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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.
Hiscox expects continued rate momentum, eyes growth in 2018
26th February 2018
In what was a challenging year for the global reinsurance industry, re/insurer Hiscox saw its Hiscox Re & ILS segment remain profitable in 2017, with management anticipating further rate increases in 2018, as well as growth across all parts of the business. Hiscox saw its overall, pre-tax profit fall to £30.8 ... Read the full article
UK insurers seek to improve portfolio quality following challenging renewals
26th February 2018
Although the UK insurance market place remains strongly capitalised, insurers are seeking to improve the overall quality and risk-adequacy of their portfolio in an environment where rate increases following record losses in 2017 often failed to materialise as expected beyond loss-affected lines, according to Willis' 2018 market place realities report. Clyde ... Read the full article
Rate rises not sufficient for TransRe to grow its book significantly
22nd February 2018
Reinsurer Transatlantic Holdings (TransRe), part of the Alleghany Corporation, did not find the rate rises at the January renewals sufficient for it to greatly increase its risk appetite and expand its underwriting book. TransRe saw pricing in both the property and casualty reinsurance markets as improved in the fourth-quarter of 2017, ... Read the full article
PartnerRe grows book at 1/1 after delivering positive 2017 returns
22nd February 2018
Reinsurance firm PartnerRe saw double-digit growth in its non-life book at the January 2018 renewals in the wake of a year characterised by catastrophe losses, but one in which the company delivered a positive return to its shareholders. The EXOR owned reinsurer from Bermuda, PartnerRe reported net income of $72 million ... Read the full article
XL CEO McGavick pleased to see firming but says market is still underpriced
21st February 2018
Speaking at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2018 Insurance Conference, Mike McGavick, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of insurer and reinsurer XL Group, said that despite rate improvements at the Jan 1st renewals, the market is still broadly underpriced. "I think the market very broadly is still underpriced. There are ... Read the full article
It’s not a hard market, just a better one, says Lancashire Holdings
19th February 2018
Despite 2017 catastrophe losses driving rate increases at the January 1st, 2018 renewals season, the shift in demand and supply remains insufficient to push the sector into a hard market, according to Paul Gregory, Lancashire Holdings Group Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lancashire Insurance Company ... Read the full article
Market has “turned a corner” but 2018 will still be challenging: Lancashire CEO
15th February 2018
The re/insurance market has "turned a corner" following the major catastrophe losses of 2017, but despite this the CEO of Lancashire Holdings expects 2018 will be another challenging year for the industry. Lancashire reported a negative year for 2017, with return on equity falling to -5.9% for the year. But the ... Read the full article
No hard markets but 1/1 rate momentum expected to continue: AXIS CEO
13th February 2018
Albert Benchimol, the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of insurer and reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, isn't anticipating hard markets of the past but does expect rates in the reinsurance sector to improve throughout 2018. Global insurers and reinsurers are now reporting their fourth-quarter and full-year 2017 results, and during ... Read the full article
Rate improvements to continue in 2018: Munich Re CFO, Schneider
9th February 2018
Jorg Schneider, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of reinsurance giant Munich Re, is anticipating further and increased rate improvements at the upcoming April and mid-year renewals, owing to a stronger element of the business being non-proportional and natural catastrophe focused. Speaking during the Germany-based reinsurer's fourth-quarter 2017 earnings call, Schneider noted ... Read the full article
U.S. P/C sector to record $29.3bn underwriting loss in 2017: A.M. Best
9th February 2018
Global financial services ratings agency, A.M. Best, expects the U.S. property and casualty (P/C) sector to record a net underwriting loss of $29.3 billion in 2017 on the back of a $6.5 billion loss in 2016, driven by the high level of catastrophe losses experienced in the third and fourth-quarter. 2017 ... Read the full article
Jan 1st renewals complex but successful, says Everest Re’s John Doucette
9th February 2018
Bermuda-based reinsurer Everest Re has noted the combination of disruptive forces as the market approached January 1st, 2018, resulting in a complex renewal season for the reinsurance industry, underlined by the continued and growing influence of alternative capital and the market impact of 2017 catastrophe events. Speaking during the reinsurer's recent ... Read the full article
SCOR grows book at renewals, with focus on U.S. and UK
8th February 2018
French reinsurance company SCOR has increased the size of its underwriting book by 3.7% at the January renewals, with premium growth largely driven by the United States and the United Kingdom, with U.S. catastrophe risk a factor. SCOR grew its P&C reinsurance renewal premiums by 3.7% at the January 2018 renewals, ... Read the full article
Hannover Re says renewals give it a “solid platform” for 2018
7th February 2018
After the impacts of major catastrophe loss events in 2017 the January 2018 reinsurance renewals and the associated increase in rates available have allowed German reinsurer Hannover Re to put in place, what the CEO terms, a "solid platform" for achieving its targets in 2018. Hannover Re has reported that it ... Read the full article
RenRe CEO optimistic for continued, positive rate momentum in 2018
6th February 2018
An understanding in the reinsurance market that further rate enhancement is needed for protection will be "the backbone for discipline" as the sector moves towards mid-year renewals, according to Kevin O'Donnell, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RenaissanceRe Holdings (RenRe). As expected, reinsurance rates increased at the January 1st, 2018 renewals season ... Read the full article
Munich Re’s operating profit falls in 2017 but reinsurer expects continued market improvement
6th February 2018
Reinsurance giant Munich Re has reported profit of €538 million for the fourth-quarter of 2017 and €392 million for the full-year, while high natural catastrophe losses saw its operating result for the year decline to €1.24 billion from more than €4 billion in 2016. The group's gross written premiums in 2017 ... Read the full article
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