Insurers Poorly Prepared for the Increased Losses by Catastrophe & Flooding
Re/Insurers poorly prepared for the increased loss frequency and intensity wrought by flooding and climate change as this year’s North Atlantic hurricane season
Insurance-Linked Securities
Global Non-Life Reinsurance Market Outlook by AM Best
AM Best has released the Market Segment Outlook: Global Reinsurance report on the outlook for global non-life reinsurance, maintaining a stable view
Global Reinsurance Capital in 2023: Reduced Asset Prices Erode Book Values
New reinsurance capital formation is limited, and investors remain concerned about the impact of climate change and inflation
ILS, Cat Bond & Post Hurricane Ian Reinsurance Market Update
The property catastrophe bond market supported new and repeat insurance, reinsurance and government sponsors
IAIS Reinsurance Market Survey: Premiums, Assets, Retention & Distribution
IAIS collected data on the global reinsurance market through annual Global Reinsurance Market Survey covered about 50 reinsurers based in nine jurisdictions
Reinsurance Renewals: Rates Movements & Pricing Trends
The April 1 reinsurance renewal season has seen a continuation of the discipline shown by reinsurers at January 1 but with a greater determination that pricing
Re/Insurance Underwriting Results. Drivers of Natural Catastrophe Loss Growth
Property reinsurance rates rose significantly at the renewals. The losses from Hurricane Ian last year were a contributory factor
Global Reinsurance Market – a Hardest Market for Last 30 Years
Seismic shifts in the macroeconomic environment – combined with geopolitical uncertainty and heavy natural catastrophe losses – led to a severe tightening of capacity
Natural Catastrophes Drivers. 6 Main Lessons for Insurance Industry
The natural disasters demonstrate that economic factors, in the last two years augmented by inflation, are the main driver of elevated insured losses from natural catastrophes
Global Insured Losses from Natural Catastrophes Perspective
Natural disasters resulted in global economic losses of USD 275 billion, of which USD 125 billion were covered by insurance, the fourth highest one-year total
Global Insured & Economic Losses from Natural Catastrophes Outlook
Natural disasters resulted in global economic losses of USD 275 billion, of which USD 125 billion were covered by insurance
Impact of Natural Catastrophic Risks for the US P&C Insurance Market
The US P&C insurance industry has experienced challenges in recent years due, in large part, to increases in the frequency and severity of natural catastrophes
Global Economy & New Drivers of Re/Insurance Sector Growth
The global economy is in a precarious position. The war in Ukraine has superseded COVID-19 as the dominant economic driver, even as China continues to grapple
How ILS Can Support Additional Re/Insurance Capacity for Cyber Risk
ILS plays a key role in allowing catastrophe risk to be transferred from the commercial insurance market to investors, providing additional (re)insurance capacity
ILS & Cat Bonds Have Seen Little Signs of New Capital Entering
ILS and collateralized markets have seen little signs of new capital entering, but lower estimates helped to provide additional liquidity for retrocession
Flood Risk is Insurable. How Does Insurance Industry Can Close the Protection Gap?
Floods affect more people across the globe than any other natural disaster. The deadly floods within year were a tragic reminder of the increasing threat
Global Reinsurance Capital Challenge in Natural Catastrophe
While there was sufficient capacity to meet the reinsurance needs of cedants at 1.1, it is also true that the amount of reinsurance capital being deployed was diminished in 2022
Worst Natural Disasters. Global Natural Catastrophe Review
Climate change is taking an increasing toll. The natural disaster figures are dominated by events that are more intense or are occurring more frequently
Reinsurance Potential for Cyber Risk Transference through ILS Issuances
Public announce of cyber risk transference by (re)insurers to capital markets through ILS issuances represent the potential for a reinsurance
Global Natural Catastrophe & Hazard Review. Insurance Implications
The world saw another year of impactful natural catastrophe events that once again emphasized the need to better account for the growing risks that hazards bring
Reinsurance Market Dynamics: Lessons of a Hard Market & Future Capital Flows
The most challenging January 1 renewal in a generation as the reinsurance market underwent a fundamental shift in pricing and risk appetite
Natural & Man-Made Catastrophe Loss Outlook: Insurance Covered only 43%
Natural and man-made disasters resulted in global economic losses of $280 bn. Insurance covered $119 bn economic losses
Catastrophe Bond & ILS Market Review by Artemis
According to Artemis, catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance fell when compared with the prior year quarter
How Global Reinsurance Market Endured a 2023 Renewals?
The global reinsurance market has endured a complex and in many cases frustrating renewal process which has gone down to the wire, according to the 1st View January
Average Losses of Higher-Risk Focused ILS Funds Increased After Hurricane Ian
Higher-risk focused insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund strategies appear to be averaging losses around the 17% mark after hurricane Ian
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Global insured losses from natural disaster events in Q1 2025 were preliminarily estimated to reach at least $53 bn, the highest Q1 insured losses since Q1 2011 ($81 bn)
European reinsurers recorded stronger return on equity (ROE) in 2023 and 2024, exceeding their cost of equity in three of the last four years
Global re/insurers reported improved underwriting results and capital positions. These gains came alongside rising uncertainty around reserve development and expanding loss gaps
Global reinsurers’ profitability will remain strong in 2025 despite lower risk-adjusted prices for most business lines when reinsurance contracts