Casualty reinsurance rate remains way behind the curve: Berkley

Casualty reinsurance pricing looks well behind the curve being bent upwards by rampant social inflation, forcing WR Berkley to dump casualty reinsurance volumes at pace in the fourth quarter and into 2025, the chief executive WR Berkley has claimed.

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