State Farm’s $1.5B Merna Re Cat Bond Benchmarks Aggregate ILS Protection
State Farm cat bond aggregate protection: $1.5B Merna Re 2026-1 raises total ILS capital to $4.5B — Class A at 6.25%, Class B at…
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Galapagos Capital’s R$126M LRS Sets New Benchmark for Brazil’s ILS Regime
Brazil ILS Galapagos Capital R$126M milestone: the fourth LRS issuance under Brazil's domestic ILS regime and the first with institutional syndication marks the maturation…
DB Insurance Takes 100% of Fortegra as Korean Insurers Target US Specialty Scale
DB Insurance Fortegra acquisition — the $1.65B deal for the US specialty carrier — clears Korean FSC approval and targets mid-2026 close, marking the…
Everest Group Exits Colombia and AIG Moves In, Redrawing LATAM’s Mid-Market Insurance Map
Everest Group Colombia AIG acquisition announced 19 May 2026 shows how soft LATAM rates — property down 12%, composite -8% in Q1 2026 —…
US P&C Logs Best Q1 Underwriting Margin in 25 Years — With a Soft-Market Warning Baked In
US P&C underwriting profit Q1 2026 hit a 25-year high with a combined ratio of 89.5, validating hard-market discipline — but premium declines across…
APRA Revokes Eric Insurance’s Licence, Closing Three Years of Managed Exit After Add-On Reform Collapse
APRA Eric Insurance licence revocation on 21 May 2026 closes a three-year managed exit triggered by Australia's 2021 add-on motor reform, with the DOCA…
FCA Warns Young UK Drivers: 49% Buy Motor Cover via Social Media as Ghost Broker Fraud Grows
FCA May 2026: 49% of young UK drivers buy motor insurance via social media, often from ghost brokers selling invalid policies with no FCA…
Generali’s €2.2B Q1 2026 Operating Result Widens Europe’s Diversification Advantage
Generali Q1 2026: €2.2B operating result (+8.1%), €1.27B net profit, and €905B AUM signal Europe's diversification advantage as P&C markets soften globally.
House of Lords Opens Probe Into UK Insurance Pricing With Evidence Deadline Set for June 2026
House of Lords insurance inquiry launches formal probe into UK pricing transparency, consumer access and claims handling — evidence deadline June 26, 2026, with…
California FAIR Plan’s 29% Rate Hike Lays Bare the Structural Failure of Regulated Residual Markets
California FAIR Plan rate hike of 29.1% is approved for October 2026 after $2.9B–$4B in wildfire losses; 668,600 policies and $599B in exposure confirm…