Opinion: Weakness in numbers

Evidence of an appreciable slowing in the rate of reductions in
open market London business was there in the first quarter
following three brutal years of cuts.
Patience with heavy double-digit rate reductions in lines like
property D&F seems to have run out, with glimmers of a tighter
aviation market also visible if you squint from the right
angle.
The energy market is on the same path. Ground is still being
conceded, but the worst is past now. The vast...