September 10, 2013
Even a major disaster would be unlikely to push up reinsurance prices given the amount of capital currently available to back policies, said Richard Ward, chief executive officer of Lloyd’s of London. “What is going to change the rate movement? …
September 10, 2013
Hannover Re, the world’s third- largest reinsurer, said it expects reinsurance rates at price negotiations for January renewals to remain little changed. Pricing will be “rather stable,” Chief Executive Officer Ulrich Wallin said at a briefing in Monte Carlo today. …
September 9, 2013
Munich Re, the world’s biggest reinsurer, said it expects stable rates for its property and casualty reinsurance at January price negotiations. “Prices will remain largely stable, chiefly due to the still comparatively low interest rates,” for proportional business in which …
September 6, 2013
Reinsurers may fail to increase rates they charge primary carriers for their backstop coverage when they begin price talks for 2014 in Monte Carlo this week. “I expect the market staying flat to ticking down, on the absolute premium,” Amer …
September 10, 2012
For once there’s no natural catastrophe hanging over the annual Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo (the 56th edition). Tropical storm Leslie missed Bermuda and Hurricane Michael is safely out in the Atlantic. But that doesn’t mean there are few concerns …
September 19, 2011
Generally speaking the reinsurance industry is in good shape, certainly better than it was in 2008 and 2009, when even mighty Swiss Re needed a bailout from Berkshire Hathaway. A combination of improved models and a greater understanding as to …
September 13, 2011
Hannover Re , the world’s third-biggest reinsurer, said it saw reinsurance prices rising by 3-8 percent next year, a brighter outlook than that of its two bigger rivals. “It is our expectation that the favourable trend in reinsurance premiums will …
September 12, 2011
You could hold it in New York, or London, or practically anywhere, but it wouldn’t be the same. The annual Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo, which translates as Charles’ Hill, in Monaco is a unique event. It brings together not …
September 12, 2011
The long awaited end of the reinsurance pricing cycle may be obtainable, but is that necessarily good news? In his keynote speech at the PricewaterhouseCoopers breakfast briefing at the Reinsurance Rendezvous Martin Sullivan, deputy chairman of Willis Group and CEO …
September 12, 2011
As the Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monaco enters its second day, it has become apparent that most of the world’s global reinsurers are more than adequately capitalized. In conferences held on September 11 both A.M. Best and Standard & Poor’s described …