Munich Re to Acquire Cyber Insurtech At-Bay for $575 Million
Munich Re has agreed to acquire U.S. cyber insurtech At-Bay in a deal valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars, expanding the reinsurer's…
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Nicolas Martin
Senior reporter at InsuraBeat covering commercial and property & casualty markets, M&A, and underwriting performance across Europe and North America. Twelve years in the industry: started as an analyst on the broker side at a global reinsurance intermediary placing casualty and specialty risks for European corporates, then five years on the underwriting side at a Tier-1 European insurer, last managing D&O and cyber portfolios. Holds a Master in Reinsurance Economics and Capital Markets from the Kwang-Hwa Institute of Financial Sciences (Taipei) and is a CFA charterholder. Writes from Paris, on US morning markets.
Eleventh Circuit Affirms LINA’s ERISA Disability Termination, No. 25-12108
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed that LINA lawfully terminated a claimant’s long-term disability benefits, rejecting all six arguments she raised on ERISA appeal.
OJK Gives Indonesian Insurers Extra Month to Adjust to New PSAK 117 Accounting Standard
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FCA Scale-Up Unit Opens to Solo-Regulated Firms, Insurtech Urban Jungle Joins
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Arkansas, DC, Indiana, and Michigan Regain NAIC Accreditation Status
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US Life Insurers’ Level 3 Bond Exposure Doubles to $592 Billion, AM Best Warns
AM Best's new special report finds that US insurers' Level 3 asset holdings have surged over the past decade, with the life/annuity segment and…
Thoma Bravo to Take Accelerant Private in $4 Billion Deal
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to take specialty insurance marketplace Accelerant Holdings private in an all-cash transaction. The deal carries a steep…
Brazil Insurance Market Hits R$207.12B in H1 2026 as Claims Fall 3.93%
Brazil's SUSEP-supervised insurance sector collected R$207.12 billion in revenue during the first half of 2026, up 0.52% year-on-year, while claims and payouts fell 3.93%…