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11 March 2026Insurance

Middle East war stresses logistics but system ‘functioning as designed’

Despite high risks and a stressed logistics environment from the Middle East crisis, the system is “functioning as designed”, though accumulation is insurers’ main concern and any major market shift will need clear triggers.

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