The reinsurance market was already struggling at the start of 2020 from such pressures as social inflation and wildfire exposures. Then, along came COVID-19.
Reinsurance, which still has plenty of capacity shows a slowdown in the rate of price decline, and innovation remains the key to meeting customer demands.
Reinsurance prices declined on policies renewed for July 1 amid low losses and as record levels of catastrophe bonds drove an oversupply of capital, according to Guy Carpenter.