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Reinsurance

RenaissanceRe likes property cat in 2026 to stave off top line slide

US markets go to 2026 renewals with greater rate adequacy after 2025’s wildfire tensions.   5 February 2026

Insurance

Regulatory changes and shrinking margins

Intense competition in Asia-Pacific means any improvement on rates is hard to achieve. These are among the conclusions of a new report, Asia-Pacific Reinsurers Should Increase Rates, But Will They? some of which are summarised here by Philip Chung of S&P Global Ratings.   31 October 2017

Alternative Risk Transfer

Pure-play cat bond funds slow to a 0.7% gain in November

But primary issuance heats up in wake of a quiet hurricane season.   8 December 2025

Reinsurance

RenaissanceRe rides new demand, strong pricing to early 1/6 renewals

Forecast for new demand in 2026 is up by a third from the post-1/1 view.   30 April 2026

Insurance

Reinsurers will need to ponder options if Irma becomes capital event

If Hurricane Irma becomes a capital event for reinsurers they will have to mull over options to replenish the capital, S&P executives told Monte Carlo Today.   12 September 2017

Insurance

Specialty carrier Pinion launches offering MGA capacity

Barings commits $180m to startup that plans to start writing Q2.   18 February 2026

Insurance

The MGA party may be near or past its peak; Liberty Specialty Markets

‘Writing is on the wall,’ LSM London Market chief says; softening may trim the froth.   2 December 2025

Insurance

Aon mid-market dive 2.0; takes USI for $17bn in major mid-cap scaling

CEO hails a bigger move where 2024 buy of NFP made clear the path to organic growth.   1 September 2026

Insurance

US commercial lines have rate & discipline to defend margins: AM Best

Pricing momentum now ‘well past its peak,’ still underpins ‘robust underwriting results’.   5 December 2023

Technology

Shortlist Revealed as Europe’s Top Cyber Insurance Companies Compete to Win Cyber Insurance Awards

The shortlist for the company categories for Intelligent Insurer’s Cyber Insurance Awards Europe 2025 has just been announced.   12 November 2024

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