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New Capital Pushing Cat Reinsurance Prices Down 5-15%: Ace’s Greenberg

Ace Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Evan Greenberg said the influx of Wall Street capital into the reinsurance industry is pressuring rates and that he is prepared to cut sales of backstop coverage. Prices for catastrophe reinsurance have declined about 5 …

Hannover Re Sees Reinsurance Prices Rising Up to 8%

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 …