1 September 2013Reinsurance

Pressure from the West

The impact of the influx of alternative forms of capacity into the reinsurance will mainly be felt in the US in this upcoming renewal, with pricing pressure on rates varying depending on how much of a reinsurer’s book covers some of the peak perils targeted by this form of capacity. But reinsurers in the firing line could be forced to review their strategies.

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