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Market Segment Report: Reinsurance Capital Reaches New Highs as Risk Budgets Decline
MARKET SEGMENT REPORT | REINSURANCE
Market Segment Report: Reinsurance Capital Reaches New Highs as Risk Budgets Decline  
Nominal capital levels are at record highs, but the amount of capital required to support the risks being assumed by the industry has remained comparatively flat.
English | English
Aug 14, 2026 - 7 Pages

   


Commentary: Colombian Earthquake Expected to Generate Claims Across Multiple Lines of Business
COMMENTARY | EARTHQUAKES
Commentary: Colombian Earthquake Expected to Generate Claims Across Multiple Lines of Business  
Destructive M7.4 earthquake insured losses are being evaluated.
English
Aug 13, 2026 - 2 Pages

   


Market Segment Report: Reinsurers’ Returns Exceed Cost of Capital Despite Softening Market
MARKET SEGMENT REPORT | REINSURANCE
Market Segment Report: Reinsurers’ Returns Exceed Cost of Capital Despite Softening Market  
Reinsurers met their cost of capital for the third year in a row, as changes to program structures have insulated them from global catastrophe loss trends.
English | English
Aug 12, 2026 - 6 Pages

   


Market Segment Report: Global Reinsurance at an Inflection Point: Can Discipline Survive the Temptation of Record Capital?
MARKET SEGMENT REPORT | REINSURANCE
Market Segment Report: Global Reinsurance at an Inflection Point: Can Discipline Survive the Temptation of Record Capital?  
Whether reinsurers can maintain the discipline that produced profitable results is key.
English | English
Aug 10, 2026 - 9 Pages

   


Commentary: Insured Losses in Washington, Spokane-Area Wildfires Highlight the New Normal
COMMENTARY | PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE
Commentary: Insured Losses in Washington, Spokane-Area Wildfires Highlight the New Normal  
Over 10,000 acres of uncontained, fast-moving wildfires have destroyed hundreds of homes.
English | English | Video
Aug 05, 2026 - 4 Pages

   


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