1 November 2010Reinsurance

Does excess reinsurer capital lead to price cuts?

Reinsurers believe the debate about excess capital permitting price reductions is now made increasingly irrelevant due to technical pricing. However, brokers apparently still tend to talk up the possibility of price cuts due to the amount of spare money swirling around. Intelligent Insurer looks at the arguments on both sides.

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