Despite $40 billion in wildfire losses, competitive pressures drive pricing down while ILS capacity surges toward $114 billion in 2025: AM Best.

Market leaders maintain strong performance despite record $320 billion in global natural catastrophe losses, AM Best reports.

Strong investor appetite drives $17 billion in issuances in H1 2025 as total CAT bond market size reaches $56 billion milestone, Swiss Re reports.

Dedicated reinsurance capital hit a record $463 billion in 2024, with year-on year capacity increases in the double digits.  

Rising geopolitical fragmentation threatens risk diversification while investment yields and demographics offer offsetting opportunities, according to Swiss Re.

Record capital levels create competitive reinsurance market, despite $60 billion in Q1 losses, Aon reports.

Analysis highlights P&C insurers’ capital strength, reinsurance market dynamics, and ongoing impact of Florida’s legislative reforms following costly 2024 hurricane season.

The E&S market is a strategic platform for innovation and is filling critical protection gaps with bespoke parametric solutions.

Triple-digit growth among top fronting carriers and evolving reinsurance strategies signal promising future despite performance headwinds in key lines, Gallagher Re reports.

Rising exposure values, climate change, and urbanization drive continued growth in catastrophe costs as insurance industry prepares for potential record-breaking loss scenarios: Swiss Re.

Global reinsurance capital surged in 2024 and looks to grow by 6% in 2025, according to Gallagher Re’s 2024 Reinsurance Market Report.

California wildfires will add pressure to Bermuda reinsurers’ 2025 earnings despite strong capital positions and disciplined underwriting practices, the rating agency said.

Social inflation and mounting reserve challenges are hitting the casualty reinsurance market amid abundant capacity and investor interest, AM Best reports.

Reinsurers enjoy strong financial results as insurers retain more of losses, but must lean in to risks to maintain relevance, Aon reports.

Swiss Re analysis highlights potential headwinds for U.S. workers’ compensation insurers after a decade of strong profitability.

Increased capacity for property catastrophe reinsurance, including record cat bond issuance, signal a potential softening of rates, but an active hurricane season could counteract these trends, Howden Re reports.

Boosted by improved profitability and ROE, the global reinsurance industry saw a 12% increase in capital to $729 billion in 2023, Gallagher Re reports

Amid increased competition and capacity, the April 1 reinsurance renewals signal a more predictable market, with competition for higher catastrophe layers, according to a report by Aon.

The ILS market reached $100 billion in 2023, driven by fewer major natural disasters plus efforts to de-risk portfolios, AM Best reports.

Insurers are making a major impact on the health of the world’s oceans through their support of blue bonds, a form of debt swap that enables developing nations to fund marine conservation efforts.