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Europe Insurance Market Rates

The Global Insurance Market Index (GIMI) is our proprietary measure of commercial insurance rate changes at renewal. Below are insights into the European insurance market. 

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Q2 2026

European insurance rates decline across all major lines

Insurance rates in Europe declined 6% in the second quarter, the seventh consecutive quarter of declines.

Europe composite insurance rate change 

Europe property

Property rates decline; capacity remains available

Property insurance rates declined 9%, compared to 8% declines in the prior two quarters.

  • Insurers showed broad appetite for complex risks and middle-market accounts.
  • Underwriters were focused on recent events, including windstorms, heatwaves, and wildfires.
  • Terms and conditions remained flexible, but cyber-property exclusions remained, especially for cyber-physical overlaps.
  • Insureds with strong data and loss histories viewed favorably by underwriters continued to generally see favorable outcomes. Long-term agreements (LTAs) remained widely used.
  • Clients increasingly adjusted their program structure, limits, and insurer mix, and reinvested savings into stronger protection.

Europe casualty

Casualty rates decrease amid competition

Casualty insurance rates decreased 1%, the same as the prior two quarters.

  • Competition drove rate reductions, together with added capacity.
  • Coverage remained broadly stable, without exclusionary language additions.
  • US-exposed risks continued to face greater underwriting scrutiny, with some insurers reducing capacity since the beginning of the year.
  • Underwriters continued to closely monitor international developments, particularly related to the US.

Europe financial and professional lines

Financial and professional lines rates decline

Financial and professional lines rates decreased 5%, the 13th consecutive quarter of declines.

  • Directors and officers liability (D&O) clients generally saw single-digit rate decreases, although double-digit cuts were also observed in cases where the current premium was high or when the account was in an LTA.
  • The professional indemnity market remained broadly stable, with limited variations depending on country and class.
  • Crime insurance rates continued to decrease despite an unimproved loss landscape.
  • Financial institutions generally experienced up to double-digit rate decreases.

Cyber insurance rates register 11th quarter of decreases

Cyber insurance rates decreased 9%, the same as the prior quarter.

  • Coverage remained broad, supported by innovative insurance solutions. Capacity remained available, with insurers proactively increasing their maximum line sizes.
  • Underwriting remained flexible, but there was increased focus on governance-heavy exposures, such as artificial intelligence (AI), third-party ecosystems, and operational dependency.
  • Generative AI and geopolitical risk remain key focus areas for underwriters.
  • There was a growing appetite for extending cyber coverage to include elements of property damage.

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Regional analysis

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Global Insurance Market Index

Global Insurance Market Index

07/22/2026

The Global Insurance Market Index (GIMI) is our proprietary measure of global commercial insurance rate change at renewal — providing insights into the world's major insurance markets.
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Global Insurance Market Index

US insurance rates

07/22/2026

Insurance rates in the US decreased in the second quarter.
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Global Insurance Market Index

UK insurance rates

07/22/2026

Insurance rates in the UK declined by 8% in the second quarter.
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Latin America and Caribbean insurance rates

Insurance rates in the region decreased 9% in the second quarter.
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Global Insurance Market Index

Pacific insurance rates

Insurance rates in the Pacific region declined 13% in the second quarter.
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Global Insurance Market Index

Asia insurance rates

Insurance rates in Asia declined 5% in the second quarter.
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Canada insurance rates

Insurance rates in Canada declined 7% in the second quarter.
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Global Insurance Market Index

India, Middle East, and Africa insurance rates

07/22/2026

Insurance rates in the second quarter decreased 16% in the IMEA region.

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