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…
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EIOPA’s 2025 Oversight Report Signals Tougher Supervisory Convergence
EIOPA oversight 2025 report documents 10 country visits, 33 college engagements, tightened group supervision guidance and the first-ever DORA digital resilience oversight cycle.
EIOPA Financial Stability Report June 2026: Resilience Numbers Hide Liquidity Fault Lines
EIOPA Financial Stability Report June 2026 confirms record SCR ratios but warns on liquidity gaps, private credit concentration and EUR 5.8bn Middle East exposure.
Carbon Credit Insurance in 2026: How a $210M Deal Changed Project Finance
Carbon credit insurance is replicating the renewable-energy finance arc. Here is what the 2025 Chestnut/Marsh/CFC template means for the VCM in 2026.
UK Salary Sacrifice Cap to Cut Pension Savings for 2.8 Million Workers
UK salary sacrifice pension cap from April 2029 will prompt 2.8 million workers to reduce DC saving, squeezing group pension volumes and the bulk-annuity…
Aviva Folds Probitas 1492 Into Aviva Syndicates as Lloyd’s Brand Consolidates
Aviva Syndicates replaces the Probitas 1492 brand at Lloyd's by September 2026, after four straight years of sub-80% combined ratios and a £542m GWP…
ILS Market Hits Record $136bn as Swiss Re Formalizes Alternative Capital Unit
Insurance-linked securities hit a record $136bn in alternative capital at the April 2026 renewal. Swiss Re, which has structured over $50bn in cat bonds…
UK DB Pension Surplus Rules Reshape Bulk Annuity Competition
DB pension surplus release rules — April 2027 target — let UK schemes extract capital on a low-dependency test, creating a direct run-on alternative…
Canada Life Buy-in Signals UK Bulk Annuity Market’s Next Leg of De-risking
UK bulk purchase annuity market hit a record 367 deals in 2025, yet volume fell to £38.2bn as competition drove insurers into smaller schemes…
Aegon Confirms New York HQ and Overhauls Leadership in US Pivot
Aegon New York headquarters set to open mid-2027. Will Fuller takes President & COO role Jan 2027. Redomiciliation as Transamerica Inc. completed Jan 2028.