CONTENTS THORSTEN STEINMANN, SWISS RE Buyers view reinsurance as an attractive and flexible optionA positive market environment makes the Swiss reinsurer bullish on opportunities.READ ON GUY CARPENTER SYMPOSIUM Unique market conditions drive demand for ARTThis hard market is very different from previous ones and should last longer, a panel of executives agreed.READ ON INTERVIEW: TOMAS NOVOTNY, AON Stability is the key desire of cedants and buyersThe market search for stability signals a step-change from 2023’s difficult renewal.READ ON NEWS Appetite for aggregates still mutedReinsurance buyers could face a challenging negotiation, says Guy Carpenter Europe CEO.READ ON INTERVIEW: PIOTR NOWAKOWSKI, PEAK RE Industry must change its risk mindsetThe re/insurance industry must alter how it views certain new risks.READ ON NEWS Munich Re eyes $5bn in new demandIt can meet rising demand in nat cat & cyber, if the price fits.READ ON ERIC SUGIER, LIBERTY MUTUAL REINSURANCE Staying ahead of climate riskThe industry needs to be proactive in evolving coverage for a new reality.READ ON NEWS More problems to solve at 1/1Time to address ‘issues kicked down the road’ at last renewal, says SCOR.READ ON INTERVIEW: KLAUS-GREGOR HAHN, DEUTSCHE RÜCK ‘An interesting market’ ahead of 1/1The reinsurer is optimistic about renewal price increases.READ ONNEWS Bumpy renewal looms for US casualty: FitchLiability has plenty of issues, but profit and reinsurance capacity haven’t been among them.READ ON INTERVIEW: TOBIAS SONNDORFER, VIG RE An alignment of interest is key for successSuch alignment must be reinforced, to have a balanced distribution of losses.READ ON NEWS A hard market, or the new normal? Swiss Re is not sureIt is hard to understand the true nature of this market.READ ON MARKO JAZBEC, SAVA RE Filling cat capacityOne of Sava Re’s main strategic goals is to achieve proper geographical diversification of its international portfolio.READ ON NEWS 2023 reset can’t be undone: Moody’sThe changes that occurred in the 2023 renewal will not be easily undone, say analysts. READ ON NEWS Delegates headed for the mountains A group of attendees kept up a Baden-Baden tradition said to have been going for more than 20 years.READ ON NEWS Education can unleash the power of ILSEducation and collaboration will be key, say Kirill Savrassov of Phoenix CRetro, and Toby Pughe of Tenax Capital.READ ON NEWS Biggest European firms grew in 2022The biggest non-life insurers in Europe continued to get bigger, but their profits slipped last year: AM Best.READ ON OPINION Cedants warned on hidden riskA market-wide stress event could have profound implications for re/insurers, says Litmus Analysis.READ ON SURVEY Capacity, rates, & PFAS top the list of concernsThere is some tough business to be done this week as rates are stubbornly high.READ ON CONTACT US Contact Intelligent InsurerREAD ONSubscribe
