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3 September 2026Reinsurance

Mind the gap: reinsurance softening bucks the broader cost of risk

The reinsurance market’s accelerating softening has broken course with some core elements of global finance where risk is being repriced higher, an unusual divergence that could yet leave the sector more vulnerable to shocks moving forward, analysts at Howden Re are noting in the run-up to the renewal season kick-off.

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