Allstate Names Christian Lown CFO as Personal-Lines Margins Recover
Allstate CFO pick Christian Lown arrives as Property-Liability's combined ratio hits 82.0% and catastrophe losses tumble, testing capital strategy.
Author
Senior reporter at InsuraBeat leading coverage of insurance regulation, executive moves, and the insurtech landscape across EMEA and APAC. Fifteen years straddling regulation and trade journalism: began in the legal team of a French insurance industry body, advising members on Solvency II implementation and product approvals, then moved to specialised insurance media to cover EIOPA, NAIC and IAIS work and prudential reform. Graduate of the Pan-Asian School of Governance and Regulatory Affairs (Singapore), with an LL.M. in Insurance Prudential Law and Cross-Border Compliance from the Nihon-Siam Institute of Legal Studies (Bangkok). Writes from Brussels, on European afternoon markets.
Allstate CFO pick Christian Lown arrives as Property-Liability's combined ratio hits 82.0% and catastrophe losses tumble, testing capital strategy.
APRA's ECAI recognition guidelines now explicitly name insurers, landing two days after its reinsurance framework overhaul was finalised on 7 July 2026.
Litigation and technology, not attacks, drive cyber claims-cost inflation, Guy Carpenter finds, as Marsh and Aon show falling frequency, stubborn severity.
APRA longevity capital rules take effect 1 July 2026, introducing an Advanced Illiquidity Premium for Australian annuity insurers to earn capital relief.
FCA Mills Review warns AI-driven personalisation risks opaque insurance pricing, eroding fair value under the FCA's Consumer Duty price tests.
Japan Post Insurance reinsurance plans advance as SCOR signs a non-binding MOU on postal life cession and a new capital vehicle, subject to regulators.
Sompo’s workers compensation acquisition adds Austin-based Service Insurance Companies to its U.S. specialty book; deal terms are undisclosed.
Nigeria insurance recapitalisation nears its climax as NAICOM enforces N10bn-N35bn capital floors before the fixed 30 July 2026 statutory deadline.
EIOPA IRRD rulebook: seven guidelines and RTS plus two valuation consultations set the operating detail insurers must meet before January 2027.
APRA reinsurance framework changes take effect 1 January 2027, easing cat bond access while keeping approval power over parametric and ILW covers.