USAA’s $500M Florida Dividend: How Tort Reform Unlocked a Mutual’s Biggest Payout
USAA distributes $500M to ~830,000 Florida auto policyholders, completing nearly $1B in member returns since December 2025. A deep look at how HB 837…
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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…
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,…
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…
Insurance Australia Group Closes A$4 Billion Greensill Litigation, But a Five-Month Trial Looms
IAG settles A$4B in Greensill Bank AG proceedings; Credit Suisse's A$3B tranche goes to a five-month trial opening August 2026 — APRA's governance response…
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,…
Japan Prudential Life Sets Aside ¥4.7 Billion as FSA Escalates to Parent Holding Company Inspection
Japan Prudential Life earmarks ¥4.7 billion to compensate 503 policyholders after 107 employees committed fraud over 34 years — the FSA has escalated its…
GCC Insurers Post $714M Net Profit in Q1 2026 as Regulatory Mandates Drive 13.6% Revenue Growth
GCC listed insurers posted $10.75B revenue (+13.6%) and $714M net profit (+14.7%) in Q1 2026, driven by Saudi Arabia's mandatory cession rules, UAE health…