Munich Re’s casualty exit is pure market, not rising skeletons: CEO

A major reduction in proportional casualty treaty at the July renewals was a pure reaction to market pricing and terms, and no reflection of any new trend visible in Munich Re’s casualty books or segment experience, CEO Joachim Wenning (pictured) has insisted.

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