The recession will suppress premium exposure growth and prompt aprolonged soft market for most commercial lines through 2010,Conning Research and Consulting predicts.

Indeed, the property and casualty market won't see a turnarounduntil 2011, Hartford-based Conning said in its latest forecast.

“The combination of continuedprice decreases in most commercial lines of business and therecession suppressing exposure growth continues a string ofnegative premium growth for 2009 that began in 2007,” noted ClintHarris, a Conning analyst.

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