US Life Insurers’ Level 3 Bond Exposure Doubles to $592 Billion, AM Best Warns
AM Best's new special report finds that US insurers' Level 3 asset holdings have surged over the past decade, with the life/annuity segment and…
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Brazil’s Insurers Post Flat H1 Revenue as Life Cover Outpaces the Market
Brazil's Susep-supervised insurers posted a barely-there 0.52% nominal revenue gain in H1 2026 — a real-terms decline — even as life insurance grew in…
Corebridge and Equitable Shareholders Approve $22 Billion Merger
Corebridge Financial and Equitable Holdings shareholders approved their all-stock merger at a July 30, 2026 special meeting, clearing the path toward a combined $1.5…
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…
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…
Manulife Cedes C$3.2 Billion Long-Term Care Block to Munich Re
Long-term care reinsurance pricing is normalizing: Manulife cedes C$3.2bn to Munich Re Life US at a negative 5% cede, its third such deal in…
IRDAI Orders Assam Flood Claims Fast-Tracked Under 2026 Circular
IRDAI orders Assam flood claims fast-tracked under a 2026 circular that echoes its 2019 Kerala floods playbook, swapping daily reporting for weekly.
The Hartford Acquires Equitable’s $500m Employee Benefits Arm
The Hartford's Equitable acquisition adds $500m in premium as a top-six carrier absorbs a sub-1%-share rival, echoing its 2017 Aetna playbook.
Australia’s Private Health Cover Ages as Exclusion Policies Hit 68.41%
Private health insurance in Australia is ageing fast: APRA data show hospital cover rising alongside surging exclusions and out-of-pocket costs.