The storm shifted to Floridas Gulf Coast over the weekend, sparing Miami a direct hit and prompting risk modeler AIR Worldwide to say the maximum cost for insurers on Irma is $40 billion.
Munich Re, the worlds biggest reinsurer, reported a bigger-than-expected drop in Q4 earnings as claims from natural disasters rose while prices continue to fall.
Hurricane Matthew will have a limited impact on the years-long decline in rates for reinsurance, according to industry representatives, who predict primary insurers will push back against price increases at the start of 2017.
Axis would be drawn to an insurer or reinsurer that would allow it to expand selective business lines and create a more efficient underwriting platform.