Lloyd’s Lab Unveils Cohort 17: Ten Companies Join New Accelerator
Lloyd's has named the ten companies advancing into Cohort 17 of the Lloyd's Lab Accelerator, selected from a field of fifteen following Pitch Day…
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Marsh Names Laurent Rousseau Head of International at Marsh Re
Marsh Re has named Laurent Rousseau Head of International, expanding his remit to Asia, Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean alongside his existing Europe…
Lloyd’s H1 2026 Results: Premiums Grow, Investment Income Falls
Lloyd's of London's half-year results show gross written premium and underwriting profit both up, while investment income fell on rising bond yields. CEO Patrick…
EIOPA Advises Brussels on Minimum Common Standards for Insurance Guarantee Schemes
EIOPA has submitted technical advice urging the European Commission to pursue targeted harmonisation of insurance guarantee schemes across the EU.
FCA’s New Non-Financial Misconduct Regime Puts Insurers’ Culture Under the Conduct Rulebook
New FCA rule COCON 1.1.7FR and PS25/23 Handbook guidance on non-financial misconduct took effect on 1 September 2026, resetting conduct-rule and fitness-and-propriety obligations for…
Munich Re to Acquire Cyber Insurtech At-Bay for $575 Million
Munich Re has agreed to acquire U.S. cyber insurtech At-Bay in a deal valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars, expanding the reinsurer's…
Swiss Insurers’ Annual Profit Jumps 136% as Reinsurers Lead the Rebound
FINMA's Insurance Market Report 2025 shows Swiss insurers' aggregate profit surging 135.8%, powered by a dramatic reinsurance rebound led by Swiss Re, while non-life…
FSB Publishes Responses on Sound AI Adoption Practices
The Financial Stability Board has published the full set of public comments received on its consultation over sound practices for responsible AI adoption in…
IAIS Mid-Year GIMAR: Stable Solvency Masks Rising Systemic Risk
The IAIS's mid-year Global Insurance Market Report shows stable solvency, liquidity and profitability across the global sector at year-end 2025 - but aggregate systemic…
FCA Scale-Up Unit Opens to Solo-Regulated Firms, Insurtech Urban Jungle Joins
The FCA has widened its Scale-up Unit to firms it alone regulates, admitting insurtech Urban Jungle alongside four other companies for the first time.…