&F saw highest increases: JLT Re
2nd January 2018
After years of falling rates, global property catastrophe reinsurance lines saw upwards pricing movements at the January 1st, 2018 renewals, although the level of rate increases varied significantly across regions, according to reinsurance broker JLT Re. After the huge level of global catastrophe losses in the third-quarter of 2017 reinsurers were ... Read the full article
Headwinds limit significant pricing corrections for reinsurers: Willis Re
2nd January 2018
On the back of one of the worst loss years on record for the global insurance and reinsurance market, pricing corrections have not been as significant as many in the market had hoped for, driven by a number of factors, according to Willis Re's 1st View renewals report. Recent catastrophe ... Read the full article
Rate rises underwhelm at January 2018 reinsurance renewals
2nd January 2018
Rate rises on loss affected contracts have been underwhelming at the key January 1st reinsurance renewals, with reports suggesting price increases failed to meet reinsurers expectations. In the run up to the renewals it was largely expected that price increases would not live up to the earlier expectations of the ... Read the full article
Price increases in non-life reinsurance will be temporary: Berenberg
20th December 2017
Price increases in non-life reinsurance in 2018 are expected to be short-lived despite record-level 2017 catastrophe losses due to strong market competition as third-party capital continues to flow into the re/insurance space, according to Berenberg analysts. Berenberg explained that as third-party capital enters the re/insurance space “organic capital piles up and ... Read the full article
A.M. Best holds negative outlook on global reinsurance market for 2018
19th December 2017
Despite the impacts of third-quarter 2017 catastrophe events expected to improve reinsurance market conditions, uncertainty surrounding the level of price increases and how sustainable any market improvement might be has led A.M. Best to maintain its negative outlook for the sector for 2018. Heading into the January 1st, 2018 renewals season ... Read the full article
Citizens’ preparing for hardening reinsurance market in 2018
18th December 2017
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is anticipating a hardening market as a result of hurricane Irma and other global catastrophe events experienced in the second-half of 2017, and is budgeting appropriately. The Florida state-backed insurer has announced its risk transfer plans for 2018, revealing that it will look to secure $1.45 billion ... Read the full article
International Group secures lower rates for 2018 reinsurance renewal
15th December 2017
For the fourth consecutive year, the International Group of Protection & Indemnity Clubs has secured reinsurance renewal premium reductions on the Group programme, after finalising its 2018/2019 General Excess of Loss (GXL) reinsurance contract and the Hydra reinsurance programmes. The Group has announced that in spite of uncertainty in the global insurance ... Read the full article
EY expects robust reinsurance renewal negotiations
14th December 2017
Reinsurance renewal negotiations are expected to be robust as brokers look to secure multi-year deals for their clients at attractive rates, while reinsurers are likely to resist and look to push rates up after years of declining prices and the impacts of catastrophe events in the second-half of 2017, according ... Read the full article
Earnings to be positive in 2018 for reinsurers, but only just above cost of capital: Fitch
13th December 2017
For 2018, Fitch Ratings forecasts a return on equity (ROE) of 7.1% for its group of non-life reinsurance companies, which, while profitable, is only just above the estimated 6% to 7% cost of capital. The international financial services ratings agency underlines persistent underwriting and investment stress for global reinsurers, exacerbated by ... Read the full article
Bullish investors will be disappointed by 1/1 renewals: KBW
11th December 2017
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) expects January 1 renewal rate increases to mostly disappoint bullish investors due to ample traditional and alternative capacity limiting rate increases in loss affected lines. KBW places retro rate increases at 20 - 30%, but is less hopeful for affected reinsurers, saying "bigger rate increases will ... Read the full article
Fitch remains negative on reinsurance, but underwriting results to improve in 2018
8th December 2017
In light of catastrophe losses experienced in the second-half of 2017, Fitch Ratings has maintained its negative outlook for the reinsurance sector, while the majority of reinsurer rating outlooks remain stable. As the January 1st, 2018 renewals fast approach, global reinsurance companies are expecting rate increases to improve the profitability of ... Read the full article
Moody’s stable on global reinsurers, buyers anticipate price hardening
8th December 2017
Moody's Investors Service holds a stable outlook for global reinsurance companies despite the impacts of third-quarter catastrophe losses, citing strong capital positions and the expectation of price hardening. Global reinsurers are expecting price hardening at the upcoming renewals in light of Q3 catastrophe losses that are estimated to reach around $100 ... Read the full article
Reinsurers’ upwards loss provisions in 2018 to fill $20bn loss gap: Jefferies
7th December 2017
Remaining catastrophe losses still unaccounted for are estimated by Jefferies to be in the $20 billion ballpark - a disparity likely to fuel reinsurance price rises when some companies' provide upwards loss provisions in 2018. "At first glance, it appears that the industry midpoint estimate of $95bn may have overestimated the ... Read the full article
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