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24 June 2025NewsInsurance

Iran-Israel conflict bumps rates, but accumulations may choke capacity

The Israel-Iran conflict may be bringing specialty insurers a quick dose of rate relief, but the benefit could be quickly offset by massive increases in accumulation risks that could quickly choke off capacity, analysts at the Morningstar DBRS ratings agency have said.

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