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6 September 2025ReinsuranceWyn Jenkins and Aditi Mathur

Reinsurers will need to make a decision on excess capital: Canopius Re CEO

Market conditions remain nuanced moving into renewal negotiations; property rates are broadly softening while casualty rates are hardening. But in the absence of a big loss, high levels of capital will force reinsurers to make important strategic decisions next year, Charles Cooper, chief executive officer of Canopius Re, told Monte Carlo Today.

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