Chile’s CMF Reopens Consultation on Cross-Border Annuity Reinsurance
Chile's CMF has reopened public consultation on cross-border annuity reinsurance rules, proposing to raise the technical-reserves deductibility cap from 20% to 30% and easing…
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APRA Finalizes Level 3 Conglomerate Standards Ahead of October Sunset
APRA has closed out its consultation on remaking the Level 3 conglomerate prudential standards, confirming the administrative-only updates take effect as the current rules…
Brazil Creates GT-SegInfra to Standardize Transport Infrastructure Insurance
Brazil's Ministry of Ports and Airports has created GT-SegInfra, a working group tasked with standardizing insurance and risk-transfer requirements across the country's transport infrastructure…
Japan’s FSA Flags Asset-Intensive Reinsurance in First ESR-Era Monitoring Report
Japan's FSA used its first ESR-era monitoring report to flag tighter oversight of asset-intensive life reinsurance, hardening non-life underwriting, and governance among the country's…
Nigeria’s NAICOM Confirms 43 Insurers Meet NIIRA 2025 Capital Floors
NAICOM confirmed 43 insurers met NIIRA 2025's capital floors and began issuing new licences, while 8 companies remain under final verification before the market's…
Munich Re Posts Record €3.9bn H1 2026 Profit While Ceding Reinsurance Volume
Munich Re posted a record €3.9bn H1 2026 profit and confirmed its €6.3bn annual target, even as July renewals volume fell 9.1% on deliberate…
NAIC Data: Homeowners Premiums Up 43.3%, Nonrenewals Surge 216%
New NAIC data show U.S. homeowners insurance premiums up to 43.3% and insurer-initiated nonrenewals up to 216% since 2018, with the sharpest shifts in…
SCOR Lifts Group Solvency Ratio to 220% as Reinsurer Rebuilds Capital Buffers
SCOR's Group solvency ratio rose to 220% in Q2 2026, net of a dividend accrual, growth capital deployment and deleveraging — ahead of 2027…
PRA’s PS18/26 Cuts Solvency UK Branch Reporting From Three Years to One
PRA's Solvency UK reporting overhaul cuts branch data years, moves MALIR to XBRL and resets the annuity baseline to 31 December 2026 for insurers.
IRDAI Orders Assam Flood Claims Fast-Tracked Under 2026 Circular
IRDAI orders Assam flood claims fast-tracked under a 2026 circular that echoes its 2019 Kerala floods playbook, swapping daily reporting for weekly.