All 1 January renewals articles
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NewsHannover Re grows at 1 January amid 3.2% risk adjusted price decline – Jungsthöfel
Credit, surety and political risks delivered double digit growth, and agricultural business expanded in core markets including Brazil and the US
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NewsSCOR posts selective growth at 1 January renewals as competition intensifies
Traditional reinsurance grows 4.7% while alternative solutions surge 80.5% amid disciplined underwriting
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NewsGallagher Re cyber index shows 32% fall at 1/1 in XoL risk-adjusted rates
Oversupply of capacity and improved structural terms drive sharp reduction in pricing for cyber aggregate protection
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NewsRenewals saw reinsurers keen to deploy capital, buyers focused on banking savings – Gallagher Re’s Kerton
Three years of strong profitability left reinsurers comfortable with their risks despite softened rates, while cedants prioritised reduced cost over additional protection
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NewsReinsurance buyers find choice and flexibility at 1.1 as capacity expands, says Gallagher Re
Reinsurance buyers were presented with a wider range of options and opportunities at the 1 January 2026 renewals as rising capital and strong competition drove further market softening, according to a new report from reinsurance broker Gallagher Re
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NewsHowden heralds ‘re-balancing’ as rates fall to pre-hard-market levels
Property cat pricing was down 15%, while London market casualty placements also dipped 5-10% amid increased supply, the reinsurance broker said
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NewsReinsurer capital deployment drives 1/1 softening – Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance buyers experienced accelerating price softening at the 1 January 2026 renewals, but casualty produced more nuanced outcomes, the reinsurance broker revealed
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NewsSoftening continues at Baden-Baden as European renewals take shape – Spenner
Gallagher Re’s Dirk Spenner says reinsurers face pressure on terms and pricing ahead of 1 January renewals in Europe, as oversupply of capacity and benign loss experience continue to shift negotiations in buyers’ favour
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News20 years since KRW: Ariel Re’s Ryan Mather
Two decades after hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma reshaped the reinsurance landscape, Ariel Re’s CEO Ryan Mather reflects on the reinsurer’s origins, the pivotal moments that shaped its journey, and why a culture of analytics and due diligence gives it its competitive edge.
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NewsAon sees buyers gain leverage as renewal season begins
Aon’s pre Monte Carlo RVS report highlights record capital, rising ILS activity and a supportive market for cedents, as reinsurers seek to deploy capacity and stay relevant
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NewsReinsurers hold firm as market recalibrates, says AM Best
AM Best’s latest reinsurance market report finds global reinsurers maintaining disciplined underwriting, strong capitalisation and enhanced investment returns, as executives jet off to RVS 2025
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NewsGuy Carpenter sees buyer’s market as reinsurers head to Monte Carlo
At its pre-RVS 2025 briefing, senior executives at the reinsruance broker pointed to accelerating softening trends, abundant capital and shifting casualty dynamics, while cautioning reinsurers to balance growth with relevance.
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NewsBalance shifts towards buyers at 1.1 – Antares’ van der Straaten
Antares Global CEO Mike van der Straaten says reinsurers face a more competitive landscape heading into the January 2026 renewals, with capital returning, retro softening and specialty lines under pressure
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NewsProperty cat ROL down 6.6% globally at 1/1 – Guy Carpenter
The reinsurance broker released its rate-on-line indices for property catastrophe business at the 1 January reinsurance renewal, headlined by a US decrease of 6.2% and an overall fall of 6.6% globally.
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NewsHowden at 1/1 heralds new phase in the cycle ‘past the pricing peak’
Risk-adjusted price reductions at January renewals included retrocession down 13.5%, D&F down 12.5%, global property cat down 8% and London market casualty XoL down 2%.
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NewsGallagher Re at 1/1: ‘tense’ casualty negotiations put onus on data; prop cat competition ‘responsible’
The reinsurance market is in a strong financial position at the 1/1 renewal, according to the reinsurance broker’s “1st View Report: Differentiation Rewarded” and an interview with Gallagher Re’s Chirag Shah.
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NewsGuy Carpenter on 1/1: ‘strong reinsurer appetite, excess prop cat capacity’
Non-loss-impacted property catastrophe renewals fell 5-15% risk-adjusted at 1/1, the broker said, but casualty reinsurance buyers experienced ”varying outcomes”.
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NewsBaden Baden: Hannover Re expects German floods to lead to price gains
Severe weather means the German reinsurer anticipates further price increases and improved terms at January renewals.
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NewsA new baseline for reinsurance has been reached - Everest Re
In the current environment, global risk-adjusted returns are expected to remain favorable at 1/1 and throughout 2025, says Jill Beggs, Everest Reinsurance executive vice president and chief operating officer.
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NewsHannover Re: ‘Continuing trend’ of hardening reinsurance terms
The reinsurer said that there was a ‘movement towards stabilisation generally’ at its RVS 2024 briefing in Monte Carlo.
