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Brokers will “push back hard” on attempts to cut casualty QS cedes: BMS Re’s Chandler

Brokers will “push back hard” against further attempts from reinsurers to reduce ceding commissions for US casualty quota share business at upcoming renewals, BMS Re president US CEO Pete Chandler has predicted.

Market conditions point to portfolio optimisation: Convex’s Middleton

Hardening market conditions present an opportunity for Convex to “refine” its portfolio through reinsurance buying and through the way it underwrites to push for growth in attractive lines of business, according to Anne Middleton, head of ceded reinsurance and capital modelling at Convex.

London underwriters poised for US E&S opportunity: Convex’s Brand

Hardening market conditions will help drive an increase of US excess and surplus (E&S) lines business into the London market which presents an important opportunity for underwriters to achieve profitable growth, according to Convex’s Paul Brand.

Lloyd’s CEO: Covid-19 was wake-up call for non-damage BI opportunity

Covid-19 has served as a wake-up call for the opportunities presented by non-damage business interruption insurance, according to Lloyd’s CEO John Neal.

Swiss Re’s Ojeisekhoba: Pandemic risks require standardised wordings to remove ambiguity

Standardised wordings are required for pandemic risks to reduce the potential for the type of disputes which have dented the insurance industry’s reputation in its response to Covid-19, according to Swiss Re’s reinsurance CEO Moses Ojeisekhoba.

ILS managers deepen analytics drive: RMS’ Shah

ILS managers are shifting focus towards more detailed data analysis as part of an increased investment drive in analytics, according to Jin Shah, client director at RMS.

Renewals will see shift “to quality” and traditional market, predicts Doucette

The upcoming reinsurance renewals will see “a flight to quality” with the traditional market model regaining prominence as collateralised capital remains trapped, Everest Re’s John Doucette has predicted.

RMS’ new pandemic outlooks to help assess potential Covid-19 winter wave

As the world’s understanding of Covid-19 continues to evolve, RMS will soon launch new pandemic outlooks that will reflect assumptions about vaccines to help businesses prepare for a potential second wave, says Maria Lomelo, who leads the LifeRisks platform.

US casualty in most need of pricing improvements: TransRe’s Brandt

The US casualty market still needs more pricing improvement over and above what has already been imposed as it strives to get a handle on the adverse reserve development emanating from the 2013 to 2018 prior years, according to TransRe’s Ken Brandt.

TigerRisk head count up 20% in 2020 amid broker consolidation

TigerRisk has already grown its headcount by 20 percent in 2020 and the reinsurance broker expects to add yet more staff to its roster by the end of the year as it takes advantage of the significant consolidation among its rivals to broaden its footprint.

New capital will pressure potential rate rises: TigerRisk’s Gulbransen

New capital entering the reinsurance industry will impact pricing going into the 2021 renewals, but issues around Covid-19 and other losses will temper any potential dampening effect from the new influx of funds, TigerRisk’s Wade Gulbransen told The ReInsurer.

Carriers reposition balance sheets for hard market: Vandever

Carriers are considering portfolio restructures, run-off sales, private equity buy-ins and sidecars in addition to public equity and debt raises to address the hard market opportunity, according to Tom Vandever, head of Barclays Financial Institutions Group Americas.

Welcome to the first issue of The ReInsurer

Hello and welcome to the first issue of The ReInsurer, the weekly publication through the month of September dedicated to coverage of the reinsurance sector and the issues that will shape upcoming renewal negotiations and the outlook for 2021.

Reinsurance at inflection point that will drive further hardening: Swiss Re’s Isherwood

Swiss Re’s Jonathan Isherwood believes that Covid-19, the impact of normal peril losses including most recently Hurricane Laura and the yield environment provide an inflection point for the market that will drive further hardening.

Future proofing in Latin America

Fitch’s Eduardo Recinos says a resilient reinsurance sector in Latin America will help buffer uncertainty, but challenges remain.

Back to basics!

The mutualist approach must prevail over individualism when it comes to (re)insurance collaboration, otherwise the industry will fail to cover future risks, says Hervé Nessi, chief underwriting officer at CCR Re.

Return to Flight

Russell Group’s Suki Basi considers the flight path through the Covid-19 pandemic risk for global aviation.

Levelling out flood risk

RMS’ Steffi Uhlemann-Elmer and Arno Hilberts considers how advanced data can help insurers tackle the complexities of flood on both sides of the Atlantic.

ILS demand rises amid investor interest resurgence

As the market responds to the impact of Covid-19 and frequent catastrophe losses, The ReInsurer spoke with Schroder Secquaero’s Dirk Lohmann and Stephan Ruoff on the resurgence of investor capital.

Public-private mortgage model a ‘good overlay’ for pandemic risk: Arch Re’s Rajeh

Arch Re CEO Maamoun Rajeh has thrown his support behind a “mortgage-style” public-private partnership as a means to enable the industry to respond to future pandemic risks.

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