0846 GMT - Munich Re's third-quarter update had several moving parts but was unexciting, Morgan Stanley says in a research note. The German reinsurer posted a revenue miss, as expected, and trimmed part of its guidance, but also reported better combined ratios due to lower natural catastrophe losses and its life reinsurance division was hit by adverse biometric trends in the quarter. Though it reported 5.18 billion euros in net profit for the first nine months, the group stuck with its 6 billion-euro guidance for the year, which is likely down to conservatism coming through in the last quarter, analysts Hadley Cohen and Daniel Wilson-Omordia write. "This approach is entirely sensible, in our view, given the ongoing top line pressure and the potentially lower than expected starting point," they say. Shares are down 1.4%. (elena.vardon@wsj.com)
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November 11, 2025 03:46 ET (08:46 GMT)
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