Korean Re Extends Solomon Re Cat Bond to Cover Israel Earthquake Parametric Risk
Korean Re's $75M Solomon Re 2026-1 cat bond adds parametric Israel earthquake coverage for the first time, expanding the ILS market's peril universe into…
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QBE Reports 11% GWP Growth in Q1 2026, Reaffirms Full-Year Guidance
QBE Insurance Group grew gross written premiums 11% to $9.2B in Q1 2026 with catastrophe claims tracking $217M below first-half allowance, reaffirming its 92.5%…
Aon Launches Climate Risk Monitor 3.0 to Price Extreme Heat in Commercial Lines
Aon Climate Risk Monitor 3.0 adds extreme heat and cooling demand analytics to commercial underwriting as global insured losses topped $127B in 2025.
SEADRIF and WFP Deploy $1.1M Parametric Policy for Lao PDR Disaster Resilience
SEADRIF and WFP deploy a $1.1M parametric policy in Lao PDR on population-impact triggers, after a $2M payout settled in six days during 2025…
Palomar Reaches $1.28B Cat Bond High With Seventh Torrey Pines Re Issuance
Palomar cat bond 2026 issuance raises $410M via Torrey Pines Re 2026-1, lifting its ILS portfolio to an all-time $1.28B high as mid-market specialty…
L&H InsurTech Funding Nearly Doubles to $719M in Q1 2026 on AI Surge
L&H InsurTech funding Q1 2026 surged to $719M — nearly double the prior quarter — as AI-driven claims automation outpaces P&C investment, per Gallagher…
Duck Creek Bets on Agentic AI to Automate Underwriting and Claims Workflows
Duck Creek launches an insurance-native Agentic AI Platform processing 30M+ claims annually and targeting $80B in U.S. efficiency gains, becoming the first major core-system…
LesFurets Embeds ChatGPT in Its App, Turning France’s Biggest Price Comparator Into an AI Policy Adviser
LesFurets ChatGPT integration launches in France, making it the first insurance comparator to embed policy comparison in an LLM interface — a four-question flow…
Willis Launches Merger Protect to Insure Against Antitrust Review Costs in Insurance M&A
Willis Merger Protect covers antitrust compliance costs for insurance M&A deals of $5M+, targeting the escalating burden of HSR Second Requests after February 2025…
USAA Prices Record $825M Cat Bond, the Largest in Its 47-Issuance History
USAA cat bond: $825M Residential Re 2026-1 is the mutual insurer's largest ever, covering Florida residential property risk with dual SCS storm modelling across…