2019 Renewal and Outlook Survey

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* 1. What is your name? (for our information only, will not be published without your express permission)

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* 2. Name of organisation? (for our information only, will not be published without your express permission)

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* 3. Position? (for our information only, will not be published without your express permission)

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* 4. What do you expect market demand to be for these lines at the 1/1 renewal and for the rest of 2019?

	Rise	Stay roughly the same	Fall
Reinsurance	Reinsurance Rise	Reinsurance Stay roughly the same	Reinsurance Fall
Retrocession	Retrocession Rise	Retrocession Stay roughly the same	Retrocession Fall
Industry loss products	Industry loss products Rise	Industry loss products Stay roughly the same	Industry loss products Fall
Parametric risk transfer	Parametric risk transfer Rise	Parametric risk transfer Stay roughly the same	Parametric risk transfer Fall
Sidecars	Sidecars Rise	Sidecars Stay roughly the same	Sidecars Fall
Catastrophe bonds	Catastrophe bonds Rise	Catastrophe bonds Stay roughly the same	Catastrophe bonds Fall
Other collateralized protections	Other collateralized protections Rise	Other collateralized protections Stay roughly the same	Other collateralized protections Fall

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* 5. Do you forecast rising, flat, or declining rates in these lines of business in 2019?

	Rising	Flat	Declining
Property catastrophe risks	Property catastrophe risks Rising	Property catastrophe risks Flat	Property catastrophe risks Declining
Casualty risks	Casualty risks Rising	Casualty risks Flat	Casualty risks Declining
Energy risks	Energy risks Rising	Energy risks Flat	Energy risks Declining
Marine risks	Marine risks Rising	Marine risks Flat	Marine risks Declining
Aviation risks	Aviation risks Rising	Aviation risks Flat	Aviation risks Declining
Other specialty lines	Other specialty lines Rising	Other specialty lines Flat	Other specialty lines Declining
Cyber risks	Cyber risks Rising	Cyber risks Flat	Cyber risks Declining
Retrocession	Retrocession Rising	Retrocession Flat	Retrocession Declining

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* 6. Are you seeing more or less demand for the following?

	More	Same	Less
Aggregate coverage	Aggregate coverage More	Aggregate coverage Same	Aggregate coverage Less
Expanded hours clauses	Expanded hours clauses More	Expanded hours clauses Same	Expanded hours clauses Less
Shortened hours clauses	Shortened hours clauses More	Shortened hours clauses Same	Shortened hours clauses Less
Top & drop or sectioned coverage	Top & drop or sectioned coverage More	Top & drop or sectioned coverage Same	Top & drop or sectioned coverage Less
Lower retentions	Lower retentions More	Lower retentions Same	Lower retentions Less
Higher retentions	Higher retentions More	Higher retentions Same	Higher retentions Less
Quota shares	Quota shares More	Quota shares Same	Quota shares Less
Fully collateralized cover	Fully collateralized cover More	Fully collateralized cover Same	Fully collateralized cover Less
Privately negotiated shares	Privately negotiated shares More	Privately negotiated shares Same	Privately negotiated shares Less

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* 7. Which do you think represent opportunities for your business in 2019? (select as many as apply)

Closing protection gaps

Cyber risk underwriting

Filling gaps left by reduced capacity at Lloyd’s

Specialty lines

Casualty risks

Intangible risks (biz interruption, reputational damage etc)

Managing/leveraging third-party capital

Technological developments or partnering with insurtech start-ups

Marketplaces, risk auctions, online risk trading

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What has been most challenging for your firm this year?

2018 catastrophe losses

Loss creep from 2017 catastrophes

Capacity crunch in retrocession markets

Trapped collateral

Uncertainty surrounding Brexit

Global trade rule uncertainty

Tax regulations

Lloyd’s profitability review

Hiring good people

Understanding technologies and what they mean for your business

Other (please specify)

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* 9. If you'd like to provide your opinion on the market as a comment or quote we can include it in our analysis of the survey results and editorial. Please also enter your job title or position. If you want us to contact you please enter your email in the field below.

2019 Renewal and Outlook Survey

How do you view the year ahead in reinsurance markets?

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* 1. What is your name? (for our information only, will not be published without your express permission)

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* 2. Name of organisation? (for our information only, will not be published without your express permission)

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* 3. Position? (for our information only, will not be published without your express permission)

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* 4. What do you expect market demand to be for these lines at the 1/1 renewal and for the rest of 2019?

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* 5. Do you forecast rising, flat, or declining rates in these lines of business in 2019?

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* 6. Are you seeing more or less demand for the following?

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* 7. Which do you think represent opportunities for your business in 2019? (select as many as apply)

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* 8. What has been most challenging for your firm this year?

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* 9. If you'd like to provide your opinion on the market as a comment or quote we can include it in our analysis of the survey results and editorial. Please also enter your job title or position. If you want us to contact you please enter your email in the field below.

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* 10. Email address (so we can connect, discuss your comments from above, or send you our news by email)