#Réassurance, 2015 « pas trop catastrophique », les prix continuent à baisser pour 2016
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Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, a leading global risk and #reinsurance specialist and wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, reports that overall capital levels dedicated to reinsurance have stabilized, showing no growth for the first time in several years. In a highly competitive environment, companies assessed broader opportunities and the rate of incoming capital slowed. However, moderate loss experience kept capacity at abundant levels for the January 1, 2016 renewals. The continued scarcity of costly catastrophe losses and more than adequate capacity led to reinsurance pricing reductions, although there are signs the rate of descent is slowing as compared to 2015.
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Global Catastrophe Losses
Globally, significant insured losses from catastrophes reached approximately USD 30.5 billion in 2015, compared to USD 32 billion in 2014. Record-breaking cold weather in the US and Canada, along with winter storms in Europe, were the major natural disasters that occurred during the first quarter of 2015. Tropical cyclone activity in the Pacific also contributed to losses. Heavy rains in the Southern United States and hailstorms in Australia contributed to the bulk of losses in the second quarter, along with an earthquake in Nepal.
Among man-made disasters, the most significant loss event occurred in the third quarter with the explosion at the Port of #Tianjin in China in August. This landmark event caused significant insured losses in the range of USD 1.6 billion to USD 3.3 billion, and is likely to constitute one of the largest insured man-made losses to date in Asia.
