{"id":8,"date":"2026-09-05T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/wmsinsurancelv-com\/2026\/09\/05\/property-insurance-stays-competitive-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:00:00","slug":"property-insurance-stays-competitive-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wmsinsurancelv.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/05\/property-insurance-stays-competitive-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Property Insurance Stays Competitive in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/ronald-williams-jr\/property-insurance-competitive-remotion-videos-eb55\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>I\u2019ve always believed insurance should bring peace of mind, not confusion\u2014and that\u2019s especially true when it comes to protecting your property. Right now, global commercial property buyers are finding themselves in a competitive environment that\u2019s likely to stick around through the end of 2026. This is thanks to insurers having strong balance sheets and plenty of capital, which keeps competition healthy and options open for clients.<\/p>\n<p>Premium growth in the commercial property\/casualty space has been nearly flat in the first half of this year\u2014the lowest we\u2019ve seen since 2017. For many global buyers, that means easier conditions and, in a lot of cases, more affordable coverage. In fact, commercial property rates are projected to dip by about 4% on average through 2026, especially for favorable risks outside catastrophe-prone regions.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re also seeing general liability improve, with lower-hazard businesses potentially facing flat or even reduced pricing. Of course, higher-risk sectors are still seeing some increases and stricter policy language, while commercial auto and umbrella\/excess liability remain the most challenging areas. The good news? Cyber pricing has stabilized, and directors-and-officers coverage is still competitive\u2014giving buyers a mix of renewal options.<\/p>\n<p>At WMS Insurance &amp; Financial Services, we keep a close eye on these trends so you can make smart, informed choices. My job is to educate, shop the market, and position you and your family for long-term stability\u2014because making sure you\u2019re covered the right way matters most.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve always believed insurance should bring peace of mind, not confusion\u2014and that\u2019s especially true when it comes to protecting your property. Right now, global commercial property buyers are finding themselves in a competitive environment that\u2019s likely to stick around through the end of 2026. This is thanks to insurers having strong balance sheets and plenty [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":437,"featured_media":37,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wmsinsurancelv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wmsinsurancelv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wmsinsurancelv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wmsinsurancelv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/437"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wmsinsurancelv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wmsinsurancelv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wmsinsurancelv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wmsinsurancelv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wmsinsurancelv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wmsinsurancelv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}