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13 August 2026Insurance

Property market softens as capacity swells and competition heats up

The property market continued to soften in the second quarter of 2026, with ample capacity, intensifying competition and double-digit to significant rate declines piling pressure on insurers, Aon’s latest quarterly read shows.

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