Severe convective storms drive insured natural catastrophe losses to $46bn in first half of 2026, according to Gallagher Re

New regime, due to launch in summer 2027, will be ‘tailored and competitive’ and ‘proportionate’, regulators said

The chief operating officer of Transition Risk Exeter explains how insurers can move away from linear assumptions about climate change to an understanding of its actual compounding effects

Commercial lines property losses represented two-third of the total 

Re/insurers are confident they can provide sufficient capacity for data centre clusters, but they struggle to map fragmented exposures

Landmark report shows that insurance and other financial services are essential to enabling MSMEs to manage climate risks, yet substantial gaps persist in both credit and insurance markets

Forecaster now expects only four hurricanes and one major hurricane in 2026

Goretti was the second-largest European windstorm loss event of the 2025/26 season

Despite softer pricing conditions and rising claims inflation, non-life insurers remain profitable, with a return on equity of 11.4% expected in 2026

MGAs and large captives are raising concerns for big-ticket underwriters in a softening market, Mapfre Global Risks chief underwriting officer José Antonio Ruibal says

Insurers can make emerging nature‑positive business models ‘more investable’, the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Astrid Schomaker says

European regulator also wants to simplify reporting requirements