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AM Best cuts global reinsurance outlook to stable amid softening market and nat cat, casualty volatility

Rating agency's shift reflects a market inflection point where record US$660bn in capital has restored buyer leverage and eroded the pricing power reinsurers enjoyed during the recent hard market.

Editorial team

January 22, 2026

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The Inaugural Recognising excellence in Asia's insurance industry Find out more → Entries close
28 August