All Renewals articles
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NewsA new phase in the cycle begins – Howden Re’s Flandro
After a Goldilocks period for reinsurers, a new stage in the cycle is starting to take shape, with signs including lower interest rates and their effects on bond portfolios, David Flandro, Howden Re’s head of industry analysis and strategic advisory, told GR.
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NewsDynamic trading environment meeting reinsurance demand – Guy Carpenter
The reinsurance broker’s leadership describes market conditions expected to influence placement discussions ahead of 1 January 2025 renewals.
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News‘Calmer waters’ for UK reinsurance buyers provide broker innovation opportunity
Some reinsurers are described by UK market insurers as ‘opportunistic’ in their bid for growth amid ‘gradual softening’ market conditions, writes Insurance Times editor Katie Scott with additional reportage by GR’s David Benyon.
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NewsRenewals see ‘steady improvement’ – Aon Q2 insights report
The re/insurance broker released its Q2 Global Insurance Market Insights report, which looks at how events in the quarter have shaped the insurance market.
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NewsReinsurance demand-supply balance on the line – IQUW
By Stephen Young, global head of reinsurance and CEO of IQUW Bermuda
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NewsMid-year renewals ‘consolidate’ 1/1 trends – Aon
Aon described a ‘favourable’ July renewal on balance for reinsurance buyers in its Reinsurance Market Dynamics July 2024 report.
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News‘Transitioning reinsurance market’ at 1/7 – Guy Carpenter
The reinsurance broking arm of Marsh McLennan gives its view of renewals made at the midpoint of 2024.
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NewsGallagher Re: Reinsurers make ‘strong start to 2024’
The first quarter of 2024 has also shown strong results, with up to a 12% improvement in reinsurers’ combined loss ratios, according to the reinsurance broker.
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NewsAon: property cat ‘transitioning’ at April reinsurance renewals
Rates remain broadly flat at previous high levels, according to Aon’s latest Reinsurance Market Dynamics report, focused on the Asia Pacific 1 April 2024 reinsurance renewals.
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NewsSwiss Re calls for underwriting discipline after strong renewals
The reinsurer wants to keep pressure on underwriting discipline this year, after a successful 2023, with $3.2bn profit and a 22% RoE.
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NewsHannover Re confirms 2024 guidance after “satisfactory” 1/1
The German insurer reiterated it expects reinsurance revenue to grow more than 5% this year, after further improvements in terms and conditions and sustained attractive prices at renewals.
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NewsWhere does the market go from here? – interview with Howden Tiger’s David Flandro
David Flandro, head of industry analysis and strategic advisory, Howden Tiger, spoke to GR about the reinsurance broker’s view of where the market is heading after its most recent 1/1 renewal.
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NewsMoody’s expects “firm” April and July renewals
1/1 reinsurance renewals showed moderate price increases across most lines due to balanced supply and demand, according to ratings firm Moody’s.
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NewsGuy Carpenter’s RoL index for property cat up by 5.4% globally at 1/1
At the 1/1 reinsurance renewals, Guy Carpenter’s global rate-on-line index increased by an estimated 5.4% year-on-year.
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NewsSmooth 1/1 helped by reinsurer profits, higher pricing across retro and primary markets
Global reinsurance capital surpassed $635bn at the nine-month point of 2023, according to Aon.
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News1/1 renewal stable, showing stronger supply dynamics – Howden
Reinsurance renewals in January 2024 saw a market adjusting to a period of extraordinary cyclical and structural change, according to Howden’s briefing.
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NewsSmoother 1/1 with motivated market and more capital – Guy Carpenter
Renewals characterised by ample capacity and a commercial approach to trading partnerships, albeit with continued underwriting scrutiny for casualty, cyber and SRCC, according to the broker.
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NewsBaden Baden: Upward pricing momentum continues, reinsurers “shouldn’t forget” previous years – Ariel Re
For this week’s reinsurance meeting in Baden-Baden, property underwriters for Ariel Re are upbeat about continued hard market pricing.
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NewsSupercede discusses the avoidable tax on poor quality reinsurance data
The digital revolution has reshaped countless industries, so why is reinsurance seriously lagging behind? Especially when the ability to harness and effectively manage data is becoming the critical determinant of success in our unique marketplace.
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NewsHiscox performance improves at H1 – driven by reinsurance and London market arms
“Leaning into the hard market”, the group allocated additional organic capital to the Hiscox Re & ILS business.
