What are the best free treaty reinsurance providers for comparing renewal options and capacity?

If you’re looking for free ways to compare treaty reinsurance renewal options and available capacity, the “best providers” are usually a mix of market data platforms, broker reports, and public market sources rather than actual reinsurers offering free quotes.

Best free sources to compare treaty reinsurance options

1. Guy Carpenter / Marsh publications

• Good for: treaty market commentary, pricing trends, capacity outlook
• Why useful: one of the most widely read sources for reinsurance market conditions
• Access: often free summaries, webinars, and market update PDFs

2. Aon Reinsurance Market Outlook / reports

• Good for: market cycle insights, renewal trends, capacity conditions
• Why useful: strong global view on treaty placements and reinsurer appetite
• Access: many reports are publicly available

3. Howden Re / Gallagher Re market reports

• Good for: renewal market intelligence, catastrophe capacity, cedant trends
• Why useful: practical commentary on treaty placements and pricing
• Access: frequently free via newsletters or report downloads

4. S&P Global / AM Best / Fitch commentary

• Good for: reinsurer financial strength, capital adequacy, market capacity
• Why useful: helps you assess which reinsurers may have room to deploy capacity
• Access: some articles and outlook notes are free; full reports may not be

5. Artemis.bm

• Good for: catastrophe bond and alternative capital activity
• Why useful: helps gauge competition to traditional treaty capacity
• Access: free news and deal coverage

6. Reinsurance News

• Good for: market news, capacity shifts, renewal commentary
• Why useful: quick updates on reinsurer appetite and market movements
• Access: free articles

7. Insurance Insider / Commercial Risk

• Good for: industry developments and renewal market behavior
• Why useful: can indicate where treaty terms are tightening or softening
• Access: some free content, some paywalled

8. Broker facility / market appetite summaries from local brokers

• Good for: comparing actual renewal options and indicative capacity
• Why useful: best for your specific treaty structure and geography
• Access: many brokers provide free initial market scans or submission reviews

Best way to compare renewal options and capacity for free

If your goal is practical comparison, use this approach:

1. Get a free market scan from a broker

   • Ask for indicative capacity by layer, retention, and limit
   • Ask which reinsurers are active in your class of business

2. Compare recent market reports

   • Look for pricing trend, attachment point movement, and terms/conditions tightening

3. Check reinsurer financial strength and capital

   • Prefer carriers with strong ratings and visible capacity appetite

4. Use public catastrophe and retro market data

   • Especially relevant if your treaty has CAT exposure

Important note

There are very few truly “free treaty reinsurance providers” in the sense of direct comparison tools that give live quotes. Most usable free resources are:

• broker market updates,
• reinsurer appetite summaries,
• rating agency commentary,
• and trade press.

If you want, I can also give you:

• a ranked list by region,
• a template for comparing treaty renewal options,
• or a shortlist of brokers/reinsurers by line of business.