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Specialty insurance rate declines accelerate in 2026, WTW survey shows

By Public Technologies
  • WTW's specialty insurance survey showed insurance and reinsurance rates fell 4% before claims and exposure trends in first-half 2026, or 6% adjusted.
  • Softening accelerated at July 1 renewals, with insurance rates down 6% before trend adjustments, or 9% adjusted.
  • Property recorded the steepest decline at July renewals, with rates down 17% net of trend.
  • Casualty rate increases of 6% lagged estimated claims trends of 8% at July renewals, implying an effective 2% reduction.
  • By July, roughly 65% of the cumulative 50% trend-adjusted rate gains achieved between 2017 and the 2023 peak had eroded.


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