Monte Carlo Reinsurance Rendez-Vous news

Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has said that the January 2026 renewals will be shaped by capital abundance and product innovation, with success to be measured by how reinsurers and clients align on supporting “volatility protection at acceptable levels of risk transfer.”

Buyers and sellers are energised by the opportunity to unlock long-tail casualty risk through insurance-linked securities (ILS), with this momentum driving a broader transformation in the legacy reinsurance market, shifting it from one-off liability transfers toward long-term, strategic partnerships, according to Howden Re.

As insurance and reinsurance markets continue to deliver competitive returns, Lloyd’s of London is emerging as a focal point for investors seeking diversification and growth. However, alongside the surge in appetite for the market, particularly for exposure to fast-growing new syndicates, comes a need for careful consideration of the additional capital those businesses may require, […]

In the property catastrophe reinsurance segment, German reinsurer Hannover Re is anticipating that competition will intensify further if the market only experiences losses that fall largely with their natural catastrophe budgets.

Hong Kong-headquartered reinsurer Peak Re is expanding its third-party capital offerings as interest in insurance-linked securities (ILS) continues to gain momentum in Hong Kong, according to the company’s Head of Third-Party Capital, Iain Reynolds.

Urs Baertschi, CEO of P&C Reinsurance at Swiss Re, today emphasised that the company’s third-party capital markets focused Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division remains an important part of the services and capabilities offered to its clients, while also saying that when it comes to the reinsurance sector’s capital pools, it’s not a case of “either […]

German reinsurer Deutsche Rückversicherung AG (Deutsche Rück) is exploring potential risk absorbers and additional vehicles, while also keeping an open mind towards alternative capital instruments, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Achim Bosch.

Secondary liquidity and standardized deal processes are essential factors that will help support the ongoing growth of the catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, according to Jean-Louis Monnier, Head of ILS at Swiss Re Capital Markets.

Having begun the process to establish a Bermuda based insurance-linked securities (ILS) platform named Hannover Re Capital Partners, global reinsurance firm Hannover Re is having “very positive” investor conversations so far, Executive Board Member Silke Sehm said today in Monte Carlo.

Jean-Jacques Henchoz, Chairman of the Board of BMS Group and former CEO of Hannover Re, gave an impassioned plea for the reinsurance industry today to make inroads into narrowing protection gaps, seeing innovation, technology and a culture of experimentation as key, while the capital markets are a vital tool to achieve this.