APRA Rewrites ECAI Recognition Guidelines to Cover Insurers Explicitly
APRA's ECAI recognition guidelines now explicitly name insurers, landing two days after its reinsurance framework overhaul was finalised on 7 July 2026.
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SCOR, Japan Post Insurance Sign MOU on Postal Life Reinsurance Deal
Japan Post Insurance reinsurance plans advance as SCOR signs a non-binding MOU on postal life cession and a new capital vehicle, subject to regulators.
RGA Deepens Japan Life Reinsurance Push as In-Force Tops $4.3tn
Japan life reinsurance drives RGA's scale as in-force hits $4.3tn and assets reach $164.1bn, with new Sumitomo Life and Anshin Life block deals reported.
Arch Splits Reinsurance CEO Roles Across Bermuda and US
Arch reinsurance leadership splits as William Soares and Jon Schriber become Bermuda and U.S. CEOs, reporting to new global chief Jerome Halgan.
EIOPA Opens IRRD Resolution Rulebook With Seven New Instruments
EIOPA IRRD rulebook: seven guidelines and RTS plus two valuation consultations set the operating detail insurers must meet before January 2027.
Ceded Reinsurance Premium Jumps 18% as Gallagher Re Tracks US MGA Growth
Ceded reinsurance premium rose 18% to $21.2 billion in 2025 as rated reinsurers, led by Munich Re and Hannover Re, reasserted themselves in MGA…
Allianz Risk Transfer Switzerland: ART AG Quits Liechtenstein for FINMA
Allianz Risk Transfer Switzerland: ART AG converts its Zurich branch into HQ, trading Liechtenstein's EEA passport for direct FINMA oversight.
Guy Carpenter: Property-Cat Reinsurance Renewals Soften -16% at July 1
Reinsurance renewals at July 1, 2026 deepened to -16% on Guy Carpenter's Global Property Cat Rate-on-Line Index, as record capital and ILS issuance above…
MAS Plans Protected Cell Company Framework to Grow Singapore as Asia’s ILS Hub
Protected Cell Company framework for Singapore: MAS to consult on PCC structure after 28 cat bonds and US$4.4bn issued since 2017 — what it…
VIG Re Opens Singapore Hub With Wilfrid Goh as Inaugural APAC Chief
VIG Re names Wilfrid Goh Chief Representative APAC as it opens a Singapore office under VIGRe28, backed by EUR 995.6m GWP and a 17-year…