MIAMI–New capital vehicles helped temper the Jan.1 reinsurance renewal price increases, a reinsurance broker said yesterday at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners conference.

Steve Goldberg, vice president for Benfield Insurance intermediaries, said reinsurance sidecars and catastrophe bonds helped moderate margins below the June and July renewal seasons last year.

“Capital markets will become increasingly involved in the reinsurance market,” Mr. Goldberg said. “They have put their toe in the water and seem to like it.”

Recommended For You

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader

Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.