January 4, 2016
Despite the signs of some pricing stabilization in property catastrophe during the June/July 2015 renewals, hopeful forecasts for a “softening in the softening” in reinsurance pricing have proved elusive, according to Willis Re’s 1st View Report. “The January renewals have …
October 19, 2015
Willis Re, the reinsurance brokerage division of Willis Group Holdings plc, announced that it has released the “Willis Re View of Catastrophe Risk.” The program offers an “enhanced approach to catastrophe risk modeling that enables insurers to more accurately measure, …
October 8, 2015
The waiting list for an insurer to get a spot on the underwriting floor of Lloyd’s of London is the longest in its 327-year history, indicating record demand for access to the market. Lloyd’s has requests for about 160 so-called …
September 15, 2015
Global reinsurance executives who met in Monaco questioned whether a frenzy of mergers in Europe means buyers of Lloyd’s of London insurance companies are paying too much. Deal-making will continue after Tokyo-based MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. agreed last week …
September 14, 2015
The world’s largest reinsurers and brokers see little relief in pricing in 2016 amid a relentless influx of alternative capital from pension funds and one of the past decade’s quietest years for catastrophe losses. Rates for property-and-casualty reinsurance are expected …
September 10, 2015
In its most recent Reinsurance Market Report Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Group Holdings plc, notes: “Faced with significant over-capacity and widespread pricing pressure, the growth in global capital dedicated to reinsurance has stabilized during the first half …
July 2, 2015
According to the latest 1st View Renewals Report from Willis Re, the relentless “period of rate reductions” in reinsurance pricing shows signs of softening with “early signs” of price stabilization “beginning to emerge in peak property catastrophe zones.” The report …
May 14, 2015
Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Group Holdings plc, has established a syndicated reinsurance facility providing the broadest protection available for insurers against catastrophic and systemic loss accumulations arising from liability portfolios. Named PRIMO, the facility responds to increasing …
March 20, 2015
Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Group Holdings plc, has unveiled a new suite of flood solutions offering analytical capabilities that will enable insurers to proactively manage Canada flood accumulations. Based on the analytics provided by Willis Re’s strategic …