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U.S. commercial insurance rates continue downward trend, dropping to 5.3% increase
Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey: Q1 2025NEW YORK, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While U.S. commercial insurance rates demonstrated an increase of 5.3% in the first quarter, the rate continued a downward trajectory compared with the prior two quarters (increases of 5.8% and 5.6%), according to the latest findings from WTW's Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). The survey compares premiums for policies underwritten during the first quarter of 2025 to those for the same
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