State Farm’s $1.5B Merna Re Cat Bond Benchmarks Aggregate ILS Protection
State Farm cat bond aggregate protection: $1.5B Merna Re 2026-1 raises total ILS capital to $4.5B — Class A at 6.25%, Class B at…
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FINMA’s Cybersecurity Findings Put Swiss Insurance AI Governance Under New Scrutiny
FINMA AI cybersecurity enforcement in 2026 builds on a 30% attack surge finding and 91% generative AI adoption data, pressuring Swiss insurers to complete…
Galapagos Capital’s R$126M LRS Sets New Benchmark for Brazil’s ILS Regime
Brazil ILS Galapagos Capital R$126M milestone: the fourth LRS issuance under Brazil's domestic ILS regime and the first with institutional syndication marks the maturation…
DB Insurance Takes 100% of Fortegra as Korean Insurers Target US Specialty Scale
DB Insurance Fortegra acquisition — the $1.65B deal for the US specialty carrier — clears Korean FSC approval and targets mid-2026 close, marking the…
Acrisure Cuts 2,250 Jobs as AI Automation Reshapes the Broker Workforce
Acrisure AI job cuts hit 2,250 employees in May 2026 — 11% of the global workforce — as CEO Greg Williams cites AI and…
Everest Group Exits Colombia and AIG Moves In, Redrawing LATAM’s Mid-Market Insurance Map
Everest Group Colombia AIG acquisition announced 19 May 2026 shows how soft LATAM rates — property down 12%, composite -8% in Q1 2026 —…
US P&C Logs Best Q1 Underwriting Margin in 25 Years — With a Soft-Market Warning Baked In
US P&C underwriting profit Q1 2026 hit a 25-year high with a combined ratio of 89.5, validating hard-market discipline — but premium declines across…
APRA Revokes Eric Insurance’s Licence, Closing Three Years of Managed Exit After Add-On Reform Collapse
APRA Eric Insurance licence revocation on 21 May 2026 closes a three-year managed exit triggered by Australia's 2021 add-on motor reform, with the DOCA…
Aon Names New EMEA Co-CEOs as Page and Kielty Step Down After the NFP Integration Era
Aon EMEA leadership rotates on June 1, 2026: Buechter and Kus take over from Page and Kielty as new co-CEOs, with Q1 revenue of…
FCA Warns Young UK Drivers: 49% Buy Motor Cover via Social Media as Ghost Broker Fraud Grows
FCA May 2026: 49% of young UK drivers buy motor insurance via social media, often from ghost brokers selling invalid policies with no FCA…