Global Commercial Insurance Rates Fall 6% in Q2 2026 as IMEA Leads Declines
Commercial insurance rates fell 6% globally in Q2 2026, the eighth straight quarterly drop, as IMEA overtook the Pacific as the steepest decliner.
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FCA Presses Insurers on Conflicts of Interest After New Director’s Blog
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California Workers’ Comp Combined Ratio Hits 127% as Premium Growth Slows
California workers' comp premium growth slowed to 3% in Q1 2026, even as WCIRB's accident-year 2025 combined ratio hit a 20-year-high of 127%.
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Brown & Brown Taps Anthropic, McKinsey, Accenture for AI Overhaul
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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.
US Agency M&A Falls 15% to 292 Deals in Slowest First Half Since 2016
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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.
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.