Reinsurance

All indicators point to continued firming of the insurance and reinsurance markets for the rest of this year into next, as underwriting margins continue to deteriorate and investments deliver lackluster returns, an analysts report says.

Catastrophe losses for the first half of 2012 were mild compared to the previous year and notably below the 10 year average, according to a report from German insurer Munich Re.

Billionaire hedge-fund manager Steven A. Cohen has decided to inject $500 million of additional capital into the Bermuda reinsurance markets.

Reinsurance renewals continue to firm, but ample capacity is offsetting some pricing pressures produced by past catastrophe activity and catastrophe-model changes, says reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter.

Reinsurance renewals continue to firm, but ample capacity is offsetting some pricing pressures produced by past catastrophe activity and catastrophe-model changes, says reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter.

Despite 2011s huge catastrophe losses, abundant reinsurance capacity is largely keeping price increases at bay.