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13 July 2026Insurance

Excess capacity pushes ever more of E&S space past profit limits

Excess capacity is pushing past rate adequacy in more and more corners of the E&S market, ensuring a buyers market at least throughout 2026, with some newly deployed MGA-backed capacity starting to stand out as a potential weak spot on the market, analysts at AJ Gallagher’s wholesale broking unit RPS has declared. 

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