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Rating agencies expect reinsurance rates to rise moderately

Posted On: Sep. 5, 2018 5:44 AM CST

Rating agencies expect reinsurance rates to rise moderately

Rating agencies like Moody's Corp., Fitch Ratings Inc. and S&P Global Inc. expect reinsurance rates to rise moderately in 2019 due to strong competition, Reuters reported. David Masters, Global Director of S&P, said that the rates will rise less than 5% as there is still too much capacity. Analysts at Moody's expect rates to remain ‘largely flat’, with possible changes within a range of minus 2.5% to plus 2.5%.

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