No need to cede: Munich Re says market looks right for retaining risk

Munich Re won’t be saddling up to the retro window any time soon as “extremely” high solvency and a strong appetite for the current market argues more for retaining risk than ceding it away to retro, CFO Andrew Buchanan (pictured) has said.

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