Mexico Doubles Parametric Catastrophe Insurance to ~$575M at 2026 Renewal
Mexico doubles sovereign parametric catastrophe insurance to ~$575M at the 2026 renewal, building a $1.17B multi-layer parametric stack post-FONDEN.
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Colorado’s SB26-155 Bets on Hail Mitigation Grants to Break a Decade of Homeowners Insurance Losses
Colorado signed SB26-155 establishing a hail-mitigation grant enterprise funded by a 0.5% insurer fee — targeting the physical cause of $5B+ in decade-long losses…
FCA Opens Second Motor Finance CMC Probe as Consultation Claims Ltd Faces Enforcement
FCA opens enforcement investigation into Liverpool-based CCL over consent fraud in motor finance claims — the second CMC targeted in six months as the…
ESAs Publish First DORA ICT-Incident Baseline: 3,383 Incidents, 90% Non-Cyber, and a Cross-Border Warning for European Insurers
ESAs' first DORA ICT report: 3,383 incidents in 2025, one-third cross-border, just 10% cyber — what the baseline data means for European insurance groups.
Illinois Gives Its Insurance Department Rate Veto Power, Joining New York in Reshaping US Personal Lines Oversight
Illinois gives IDOI rate-veto authority over auto and homeowners for the first time, passing HB 4273 and SB 714 to take effect July 2027…
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…
Brazil’s New Insurance Law Forces Operational Overhaul for Carriers and Brokers
Law 15,040/2024 took effect December 11, 2025, reshaping claims deadlines, distribution rules, and reinsurance governance across Brazil's US$132 billion insurance market.
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…
ACPR’s €20M Fine on Société Générale Reshapes French Bancassurance Compliance
ACPR Société Générale bancassurance fine of €20M on May 13, 2026 — the largest IDD sanction in French history — signals a regulatory pivot…
Japan FSA Launches AI Cybersecurity Working Group for Insurance Sector
Japan FSA cybersecurity working group for insurance launched May 14, 2026 with 33 cross-sector participants — the first APAC financial-sector AI coordination body and…