The stats: Hard market remains - but for how much longer?
Property and fleet rates remain stubbornly high as shown by the latest Q4 figures from the Acturis Commercial Lines Index, Rachel Gordon reports.
News that the UK’s recession from the last two quarters of 2023 was mild is welcome and even more so that the economy is now showing signs of a tentative upturn.
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