Beyond reinsurance, utilizing property improvement insights empowers carriers to price more competitively, underwrite more efficiently and lower loss ratios across the board. The Fitch report says there is mounting evidence climate change is affecting insurance claims, and will continue to do so in 2020. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Fitch Ratings asserts the outlook for the global reinsurance sector in 2020 is stable. In their report, "Fitch 2020 Outlook: Global Reinsurance," Fitch says it expects premium rates will continue to rise slightly, but profitability will remain subdued as risk-adjusted prices and investment yields remain low amid a weak global economic outlook.

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