Zurich Scales Cytora AI to 5 Countries in 90 Days, Eyes 20-Market Rollout
Zurich Cytora AI underwriting achieves 95% STP rate and 15-minute triage across 5 countries in 90 days — closing the speed gap with digital…
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State Farm’s $1.5B Merna Re Cat Bond Benchmarks Aggregate ILS Protection
State Farm cat bond aggregate protection: $1.5B Merna Re 2026-1 raises total ILS capital to $4.5B — Class A at 6.25%, Class B at…
Galapagos Capital’s R$126M LRS Sets New Benchmark for Brazil’s ILS Regime
Brazil ILS Galapagos Capital R$126M milestone: the fourth LRS issuance under Brazil's domestic ILS regime and the first with institutional syndication marks the maturation…
Acrisure Cuts 2,250 Jobs as AI Automation Reshapes the Broker Workforce
Acrisure AI job cuts hit 2,250 employees in May 2026 — 11% of the global workforce — as CEO Greg Williams cites AI and…
US P&C Logs Best Q1 Underwriting Margin in 25 Years — With a Soft-Market Warning Baked In
US P&C underwriting profit Q1 2026 hit a 25-year high with a combined ratio of 89.5, validating hard-market discipline — but premium declines across…
Generali’s €2.2B Q1 2026 Operating Result Widens Europe’s Diversification Advantage
Generali Q1 2026: €2.2B operating result (+8.1%), €1.27B net profit, and €905B AUM signal Europe's diversification advantage as P&C markets soften globally.
Africa Re at Kigali CEO Forum: 80% of African Disaster Losses Go Uninsured
Africa Re: 80%+ of Africa's catastrophe losses are uninsured and $32 billion in economic damage went uncovered between 2019 and 2023, per Kigali CEO…
Willis and Global Parametrics Deliver Vietnam Coffee Parametric Payout, Signalling APAC Agricultural Risk Has Gone Mainstream
Parametric insurance Vietnam coffee milestone: Willis and Global Parametrics confirm two payouts to Central Highlands farmers — one on drought, one on Typhoon Kalmaegi…
SCOR Returns to Atlas Capital with $75M 2026-1 Issuance Tightly Priced on Retro Demand
SCOR locks $75M of three-year retrocession at a 6.00% spread, 125 basis points tighter than its prior tranche and a clear marker for June…
World Bank Issues $200M Jamaica Hurricane Bond to Anchor Caribbean Sovereign Risk Pool
Jamaica's third sovereign cat bond closes oversubscribed at a 6.75% coupon, signaling that Caribbean parametric structures have matured into a stable ILS asset class.