Allianz Group 2025 SFCR: A Decade of Portfolio Shift as Government Bonds Halved and CIU Hits €255bn
Allianz 2025 SFCR: government bonds halved to EUR 97bn over a decade. The EUR 255bn CIU headline is largely a Solvency II reclassification artefact…
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ICEYE’s €1bn+ Series F Bets on Satellite Data to Close the Global Nat-Cat Protection Gap
ICEYE closes €450M primary Series F led by General Atlantic at €10bn+ valuation, funding scale to 100 SAR satellites/year by 2028 to close nat-cat…
Allianz in Advanced Talks to Acquire Portugal’s Caravela Seguros in Pan-European Push
Allianz is in advanced talks to acquire Portugal's Caravela Seguros at ~€150M, its third Southern European bolt-on in three years, as the 218% Solvency…
Nine of Ten Largest EU Insurers Lift Solvency Ratios in 2025 as the UK Goes the Other Way
Nine of ten largest EU Solvency II groups strengthened SCR ratios in 2025 (aggregate 228% vs 218%) as eligible own funds outran SCR growth,…
Admiral Group Closes £80m Flock Acquisition, Betting Telematics Data Will Crack Commercial Fleet Underwriting
Admiral Group acquires Flock for £80m on June 1, 2026 — a telematics-first commercial fleet insurtech that cut crash frequency 10% — with less…
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.
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,…
Lloyd’s Culture Consultation Puts Talent Retention at the Top of the 2026 Market Agenda
Lloyd's launches a May–July 2026 market consultation on skills, culture and talent — replacing the 11-year Dive In Festival with embedded retention programmes as…
Convex Gets Lloyd’s Approval for Syndicate 1987, Targeting Long-Tail Lines
Convex Group's Lloyd's in-principle approval for Syndicate 1987 on May 28 targets casualty, political risk, and trade credit for a July 1 launch —…