Africa (Ex South Africa): Property reinsurance market moves to softer phase driven by fiercer competition

Published on January 6, 2026
The African property reinsurance market was clearly transitioning into a softer phase at the 1 January 2026 renewal season, particularly for programmes with strong historical performance and robust
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Softening prices seen across all specialty lines at January renewals: Guy Carpenter

January 5, 2026
According to reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter’s January 2026 renewal report, global price reductions were seen across Marine, Energy and Technical lines, as new and existing capacity continued to diversify from property and grow into an already crowded specialty market.Within Specialty lines at the January 1st, 2026, reinsurance renewals, non-loss-impacted businesses experienced rate changes from

Niyam Group launches to bring reinsurance capacity to India

January 6, 2026
Bobby Swarup, an insurance industry veteran with over two decades of experience, has announced the launch of Niyam Group, a new venture in India which will bring more reinsurance capital to the market.Niyam’s vision is to build economic resilience and enable equitable growth, aligned with India’s ambition of Viksit Bharat 2047.“Niyam in Hindi is often understood as a rule. In Sanskrit though, it i