Risk of supply shocks from ME conflict likely to remain elevated, with specialty lines most directly exposed The Middle East conflict that dominated the first half of 2026 represents the fourth major supply shock to the global economy in the past six years, according to Swiss Re Institute's (SRI) latest sigma report ,"World insurance in 2026: Shock absorbers in a fragmenting world", released yesterday.
Risk of supply shocks from ME conflict likely to remain elevated, with specialty lines most directly exposedThe Middle East conflict that dominated the first half of 2026 represents the fourth major supply shock to the global economy in the past six years, according to Swiss Re Institute's (SRI) latest sigma report ,"World insurance in 2026: Shock...09 Jul 2026