MISSISSAUGA, Ont., Aug. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Applied Systems® today announced the second quarter 2022 results of the Applied Commercial Index™, the Canadian insurance industry’s premium rate index. Year over year, average renewal rate change across all lines decreased to 8.95% in Q2 2022 from 9.12% in Q2 2021. All lines of business, except Retail and Business & Professional Services, saw decreases compared to the same quarter last year.
Quarter over quarter, Q2 2022 results showed average renewal rate change increased across all lines of the most commonly placed Commercial Lines categories, including Business and Professional Services, Construction, Hospitality Services, Real Estate Property and Retail Services.
Significant findings include:
- Real Estate Property: Premium renewal rate change average was 8.81% for the quarter, up from the Q1 2022 average of 8.75%.
- Business and Professional Services: Q2 2022 premium renewal rate change average was 8.72%, up from the Q1 2022 average of 7.96%.
- Construction, Erection and Installation Services: Premium renewal rate change average was 9.80% for the quarter, up from the Q1 2022 average of 9.32%.
- Hospitality Services: Q2 2022 premium renewal rate change average was 8.82%, up from the Q1 2022 average of 8.02%.
- Retail Services: Premium renewal rate change averaged 9.51%, up relative to the Q1 2022 average of 8.59%.
“While premium renewal rates are lower than this time last year, we are seeing a steady increase in rates since the start of the year,” said Steve Whitelaw, senior vice president and general manager, Canada, Applied Systems. “Our index supports the anecdotal evidence that we are indeed in a hard market. As we make our way into the second half of 2022, our quarterly index will show if the market continues this trend.”
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Applied Commercial Index is a trademark of Applied Systems, Inc. All data is fully anonymized when aggregating and analyzing the Applied Commercial Index.
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