Average annual premium renewal pricing increased in most lines of commercial insurance coverage last month, but the pace of rate hikes slackened in several areas, according to a report Tuesday from Ivans Insurance Services, a unit of Applied Systems Inc.
Among lines where rate increases accelerated, commercial property was up 9.7% in July, compared with 9.3% in June; commercial auto was up 6.6%, compared with 6.5%; and business owners policy rates increased 7.8%, compared with 7.6%.
In lines where the level of increases fell, general liability rates rose 5.4%, compared with 5.6% in the prior month and umbrella rates rose 4.9%, compared with 5.9%.
Workers compensation rates fell by 0.5% in July compared with 0.7% in July.