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17 April 2026Reinsurance

Marsh pegs Q1 commercial softening at 5%, led by property

Commercial insurance rates fell an average of 5% in the first quarter, a mild acceleration versus Q4 2025, driven by heavy declines in property, ahead of softening visible in most major product lines save for casualty, especially for US risks, the CEO of global re/insurance group Marsh said of his group's latest market pricing metric.

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