APRA Finalizes Level 3 Conglomerate Standards Ahead of October Sunset
APRA has closed out its consultation on remaking the Level 3 conglomerate prudential standards, confirming the administrative-only updates take effect as the current rules…
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Aon: Primary D&O Pricing Rises 0.6% After Sixteen Quarters of Declines
Aon's Q2 2026 D&O Pricing Index shows primary policy pricing up 0.6% year over year, the first increase after sixteen straight quarters of declines,…
The 2026 Wildfire Season Is Rewriting America’s Risk Map
Wildfire risk in the United States is spreading well beyond California, with a growing wildland-urban interface and the Spokane, Washington fires underscoring the shift.…
Indonesia’s Insurance Assets Hit Rp1,184.72 Trillion as Life Outpaces Non-Life
OJK's mid-2026 data show Indonesia's life insurance premiums growing while general insurance, reinsurance, and government-linked schemes contract, with insurers racing an end-2026 minimum capital…
Brazil Creates GT-SegInfra to Standardize Transport Infrastructure Insurance
Brazil's Ministry of Ports and Airports has created GT-SegInfra, a working group tasked with standardizing insurance and risk-transfer requirements across the country's transport infrastructure…
Germany’s BaFin Becomes AI Market Surveillance Authority for Insurers
Germany's new AI implementation law hands BaFin market surveillance powers over high-risk AI systems, including those insurers use for life and health risk assessment.…
Japan’s FSA Flags Asset-Intensive Reinsurance in First ESR-Era Monitoring Report
Japan's FSA used its first ESR-era monitoring report to flag tighter oversight of asset-intensive life reinsurance, hardening non-life underwriting, and governance among the country's…
Nigeria’s NAICOM Confirms 43 Insurers Meet NIIRA 2025 Capital Floors
NAICOM confirmed 43 insurers met NIIRA 2025's capital floors and began issuing new licences, while 8 companies remain under final verification before the market's…
Munich Re Posts Record €3.9bn H1 2026 Profit While Ceding Reinsurance Volume
Munich Re posted a record €3.9bn H1 2026 profit and confirmed its €6.3bn annual target, even as July renewals volume fell 9.1% on deliberate…
NAIC Data: Homeowners Premiums Up 43.3%, Nonrenewals Surge 216%
New NAIC data show U.S. homeowners insurance premiums up to 43.3% and insurer-initiated nonrenewals up to 216% since 2018, with the sharpest shifts in…