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31 March 2026 Excess & surplus seen as sustaining growth, despite pricing pressure in core lines.
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Alternative Risk Transfer
A multi-year rally for catastrophe bonds with accompanying flurry of issuance may have begun to spill over into growth for reinsurance sidecars and parallel collateralised ILS spaces as pricing disparity tempts investors back into the related sub-classes.
Insurance
It may be politics as much as premiums that is the deciding factor when it comes to Latin America’s re/insurance prospects. There’s massive scope for growth, but players cannot ignore a history of political instability, says II panel.
Alternative Risk Transfer
In our special LatAm focus during March 2024, Intelligent Insurer will reflect on and review the highs and lows of this huge, opportunity-filled region, starting with this look back at the conference.
Risk Management
Re/insurers in the region saw their four-year nat cat hiatus shattered in October, just as political turbulence looms—with 2024 marked out as a year of elections, says AM Best.
Insurance
It was billed as the toughest 1/1 renewals for decades, but did the reality live up to the hype? An Intelligent Insurer panel shared their inside takes.
Insurance
With sustainable investment well ahead of ESG integration elsewhere in the re/insurance industry, the sector badly needs someone to take the lead. It won’t be down to regulation alone, an Intelligent Insurer panel heard.
Insurance
The re/insurance industry is often accused of lagging when it comes to embracing ESG issues, but there are good reasons for its caution, around investments and underwriting.
Insurance
While perhaps the most fraught negotiations were over property cat during the 1/1 renewals in Europe, casualty and specialty lines also had their areas of contention. As with property, the outcomes for insurers varied widely, said an Intelligent Insurer panel.
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21 January 2026 US jury verdicts, tort reform gaps and social inflation keep casualty under pressure.
14 January 2026 Strong financial assessment and stable outlook back Beazley’s latest venture.
13 January 2026 Role of run-off specialists is changing, optimising how cedants use capital.
15 December 2025 P&C insurers enjoy bumper year due to muted catastrophe losses.
12 December 2025 Reserves face exhaustion in eight years at current payout levels, warns AM Best.
12 December 2025 AM Best remains upbeat over reinsurance for 2026, despite headwinds.
3 December 2025 Surplus lines flows are protecting admitted carriers, while boosting strong E&S channel.
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