FSC Korea Tightens AI Governance Rules for Insurers and the Financial Sector
FSC Korea AI governance guidelines effective June 22, 2026 reshape how Korean insurers deploy AI in underwriting, claims, and fraud detection — against 9…
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OECD Cuts 2026 Outlook: What the Middle East Shock Means for Insurers
OECD 2026 economic outlook bifurcates global GDP at 2.8% vs 2.1%. We translate the OECD's Middle East scenarios into an insurer stress test: reserve…
ANV Group to Buy Open Lending in $3.15-a-Share All-Cash Take-Private
ANV Open Lending acquisition: ANV Group Holdings offers $3.15/share all-cash to take NASDAQ-listed LPRO private at a 78% premium to its 90-day VWAP.
UK PRA Targets 2027 Captive Insurance Regime to Reverse Offshore Drift
UK captive insurance regime launches by mid-2027 as the PRA targets ~500 offshore captives with proportionate Solvency UK rules and no tax incentives.
Sixfold’s AI Underwriter Tests the Limits of Point-Solution Automation
Sixfold's AI Underwriter — the autonomous underwriting agent its $30M Series B was raised to build — is now in production at Skyward Specialty,…
UK Regulators Warn Frontier AI Cyber Threats Now Outpace Human Defenders
The FCA, Bank of England and HM Treasury have jointly confirmed that frontier AI cyber capabilities now exceed those of a skilled human practitioner…
Marsh: Cyber Extortion Events Fell 33% in 2025 as Brokers Pivot to Claims Speed
Cyber extortion events fell 33% in 2025 per Marsh data, while ten quarters of rate declines push brokers to compete on claims payment speed.
Gallagher Survey: 94% of US Business Owners Fear Coverage Gaps as Risk Integration Accelerates
Gallagher's 2026 survey of 1,000 US business owners reveals 94% fear coverage gaps — while ISO AI exclusions and a 23-point flood protection deficit…
WTW CLIPS: US Commercial Insurance Rates Drop to 2.5% in Q1 2026
US commercial insurance rates hit 2.5% in Q1 2026 — the first sub-3% reading since the hard market began. Property fell 5.5%, cyber dropped…
Willis Re Names Jim Summers as Global Specialties CEO; Arch Elevates Felisky to UK Chair
Willis Re appoints Jim Summers as CEO Global Specialties; Arch Insurance International names Kendra Felisky as UK Chair after nine years under Storey.