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Reinsurance

Capacity influx is driving down rates: Howden Re

All carriers are making money in property – but that means more capacity and pressure on rates.   1 November 2026

Reinsurance

Counterparty, governance risks test ratings for US re/insurers and MGAs: AM Best

Collateral, claims oversight and capacity concentration are key to ratings resilience.   1 November 2026

Reinsurance

Casualty sidecars: why long-tail risk has found a new class of capital

A few years ago, a casualty sidecar was considered a niche deal. Today it is one of the most talked-about structures in reinsurance and a major theme at this year’s conferences. Here, Carrie Byler and Kenneth Durbin, from Howden Re, and Mitchell Rosenberg, from Howden Capital Markets and Advisory, discuss their growth and the capital behind them.   1 November 2026

Reinsurance

Cat bonds offer roadmap for closing private ILS transparency gap

Private ILS can learn from cat bond pricing, reporting and independent risk assessment.   1 November 2026

Technology

Data centres: Big tech builds boost demand but caution urged

The exposures behind large data-centre placements will test the industry’s expertise and capacity, says AXA XL’s Greg Schiffer.   1 November 2026

Insurance

US insurers turn to facultative reinsurance as strategic growth tool

US insurers are increasing their use of facultative reinsurance to pursue growth while managing capital and volatility.   1 November 2026

Reinsurance

Rethinking the role of the reinsurance broker

If sophisticated analytics represent one side of modern reinsurance broking, experience and institutional knowledge represent another, says Tim Releford, head of applied modelling and incoming president at Holborn Corporation.   1 November 2026

Reinsurance

Softening property rates mask mounting weather exposure: MS Re

MS Re’s Lisa Butera explains why mounting secondary perils and urban sprawl mean buyers must restructure retentions rather than simply taking cheaper rates.   1 November 2026

Reinsurance

US casualty insurers hold the line on limits and handle difficult claims sooner: Gallagher Re

Limits discipline and changing claims practices are informing reinsurers’ assessments of North American casualty portfolios, says Emily Apostolides, head of casualty, North America, at Gallagher Re.   1 November 2026

Reinsurance

Reinsurers face test of discipline as buyers demand more: DEVK

Expanding reinsurance capacity is giving US buyers greater leverage to demand flexible treaty terms. DEVK Re CUO Cliff Falkenhagen explains why such times demand greater underwriting discipline.   1 November 2026

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