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01 Cover
02 AXA XL
03 Contents
04 Howden Tiger
05 Discipline and limit management become key as headwinds blow
06 Clarity of coverage key to cat, but rates must also rise: Ariel Re
07 Deutsche Ruck
08 Reinsurers still keen to grow casualty portfolios
09 Munich Re’s appetite is stable, but its book is changing
10 The drivers behind the new reinsurance normal
11 American AG
12 Market better positioned to listen to the client: AXA XL CEO
13 The growing importance of relationship transparency
14 Africa Specialty Risk is seeking new partners and capacity
15 Aon
16 2023 is fast becoming another big nat cat year
17 Hanover Re has warned on rates
18 Fidelity
19 CCR Re plans expansion after stake sale
20 Creating new risk retention norms
21 Reinsurance strategies in a hard market
22 Investors want sustainable profits before committing
23 Casualty environment remains highly uncertain and faces many challenges
24 AXA XL’s Twite eyes a smoother renewal
25 MGAs can be lucrative for reinsurers—if they have the tools
26 Perils forays into US cyber insurance market
27 Analogue actuarial practices are on borrowed time
28 Parametric insurance to become mainstream for travel insurers
29 10% of insurers face S&P review post new capital model
30 Cyber market has reached its most competitive point after pricing corrections
31 Contact Us

CONTENTS

NEWS


Discipline and limit management become key as headwinds blow

After almost three years of tailwinds, some headwinds are now emerging for reinsurers, says Markel Re’s Bahr.

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NEWS


Clarity of coverage key to cat, but rates must also rise

Ariel Re is committed to catastrophe underwriting at the right price and terms.

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AON REINSURANCE SOLUTIONS


Reinsurers still keen to grow casualty portfolios

Casualty is stable going into 1/1, but pockets of the market remain challenging, warn Nigel Light and Amanda Lyons.

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NEWS


Munich Re’s appetite is stable, but its book is changing

There will be no spectacular change in Munich Re’s appetite this renewal, but its book is changing.

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VIG RE


The drivers behind the new reinsurance normal

Nat cat will continue to fuel the hard market—but other lines of business need to follow, writes Catrina Gemmerich.

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NEWS


Market better positioned to listen to the client: AXA XL CEO

The drama of last year’s 1/1 expected to give way to fruitful 2023/24 renewals.

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PEAK RE


2023 is fast becoming another big nat cat year

There is a potential solution for emerging Asia’s conundrum of rising insurance penetration and widening protection gap, says Franz-Josef Hahn.

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NEWS


Africa Specialty Risk is seeking new partners and capacity

Startup reinsurer Africa Specialty Risk has been in business for only two years, but it has big plans.

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LIBERTY MUTUAL REINSURANCE


The growing importance of relationship transparency

Open dialogue and complete information are crucial to protecting and advancing the relationship between cedant and reinsurer, says Susan Burke.

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NEWS


Hannover Re has warned on rates

It will return cash to shareholders if market conditions do not match the risk, says Henchoz.

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INTERVIEW: LAURENT MONTADOR, CCR RE


CCR Re plans expansion after stake sale

With extra capacity and the backing of two established insurer shareholders, CCR Re eyes long-term growth in business lines and regions.

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AM SPECIALTY


Creating new risk retention norms

More significant levels of risk retention from carriers will help reinsurers navigate the reinsurance capacity challenge in the E&S market, says George Barder.

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ROUNDTABLE


Reinsurance strategies in a hard market

Thirteen senior executives from carriers, brokers and service providers in Bermuda gathered for the annual Bermuda:Re+ILS roundtable.

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NEWS


Investors want sustainable profits before committing

Investors need to see a lot more than just six months of good results to be lured back to reinsurers: Peak Re.

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INTERVIEW: LAURE FORGERON, SWISS RE


Casualty environment remains highly uncertain

Improvements are needed to ensure sustainable performance of casualty lines, says Laure Forgeron of Swiss Re.

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NEWS


AXA XL’s Twite eyes a smoother renewal

AXA XL Re in Bermuda has made solid progress in rebalancing its portfolio and reducing volatility, says CEO.

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NEWS


Perils forays into US cyber insurance market

The data aggregator has unveiled a US cyber industry loss index.

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NEWS


Parametric insurance to become mainstream for travel insurers

Parametric insurance has played a big part in the recovery of the travel sector post-pandemic: Blink Parametric CEO.

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GMBC


MGAs can be lucrative for reinsurers—if they have the tools

The partnership of +Simple with GMBC opens up new levels of opportunity for reinsurers that want to support MGAs.

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NEWS


10% of insurers face S&P review post new capital model

S&P is likely to identify more than 10% of re/insurers for a potential upgrade or downgrade, says Litmus Analysis.

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INSUREWARE


Analogue actuarial practices are on borrowed time

The explosion of interest in AI and its possibilities is making it increasingly difficult to justify pre-digital methods, say Ben Zehnwirth and David Munroe.

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NEWS


Cyber market has reached its most competitive point

Industry is now showing a real desire to solve systemic risks, says CFC’s cyber expert.

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