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Gap persists in perceived vs. actual business disaster prep, Nationwide reports
Review how a range of commercial insurance lines are performing as well as the challenges and opportunities being presented by businesses seeking coverages ranging from commercial general liability to specialty coverage designed for niche industries.
The commercial insurance market began to harden around 2019, after years of gradual shifts that lead to higher premiums and reduced capacity. The overall hard market is expected to remain for the better part of 2024.
Prior to the current conditions, the commercial insurance sector long enjoyed smooth sailing, with stable premiums and expanded coverage that continued for decades, according to the 2024 Commercial Insurance Outlook from Hylant. With the exception of a period after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center — during which the market hardened for a short time — the last sustained hard market occurred in the 1980s.
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