Webinar: P&C outlook – What 2025 revealed and what 2026 holds

After a year shaped by shifting capital flows, volatile loss experience and renewed underwriting discipline, what does 2026 have in store for property/casualty insurance?

Join senior market leaders for a forward-looking discussion on performance trends, pricing dynamics, M&A signals and risk appetite across both admitted and E&S segments. From inflation’s lingering effects to the recalibration of 1 January reinsurance capacity, this session will chart how the industry’s fundamentals are evolving – and where the next challenges and opportunities lie.

Discussion questions

• How did 2025’s results reshape underwriting and pricing strategy across major P&C lines?
• Where are capacity constraints most acute heading into 2026, and what role are alternative and private capital sources playing?
• What macroeconomic factors, including interest rates, inflation and litigation trends, will matter most for 2026 performance?
• How has reinsurer behavior evolved, and what does that signal for 1 January renewal negotiations?
• Which sectors or classes may offer growth despite persistent loss ratios?
• How are intermediaries and MGAs adapting their business models in response to tightening terms?
• What lessons from 2025’s catastrophe and casualty experience will shape risk selection and capital deployment next year?

Speaker(s)

Bob Hartwig, Clinical Associate Professor, Finance Department and Director, Center for Risk and Uncertainty Management, University of South Carolina