Reinsurance

Reinsurers Post Second-Best First-Half Return In A Decade As Excess Capital Mounts

Global reinsurance capital climbed to $688 billion in H1 2026 even as premium volumes shrank, deepening a supply-demand imbalance, according to Gallagher Re.

Reinsurance Buyers Gain Pricing Power as Global Capital Hits Record $790 Billion

Data Center Boom Creates Complex, High-Stakes Insurance Challenges

Data Centers Powering AI Create Unprecedented Risk Accumulation Challenges for Insurers

Cyber Threats Intensify as Nearly 9 in 10 Executives Say Their Companies Lack Adequate Protection

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Pricing Pressure

Alternative capital is shaking up the reinsurance market, while issues such as Big Data are moving onto the agenda.

Four Takeaways on the Reinsurance Market

A softening market worries reinsurers, but they remain optimistic about growth.

‘Shadow’ Transactions Raising More Risks

Study: The financial risks related to reinsurance are not adequately measured.

Five Highlights from the PCI Annual Meeting

Experts addressed cyber terrorism, regulatory turbulence and a reinsurance industry in transition.

SANDY: One Year Later

The number of potential triggers and coverages affecting commercial claims is as massive as Sandy was.

A Taxing Reinsurance Dispute

Would cutting a tax concession claimed by reinsurers help or hurt U.S. consumers?

LNG Exports Challenge Capacity

Projects in the billions challenge capacity, hindering expansion for natural gas.

In for the Long Term

Low interest rates fuel a continued flow of third party capital into the reinsurance market.

Raining Down Destruction

NYC asteroid strike would cause nearly 100% fatalities at ground zero.

Lost In The Haze

The next time the Laki Fissure bursts, a maelstrom of sickness, death and economic destruction will be released.

The Day the Dike Breaks

A Cat 5 hurricane strike of Lake Okeechobee would inundate much of South Florida.