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Soft market conditions: No end in sight
January 25, 2016 by Peter Morris
The insurance marketplace has been in a ‘soft’ phase for several years. The hallmarks of a soft market are an oversupply of insurance capacity and, with it, a downward pressure on pricing. There is no sign this is about to…
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No reason to expect a hardening of the market anytime soon
January 26, 2015 by Peter Morris
For anyone waiting for the underwriting market to harden, it would appear they’ll be waiting a little while longer. One of the events that can trigger a tightening of the primary market is a tightening of the reinsurance market. Two…
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