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Liability insurance costs keep rising as carriers tighten terms

Industry cost trends are still climbing in the high single digits to low double digits year over year, with social inflation and long-tail litigation risks cited as persistent drivers.

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Liability insurance costs have been climbing steadily for more than five years, reshaping how businesses think about managing risk, according to Risk & Insurance.

The outlet says what started as a cyclical hard market has turned into a structural shift driven less by temporary pricing corrections and more by fundamental changes insurers impose as loss experience deteriorates, reserves develop adversely, and social inflation accelerates.

Carriers have responded by not only raising rates, but also changing how liability programs are built, including more self-insurance, retraction in coverage, higher retentions, and closer scrutiny of long-tail exposures amid record-setting jury verdicts and a tougher litigation environment.

While market conditions may have stabilized, year over year cost trends continue to rise in the high single digits to low double digits, and the piece warns that policyholders who do not adjust coverage strategy at renewal could face paying higher premiums for the same protection or accepting reduced coverage to manage costs.

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