15 October 2017Insurance

Lack of new equity cash and trapped capital could mean bigger rate rises

Rates in property-catastrophe reinsurance are likely to increase more than many believe in the aftermath of big hurricane losses because of the low level of equity raising and the debut of trapped capital as a major issue.

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