The analyst and research firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. have published another of their reports looking at the Bermuda reinsurance market. These regular reports are put together based on the feedback KBW receive while interviewing key players in the Bermuda reinsurance market. They provide an insight into the issues which are troubling reinsurers domiciled […]
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The subject of reinsurance rates and whether they will rise at the 1st January renewals has been a hot topic all year with many reinsurers expecting increases and many brokers attempting to get the best prices possible for their clients. Events during 2011 such as the New Zealand earthquakes, Japanese tsunami, U.S. tornadoes and recent […]
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Moody’s, the rating agency, has published a report (available here to subscribers to their service) looking at capital levels in the catastrophe reinsurance market and conclude that there is ample capital entering the market so reinsurers are unlikely to see a let up in competition.
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Fitch Ratings has released their latest report titled ‘2009-2010 Global Reinsurance Review and Outlook’ yesterday. In it they discuss the current global reinsurance market conditions and how the current economic climate could impact them. Fitch express concern that reinsurers access to capital may be severely restricted by the current financial climate and say that if […]
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