Lloyd’s H1 2026 Results: Premiums Grow, Investment Income Falls
Lloyd's of London's half-year results show gross written premium and underwriting profit both up, while investment income fell on rising bond yields. CEO Patrick…
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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.
EIOPA Advises Brussels on Minimum Common Standards for Insurance Guarantee Schemes
EIOPA has submitted technical advice urging the European Commission to pursue targeted harmonisation of insurance guarantee schemes across the EU.
FCA’s New Non-Financial Misconduct Regime Puts Insurers’ Culture Under the Conduct Rulebook
New FCA rule COCON 1.1.7FR and PS25/23 Handbook guidance on non-financial misconduct took effect on 1 September 2026, resetting conduct-rule and fitness-and-propriety obligations for…
Bamboo Insurance Files for NYSE IPO, Testing AI-Driven MGU Model
Bamboo Insurance Services has filed to go public on the NYSE under the ticker BMB, putting a capital-light, AI-driven approach to homeowners underwriting in…
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…
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
Indonesia's OJK says 120 of 144 insurance and reinsurance companies have met the mid-2026 minimum equity requirement, while guarantee companies lag at 79%. The…
Susep Opens Public Consultation for 2027 Regulatory Plan
Brazil's insurance regulator Susep has opened a public consultation, the Tomada de Subsídios, inviting carriers, brokers, specialists and consumers to submit input for its…
FSB Publishes Responses on Sound AI Adoption Practices
The Financial Stability Board has published the full set of public comments received on its consultation over sound practices for responsible AI adoption in…
FCA Scale-Up Unit Opens to Solo-Regulated Firms, Insurtech Urban Jungle Joins
The FCA has widened its Scale-up Unit to firms it alone regulates, admitting insurtech Urban Jungle alongside four other companies for the first time.…