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Reinsurers exceed cost of capital in 2024, but hard market persists

Munich Re, Swiss Re and Hannover Re all reported improved returns

Spanish floods to have limited effect on S&P's insurer ratings

Reinsurers' share of insured natcat losses halved in 2023, S&P Global estimates

Many catastrophes were too small to trigger treaty cover, webinar hears

Australian cyclone pool faces just 25% of claims costs it expected in 2023/24

S&P Global names Australia as fourth costliest natcat jurisdiction for insurers

Hurricane Milton could exhaust US P&C insurers' natcat budgets

S&P Global Ratings says Milton is poised to be a significant event for the global reinsurance industry

Hurricane Helene will be earnings not capital event, S&P says

State Farm has biggest exposure to states most hit by hurricane

Why some reinsurers have weaker credit profiles than their rating suggests

Reinsurance carriers that are part of a group can often have different credit profiles than are implied by their credit ratings, as Stuart Shipperlee explains

Insurers' underwriting actions can tackle climate risk effects, says S&P

The rating agency said a climate induced rise in claims is unlikely to lead to negative rating actions

RVS 2024: Reinsurers arrive strong, but an uncertain world could test their limits

The annual Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) event begins this weekend in Monte Carlo and reinsurers sail in with robust financials - but there are uncertain waters on the horizon. Joshua Geer reports

Reinsurers' structural changes protect them from severe convective storm losses

S&P Global Ratings says insured losses from severe convective storms have surged