Lloyd’s Lab Unveils Cohort 17: Ten Companies Join New Accelerator
Lloyd's has named the ten companies advancing into Cohort 17 of the Lloyd's Lab Accelerator, selected from a field of fifteen following Pitch Day…
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Aon Prices $13.5 Billion in Notes to Fund $17 Billion USI Deal
Aon priced $13.5 billion of senior notes to help fund its $17 billion cash acquisition of USI Insurance Services from KKR, with a redemption…
OSFI Rewrites Insurer Regulatory Returns Ahead of 2027 IFRS 18 Switch
OSFI has finalized new regulatory return templates for federally regulated insurers, rebuilding the statement of profit or loss around a new international standard's operating,…
FCA’s New Non-Financial Misconduct Regime Puts Insurers’ Culture Under the Conduct Rulebook
New FCA rule COCON 1.1.7FR and PS25/23 Handbook guidance on non-financial misconduct took effect on 1 September 2026, resetting conduct-rule and fitness-and-propriety obligations for…
Aon Announces CFO Transition: Reese Departs, Virani Named Interim Chief Financial Officer
Aon plc has named Nadin Virani as interim Chief Financial Officer after Edmund Reese stepped down from the role. Reese will stay on as…
Thoma Bravo to Take Accelerant Private in $4 Billion Deal
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to take specialty insurance marketplace Accelerant Holdings private in an all-cash transaction. The deal carries a steep…
NAIC’s Columbus Meeting Puts AI Oversight and Cyber Rules on the Agenda
The NAIC convened its 2026 Summer National Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, placing AI governance and cyber risk oversight at the center of the agenda.…
Washington Court Backs Discovery Breach, Tosses $1M Sanction Over Excess Layers
A Washington Court of Appeals panel affirmed that Cozen O'Connor breached its discovery duty by not surfacing two excess layers above Safelite's primary policy,…
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…
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,…