ReInsurance Outlook USA

Navigating Volatility to Drive Profitable Growth Across the Renewal Cycle

Right now the global re/insurance sector is heading into 2026 with cautious optimism. Market dynamics are shifting. Natural catastrophe risks are intensifying. Liability pressure continues to rise. All of this demands fresh thinking about pricing, capital allocation, product design and claims strategy.

We will explore how social inflation and adverse litigation trends are driving up U.S. liability costs. These pressures are especially acute in excess casualty and long-tail exposure. We will dig into strategies for handling nuclear verdicts, litigation funding, and structural reform of excess layers.

On the catastrophe side, wildfires in California in early 2025 inflicted insured losses of about USD 40 billion, the largest ever from a single wildfire event in the United States. Severe convective storms (large hail, tornadoes, damaging winds) added about USD 31 billion in insured losses during the first half of 2025. Together these events show clearly that wildfire and storm perils must be central to underwriting and catastrophe modelling.

At Intelligent Insurer’s Re/Insurance Outlook USA 2026, our focus will be on how reinsurers can absorb volatility and support client growth. We will present actionable case studies from recent renewals. We will address capital deployment in a competitive market. We will do deep dives into data, modelling and claims analytics. We will discuss product innovation for evolving liability and catastrophe exposures.

Building on past success, this one-day New York conference will convene senior re/insurance leaders in the U.S. including C-suite, heads of underwriting, claims, modelling, risk and capital. You will gain timely insights. You will expand your network. You will leave with perspectives that sharpen your position for the 6/1 and 1/1 renewal cycles.