Insight and Intelligence on (Re)insurance Convergence with the Capital Markets

23 February 2012

Capacity available in hard retro renewal

19 January 2012

Fears of a capacity crunch in the retro market at the key 1 January renewals proved unfounded. However, protection came at a price and with numerous restrictions - suggesting a hard market that commentators predict will last through 2014.

The retro market - which provides reinsurance cover to reinsurers - is estimated to deploy between $10bn and $15bn of capacity in the form of industry loss warranties (ILW) and ultimate net loss (UNL) retro programmes, with around 60 percent of...

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