IRDAI’s Rs 800 Crore Policyholders’ Protection Fund Reshapes Compliance for India’s Insurers
IRDAI Policyholders Protection Fund launches with Rs 800 crore corpus on June 30, 2026 — here is what every insurer operating in India needs…
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Japan’s Insurers Post ¥2.54 Trillion Life Net Income in FY2025 as Rates Rise
Japan's FSA data for FY2025 shows life net income at ¥2.54 trillion as single-premium savings surge, while Sompo, MS&AD and Tokio Marine post record…
UK Salary Sacrifice Cap to Cut Pension Savings for 2.8 Million Workers
UK salary sacrifice pension cap from April 2029 will prompt 2.8 million workers to reduce DC saving, squeezing group pension volumes and the bulk-annuity…
Japan’s 2.5% Population Drop Forces Life Insurers to Reprice Longevity and LTC
Japan's 2025 census confirms a 2.5% population drop — the steepest on record — as J-ICS forces longevity risk onto life insurer balance sheets…
UK DB Pension Surplus Rules Reshape Bulk Annuity Competition
DB pension surplus release rules — April 2027 target — let UK schemes extract capital on a low-dependency test, creating a direct run-on alternative…
Canada Life Buy-in Signals UK Bulk Annuity Market’s Next Leg of De-risking
UK bulk purchase annuity market hit a record 367 deals in 2025, yet volume fell to £38.2bn as competition drove insurers into smaller schemes…
Aegon Confirms New York HQ and Overhauls Leadership in US Pivot
Aegon New York headquarters set to open mid-2027. Will Fuller takes President & COO role Jan 2027. Redomiciliation as Transamerica Inc. completed Jan 2028.
Turaco’s Policy Sprint Reframes Microinsurance as Priceable Credit Risk
Microinsurance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Turaco ASA LifeCare enrolls 500,000 policies in four months; insured borrowers 60% less likely to default on loans.
APRA Sets Minimum Expectations for Insurer Readiness to Geopolitical Shocks
Geopolitical risk governance: APRA's June 2026 letter sets six board-accountable minimum expectations for insurers, banks and super funds — anchored to CPS 230, no…
EIOPA 2025 Annual Report: Ten Years of Solvency II Under Pressure
Solvency II turns ten with EU insurers posting solid SCR ratios, but EIOPA's 2025 Annual Report flags hundreds of billions in private credit exposure,…