Allianz Trade Puts a $131 Billion Price Tag on Germany’s Extreme-Heat Risk Through 2030
Allianz Trade's stress model puts $131B in German GDP losses on extreme heat through 2030 — with only 23% of EU climate losses insured,…
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Moody’s Maps a $375 Billion Uninsured US Flood Gap Ahead of 2026 Hurricane Season
Moody's quantifies $375 billion in uninsured US residential flood exposure in a 1-in-100-year event — 65% concentrated in 11 states, growing to $472B by…
Palomar Expands Earthquake Reinsurance Tower to $3.92B at June 2026 Renewal
Palomar Holdings expanded its earthquake reinsurance limit by $421M to $3.92 billion at the June 2026 renewal, with 31% backed by ILS cat bonds,…
Fitch Flags Mexico as LATAM’s Only ‘Deteriorating’ Insurance Market in 2026
Fitch's 2026 LATAM outlook singles out Mexico as the region's only "deteriorating" insurance market: the January 2026 VAT credit elimination pushes combined ratios above…
South Korea’s Life Insurance Profit Surges 40% as Non-Life Falls 12% in Q1 2026
South Korea Q1 2026 FSS data: life insurance net profit surged 40.6% to ₩2.37 trillion on IFRS 17 CSM mechanics, while non-life fell 12.3%…
TSR Revises 2026 Hurricane Forecast Down 50%, Triggering Mid-Year Cat Rate Cuts
TSR's May 28 revision to 11 named storms and ACE index 55 — 40% below climatology — is compressing mid-year 2026 cat reinsurance pricing…
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…
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 —…