Insurer Mercury General Corporation has said that it expects the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, California will result in losses for the company that will exceed its reinsurance retention of $150 million.It will be some time until Mercury has an estimate for its ultimate losses from the ongoing wildfire event, the company said today. But, … Read more
The softening of the property catastrophe reinsurance market seen at the key January 2025 renewals has been “entirely rational”, according to broker Gallagher Re, despite the fact the decline in risk-adjusted pricing was greater than many reinsurers had planned for.Catastrophe loss-free property reinsurance treaties declined almost across the board, except for a few regions that … Read more
Arch Re, the reinsurance underwriting arm of global re/insurer Arch Capital Group, has hired Nicole Chase who was most recently at Everest’s third-party capital and ILS platform Mt. Logan, as Deputy General Counsel for Arch Re Capital Partners & Reinsurance.Chase had worked at Everest Group since 2016, first as an Associate General Counsel for Everest … Read more
An easing of conditions in the retrocession market has helped to bolster capacity in advance of the January 1st 2025 reinsurance renewals, resulting in a situation where capital was more than adequate to meet growing client demand, broker Aon has said today.Overall, reinsurance capital providers showed greater flexibility to buyers after a second year in … Read more
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday announced what he is calling the final step in his efforts to help the state’s ailing homeowners insurance market with the Net Cost of Reinsurance in Ratemaking Regulation, which enables reinsurance as a ratemaking factor and requires insurers to increase coverage in high-risk areas. The step, which the … Read more
