Alternative reinsurance capital grows 10% to $90 billion: Aon Benfield

Analysis by U.K.-based reinsurance broker Aon Benfield Group Ltd. found that alternative capital in the reinsurance market grew 10% to nearly $90 billion in the first six months of 2017, accounting for 15% of the global reinsurance market, Artemis.bm reports. Industry experts said that alternative capital's impact on reinsurance pricing could be declining as traditional market players look to work with third-party capital. The fact that rate rises may not live up to expectations at the January 2018 renewals could make capital efficiency all the more important, the experts added.

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