Reinsurance buyers saw plenty of capacity for the mid-year renewals as demand for property catastrophe reinsurance ramped up and reinsurers saved their best pricing for loss-free accounts, according to broker reports. “Despite an active first half for natural catastrophe losses, mid-year renewals experienced a broadly competitive environment as reinsurers, ILS markets and new entrants sought...
No. 1: Inflation is changing the game. After peaking at 9.1% in June 2022 following more than two years of pandemic-induced growth, global inflation has trended down slowly for the last few quarters. Still, inflation remains a concern across the entire property and casualty (P&C) value chain. Naturally, rising costs will have a direct impact on insurers...