Rates for excess/umbrella casualty coverage insurance continued to rise in the third quarter, as more large companies faced increases, according to a report from Marsh.

The broker says the third quarter marked the fifth straight quarter of increases in the excess/umbrella insurance market, with an average hike of 3 percent at renewal.

The median increase was 0.6 percent, Marsh reports.

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