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13 October 2023Insurance

Swiss Re may add 40% to already heavy reserve padding to US casualty

Swiss Re might add another roughly 40% to the reserve padding it has had to build against its ‘overweight’ position in US casualty, but should find the added negative development on the line “manageable” given other earnings strength, a key equity brokerage has told its investor clients.

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