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- April 2 2026
Excess capacity driving sharp price drops in Asia at 1.4: Guy Carpenter
Despite geopolitical uncertainties, reinsurers are keen to support clients with innovative solutions, ensuring stability and continuity, APAC CEO Tony Gallagher says.
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- April 2 2026
Reinsurers eye ‘pockets of opportunity’ in soft Japan April 1 renewals
‘Re‑underwriting’ and primary rates hikes have boosted appetite across historically challenged lines, such as property per‑risk and casualty, Gallagher Re’s George Sherriff tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- April 1 2026
Asian renewals see broad softening, but outcomes diverge by territory and loss experience
While overall demand remained stable, cedents in South Korea, India, China, and the Philippines capitalised on favourable terms and competitive pricing, with many exploring new structures and proportional protections.
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- April 1 2026
Record US$785bn of reinsurance capital drives APAC market softening during 1.4 renewals: Aon
Cat XoL pricing in Japan saw 15-18% reductions during the 1.4 renewals as capacity influx fuelled intense competition within the reinsurance market.
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- April 1 2026
‘Firmly in an attractive buyers’ market’ with property rates down, casualty broadly stable at 1.4: Gallagher Re
Some of the biggest property decreases came in Japan, the US and the Philippines, with reductions of 15-25% for loss-free programs, according to the First View report.
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- March 31 2026
Property cat rates ease to pre-hard market levels even as Middle East turmoil tests specialty lines: Howden Re
April renewals see orderly completion with Japan cat XoL programs seeing up to 20% risk-adjusted reductions.
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- March 27 2026
Philippine cedents ‘buying smartly’ as market softens, proportional capacity returns
Reinsurance brokers are witnessing up to 15-20% rate reduction on a risk-adjusted basis at 1.4 renewals, as nat cat losses were manageable and less severe than anticipated.
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- March 26 2026
‘Exciting times’ for Indian market as capacity influx drives steep softening at 1.4 renewals
Status as a magnet for global reinsurance capacity is driving significant rate reductions despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to brokers.
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- March 10 2026
P&I renewals on an even keel as lower claims, higher returns soften stance
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Despite early fears of hardening conditions following a surge in pool claims, the 2026-27 renewals closed on a notably pragmatic tone prior to the outbreak of the war in Iran.
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- March 5 2026
Cyber tail, property cat blended structures cut reinsurance costs: Gallagher Re
Shared limit structures can lead to materially lower pricing, through lower capital requirements and diversification benefits.
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- February 26 2026
Munich Re cuts P&C reinsurance book by 8% at 1.1 amid softening, disciplined underwriting
Overall prices fell by 2.5% for the global reinsurer at the January 1 renewals.
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- February 25 2026
P&I clubs drop anchor on rate increases amid strong retentions
Gard, West P&I, The Swedish Club, NorthStandard, and Skuld reflect on the 2026 protection and indemnity (P&I) renewals season.
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- February 12 2026
‘Positive and progressing well’: P&I renewals slow and steady amid moderate increases, member loyalty
Skuld, Shipowners' Club, Steamship Mutual, Britannia P&I Club and West P&I speak to InsuranceAsia News ahead of the 2026 renewals.
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- February 6 2026
Hannover Re grows APAC premiums 2% at 1.1 despite broadening market terms, pockets of weak pricing
While 1.4 renewals will likely similar momentum, market will be mindful of last year's acceleration in rate reduction, executive board member for P&C Sven Althoff tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- February 5 2026
Scor reports 7.4% growth in P&C premiums at 1.1 renewals, driven by APAC, North America
Total traditional reinsurance estimated gross premium income increased by 4.7% to US$5.3bn during the recent renewals.
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- February 2 2026
Cyber aggregate XoL rates slump 32% at 1.1 renewals: Gallagher Re
Buyers have benefited from improvements in structural terms as well as pricing due to an oversupply of capacity.
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- January 29 2026
1.1 renewals show acceleration of downward pricing momentum: Moody’s
Reinsurers will post strong profitability for the year and companies are expected return more capital to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks as expected returns from underwriting move lower over the coming months, the rating agency says.
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- January 26 2026
On a knife-edge, but not a soft market: Lloyd’s Rachel Turk
Chief of market performance says 'the lessons of the past have been learned'.
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- January 21 2026
AM Best revises down global non-life reinsurance outlook as property pricing softens
Increasing pressure on property pricing may challenge segment’s ability to sustain the very strong operating performance that it has achieved for the past three calendar years.
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- January 2 2026
Strong capacity, growth appetite drive favourable 1.1 renewals outcomes: Howden
APAC's risk-adjusted pricing for loss-free XoL programs generally falls by 10-20%.
