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AM Best: Softening Property Rates, Rising Capital Reshape Global Reinsurance Dynamics

Dan Hofmeister, associate director, AM Best, discusses softening property rates, alternative capital and shifting risks in the reinsurance market. Hofmeister spoke with AM Best TV at RIMS . . .

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