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Next · PLUS International Conference · Nov 8–11, 2026 · 5d

Diary

Calendar of events

The rooms that set 1/1, construction placements, and broker capital. Monte Carlo this week is the opening bell. Baden-Baden, ITC, CIAB, PLUS, and IRMI follow.

Analyst brief · Calendar

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PLUS International Conference (Orlando, Florida) is 5 days out. Professional liability, management liability, and cyber — Aspen’s U.S. management liability franchise now sits inside Sompo. Next: IRMI Construction Risk Conference, Orlando, Florida.

Storylines

  • PLUS International Conference — Orlando, Florida. Professional liability, management liability, and cyber — Aspen’s U.S. management liability franchise now…
  • IRMI Construction Risk Conference — Orlando, Florida. The practitioners’ construction conference — wrap-ups, builders risk, contractor casualty, and project…
  • 1 January treaty renewal — first pricing indications — London / Bermuda / Zurich. First-round 1/1 indications typically land mid-November. Watch property-cat,…
  • 1 January treaty renewal — close week — London / Bermuda / Zurich. Authorization week. Brokers push panels; Sompo Re and the Aspen treaty book need a clear…

Risks

  • PLUS International Conference is the next room that can reprice this book.

Watch

  • PLUS International Conference — Orlando, Florida
  • IRMI Construction Risk Conference — Orlando, Florida
  • 1 January treaty renewal — first pricing indications — London / Bermuda / Zurich
  • 1 January treaty renewal — close week — London / Bermuda / Zurich

Constructive on Calendar — capital is moving, and capacity is finding the better risks.

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Season list

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In session / just passed

Rendez-Vous de Septembre — 68th edition

Sep 5–9, 2026

Fairmont Monte-Carlo · Monte Carlo, Monaco

The 1/1 opening bell. Bilateral reinsurance meetings set January terms. Sompo Re and the Aspen book will be in the room.

MarketSompoBrokers

In session / just passed

AM Best Reinsurance Market Briefing

Sep 6, 2026

Hôtel Hermitage — Square Beaumarchais · Monte Carlo, Monaco

Open-invitation rating briefing before the bilateral calendar fills. 10:15–11:45 CEST.

MarketSompo

In session / just passed

InsureTech Connect Vegas

Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2026

Mandalay Bay · Las Vegas, Nevada

9,000+ carriers, MGAs, brokers, and capital. Distribution tech and specialty platforms that compete for Sompo’s flow.

MarketPrivate equityBrokers

In session / just passed

CIAB Insurance Leadership Forum

Oct 2–6, 2026

CIAB conference · Colorado Springs, Colorado

The independent-broker leadership room. M&A chatter, PE hold-period talk, and who is still independent after Aon–USI.

BrokersM&APrivate equity

In session / just passed

Guy Carpenter Baden-Baden Reinsurance Symposium

Oct 18, 2026

Kongresshaus · Baden-Baden, Germany

Sets the European renewal tone the night before the meeting proper. 700+ senior executives last year.

MarketSompoBrokers

In session / just passed

Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting

Oct 18–21, 2026

Kongresshaus Baden-Baden · Baden-Baden, Germany

European 1/1 continuation after Monte Carlo. Treaty pricing, casualty retro, and specialty lines.

MarketSompo

5 days

PLUS International Conference

Nov 8–11, 2026

PLUS International · Orlando, Florida

Professional liability, management liability, and cyber — Aspen’s U.S. management liability franchise now sits inside Sompo.

MarketConstructionSompo

13 days

IRMI Construction Risk Conference

Nov 16–19, 2026

IRMI Construction Risk · Orlando, Florida

The practitioners’ construction conference — wrap-ups, builders risk, contractor casualty, and project placements.

ConstructionBrokers

12 days

1 January treaty renewal — first pricing indications

Nov 15, 2026

Market-wide · London / Bermuda / Zurich

First-round 1/1 indications typically land mid-November. Watch property-cat, casualty retro, and specialty after Aspen.

MarketSompo

41 days

1 January treaty renewal — close week

Dec 14–23, 2026

Market-wide · London / Bermuda / Zurich

Authorization week. Brokers push panels; Sompo Re and the Aspen treaty book need a clear line on cat and casualty.

MarketSompoBrokers

180 days

RIMS Annual Conference 2027

May 2–5, 2027

RIMS · To be confirmed

Risk-manager demand signal for property, casualty, construction, and specialty. The buyer side of Sompo’s commercial book.

BrokersConstructionSompo