Renewals

Monte Carlo reflections: from capital formation to capital deployment

September 10 2026

Pricing adequacy set the agenda for the US and Europe at RVS 2026, but APAC discussions centred on growth and innovation.

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Aon urges cedants to deploy capital creatively as buyer-friendly conditions run into 1/1

September 7 2026

Record capital of US$800bn is giving cedants wider coverage, more limit, and greater structuring choice across both property and casualty lines.

ILS capacity hits record level as cat bond issuance surges and pricing softens: AM Best

August 31 2026

Alternative capital continued to pour into catastrophe risk, helping push reinsurance supply above demand and supporting further rate reductions.

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Suncorp places FY2027 catastrophe cover, flags higher reinsurance costs

July 6 2026

Suncorp said its combined catastrophe and aggregate reinsurance programme is expected to limit FY2027 natural hazard costs in around 90% of scenarios.

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ANZ insurer consolidation drives further reinsurance price cuts: Aon

July 2 2026

The broker said reinsurers increasingly offered customised and multi-year solutions as competition intensified.

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Returning Asian and London capacity adds to ANZ reinsurance oversupply at 1.7 — Gallagher Re

July 1 2026

Cat rates on loss-free programmes fell 12.5% to 17.5% in Australia and New Zealand, with pro rata ceding commissions rising by up to 5%.

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ANZ cedents secure up to 15% rate cuts at 1.7 — Howden Re

June 30 2026

Ample capacity and reinsurer appetite enabled buyers to secure improved pricing and programme structures at July renewals.

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APAC property catastrophe rates fall 19% at 1/7 renewals as capacity stays ample — Guy Carpenter

June 30 2026

Cedents are diversifying panels and turning to catastrophe bonds, parametric covers and sidecars as soft conditions hand them the upper hand.

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New Zealand Natural Hazards Commission expands catastrophe reinsurance cover by 20%

June 15 2026

The commission said it secured the NZ$12.3bn (US$7.1bn) programme on a more cost-effective basis than last year's placement.

Japan’s reinsurance market enters a spikier, more volatile phase

May 20 2026

Deepening competition has brought faster, more pronounced underwriting cycles.

Munich Re posts 56% Q1 profit rise amid selective April Asia renewal pullback

May 13 2026

Low major losses powered Munich Re’s Q1 results as the group selectively reduced exposure at April renewals in Asian markets.

Specialty lines 'shaped' by Middle East conflict at 1/4 renewals — Guy Carpenter

April 6 2026

Reinsurance rates fell across Asia at the 1 April 2026 renewal, with Japan and India leading price reductions.

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