January 2014 Reinsurance Renewals News

Doha’s Q-Re Reports Strong Growth in January Renewals

Doha-based Q-Re announced that it expects to write approximately S$269 million of property, casualty and specialty lines premiums from the January 1 renewals. “On a constant foreign exchange basis, this volume represents an increase of 43 percent from the 2013 …

Capital Capacity Softens January Renewal Rates up to 25%: Willis Re Report

According to Willis Re’s January 2014 Reinsurance Renewals Report, “a heady cocktail of converging factors has fuelled a soft buyers’ market in nearly all lines of business at the 1 January 2014 renewals.” Among the challenges faced by both traditional …