Global commercial insurance prices rose 11% in the first quarter, according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index. This continues a trend in moderating rate increases that began in the first quarter of 2021. While this is the 18th consecutive quarter of increases, the rate of increase continued to moderate across most lines of business and in almost all regions, Marsh said.
Pricing increases across most regions slowed in financial and professional lines. The UK, with a composite pricing increase of 20% (down from 22% in Q4 of 2021), and the US, with a pricing increase of 12% (down from 14%), continued to drive the global composite rate. The rate of increase in the Pacific region was 10% (down from 13%), in Asia 3% (down from 4%), and in continental Europe 6% (down from 9%).
