NU Online News Service, Sept. 30, 1:14 p.m. EDT

Catastrophe-exposed risks showed the greatest premium rate increases across the world for the third quarter, coming in at approximately 10 percent, but otherwise insurance rates have remained stable, according to a report from insurance broker Marsh.

"Across lines of business, insurers priced risks competitively and retained a healthy appetite for new business," says Dean Klisura, Marsh's U.S. risk practice leader. "Although rates remained relatively stable, reductions were common in many lines. The size of global insurance market capacity remains very strong, but is more challenged in loss-affected regions."

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