The Baldwin Group’s Q2 2026 Market Pulse flagged easing commercial property conditions, with pricing down 8.1% for a fifth straight quarterly decline.
Improving property pricing was framed as leverage to restore limits or broaden terms, while catastrophe exposure and replacement-cost assumptions stayed in focus.
Casualty pressures persisted despite moderation, with commercial auto up 4.5%, general liability up 4.5%, umbrella up 5%.
Workers’ compensation edged down 0.3%, signaling relative stability as pricing trends approached a floor.
Cyber and management liability remained mixed, with cyber up 0.4%, private management liability up 0.9%, public D&O down 1.2%.
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