20 October 2015Alternative Risk Transfer

Reinsurers may have to draw line in sand on rates

Rates on some lines of business in Europe are now so low that some reinsurers will need to make tough decisions during this renewals and, potentially, draw a line in the sand, Andrew Barnard, managing director, head of international property catastrophe and retro reinsurance for Markel Global Reinsurance, told Baden-Baden Today.

Already registered?

Login to your account

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Week Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Alternative Risk Transfer
17 August 2026   Facility offers pre-agreed underwriting and claims frameworks across key products.
Alternative Risk Transfer
11 August 2026   Gains accelerated in July as cat bond market entered hurricane-season issuance lull.
Alternative Risk Transfer
11 August 2026   Outrigger Re floats without parental support, buoyed only by third-party investors.