PRA Consults on Friendly Society Merger Rules After £10bn OneFamily Deal
PRA's CP12/26 consultation aims to streamline friendly society merger rules, using the £10bn OneFamily-Scottish Friendly deal as its blueprint.
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Sompo Outbids Generali, AXA and Mapfre for Brazil’s Fator Seguradora
Sompo's Fator Seguradora acquisition beat out Generali, AXA and Mapfre, lifting its Brazil corporate insurance market share to fourth place.
Chubb’s $1.94B Underwriting Gain Masks a Reinsurance Balancing Act
Chubb's Q2 2026 P&C underwriting income jumped 18.8% to $1.94B, but lower catastrophe losses drove it, not pricing, as Greenberg buys more reinsurance.
US Agency M&A Falls 15% to 292 Deals in Slowest First Half Since 2016
Insurance agency M&A fell 15% to 292 deals in H1 2026, the weakest since 2016, as OPTIS points to a seller shortage, not buyer…
Japan’s 2026 Governance Code Puts Insurer Cross-Shareholdings to the Test
Japan's 2026 governance code turns cross-shareholding reviews into a cost-of-capital test, exposing insurers whose reports still cite the 2021 rules.
FCA’s AI Sandbox Cohort 2 Picks 21 Firms From 199 Applications
FCA's AI Sandbox cohort 2 admits 21 firms from 199 applicants, with fraud, governance and compliance use cases leading the selected list.
UK P&I Club and TT Club Win 89% Backing for Thomas Miller Takeover
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Anthony Jones (UK) Limited Agrees to Stop All FCA-Regulated Activity
Anthony Jones (UK) Limited has stopped all regulated activity, putting the FCA's Register, FSCS rules and Ombudsman safeguards to a live test.
Marsh Q2 2026 Revenue Up 6% as Guy Carpenter Reinsurance Falls
Marsh's Q2 2026 revenue rose 6% to $7.4bn, but Guy Carpenter's reinsurance revenue contracted as Mercer and Oliver Wyman drove consulting growth.
Japan’s FSA Surveys 17 Institutions on Storm and Flood Risk Practices
Japan's storm and flood risk survey of 17 institutions arrives as insurers post stronger FY2025 results, testing whether profit funds better analytics.