Canadian commercial insurance rate increases slow: Applied Systems
Jun 19th, 2026 • 5 min • View Source
Canadian commercial lines premium rates continued to increase in the first quarter of 2026, yet at 1.67% have declined relative to average premium renewals in the same quarter last year of 3.85%, according to Applied Systems’ Applied Commercial Index™. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, premium renewal rate increases softened across nearly all major commercial lines, with […] The post Canadian commercial insurance rate increases slow: Applied Systems appeared first on ReinsuranceNe.ws.
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