News

Reinsurers on Canada’s Primary Market: Rate Spiral

Reinsurers see greater catastrophe exposures and a renewed emphasis on insurance to value in the future, causing them to wonder how much further primary insurance rates will continue to spiral in the meantime

October 31, 2007

12 min read

Looking Forward

Toronto Insurance Conference (TIC) president Peter McCann has made the most of what the business has offered him and is now giving back in the form of a quiet, understated leadership

By David Gambrill | October 31, 2007

6 min read

Bill C-37 Update: OSFI Defines ‘Insuring in Canada a risk’

Will the changes spur an exodus of foreign reinsurers from Canadian soil?

By J. Brian Reeve, Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP | October 31, 2007

9 min read

Rising or Falling Fortunes?

Canadian reinsurers are flush with cash and might even be able to sustain a soft market for five more years, but will rate-cutting derail the gravy train?

By David Gambrill | October 31, 2007

4 min read