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Specialist reinsurance views from the underwriting desk

Research and commentary on the risk themes Global RE considers when evaluating treaty and facultative proposals.

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  • Dark data centre corridor lined with server racks lit in teal and indigo
    Risk research11 min read

    Pricing the outage: how we model systemic cyber aggregation

    A single cloud region failure can touch thousands of policies at once. We break down the dependency mapping behind our cyber accumulation view, and why we cap systemic exposure at portfolio rather than treaty level.

    Analytics team - Global RE Risk Science

  • Aerial view of a braided river delta with teal channels and gold sediment banks
    Risk research9 min read

    Secondary perils are now primary: wildfire, hail and inland flood

    For the eighth consecutive year, so-called secondary perils contributed more to insured losses than named windstorms. We examine what that means for per-risk pricing and aggregate deductibles.

    Property underwriting team - Global RE Underwriting

  • Global market map with illuminated route lines and financial network detail
    Market commentary7 min read

    Mid-year renewals: discipline holds, but the margin is thinning

    Risk-adjusted property rates softened modestly at 1 June and 1 July while liability terms tightened. Our view on where the cycle sits and which structures we are still prepared to write.

    Underwriting committee - Global RE Underwriting

  • Ordered logistics terminal at blue hour with transport lanes and cranes
    Risk research13 min read

    Liability severity: what verdict data tells us

    Large verdicts above $10M have grown at a compound rate far above wage or repair-cost inflation. We share the trend selections our liability underwriters are watching.

    Casualty underwriting team - Global RE Underwriting

  • Satellite view of a hurricane system over open ocean near a coastline
    Loss review6 min read

    Q1 2026 catastrophe loss review

    Insured losses for the first quarter reached an estimated $38B, driven by European windstorm and two US severe convective storm outbreaks. Line-by-line attribution and our own loss picks.

    Catastrophe analytics team - Global RE Risk Science

  • Aerial view of engineered land and water channels with project terrain detail
    Risk research10 min read

    Engineering project data: underwriting through staged risk

    Construction and engineering portfolios are shaped by project stage, contractor quality, testing exposure, and documentation depth. Our underwriting team explains the controls we look for before supporting engineering programmes.

    Engineering underwriting team - Global RE Underwriting

  • Professional team reviewing documents in a corporate office
    Regulation8 min read

    IFRS 17 three years on: what cedants still get wrong

    Reinsurance contracts held remain the most frequently restated element of insurer disclosures. Practical guidance for cedants preparing their year-end position.

    Accounting and technical team - Global RE Technical Accounting