A new Moody’s analysis finds that for a segment of commercial real estate properties, property insurance has doubled the percentage of revenue that it claimed in 2018.

Simultaneously, a lot of CRE has seen rent growth in amounts that have “seemingly muted” the impact on bottom-line revenues and property values.

Rising insurance rates driven by inflation and the real-world impact of climate change have been a growing problem for several years, as GlobeSt.com has repeatedly reported. Insurance brokerage Marsh McLennan Agency has warned that owners with "significant exposures and sustained losses" to the hurricanes of last fall can expect rates to climb by 50% to 100%.

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