NU Online News Service, July 31, 3:26 p.m. EDT

A survey of property and casualty insurance brokers lends further evidence that rates are continuing to move upward, but experts still doubt whether a hard market is on the way, and some question the current environment's momentum.

The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers released its second-quarter Commercial Property and Casualty Index Survey today, which indicates average rates for all sizes of accounts rose 4.3 percent during the period.

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