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Thinning underwriting margins put focus on investment returns for APAC reinsurers: S&P

Prudent retrocession and diversified investments will help absorb pressures from rate softening and market swings.
Thinning underwriting margins put focus on investment returns for apac reinsurers sp rein asia

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October 31, 2025

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