June 12, 2026

USAA says it is paying a $500 million dividend to about 830,000 Florida auto members from June 15, 2026, with rate cuts averaging 14% and an earlier $160 million dividend, crediting Florida's tort reforms, in a broader effort that includes lower rates nationally.

Allianz Research says global premiums grew 7.1% in 2025, with health insurance expanding fastest since 2014 and property and casualty growth cooling, and projects about 5.3% a year growth to 2036, led by Asia.

Citing the Allianz Global Insurance Report 2026, Business Today reports India's insurance premiums grew 9.4% in 2025 to ₹13.96 lakh crore ($145.9 billion) and are projected to grow 10.7% a year to 2036, with health the fastest segment at 12.5%.

Fitch's June 9 report holds a neutral 2026 outlook for Asia-Pacific insurance, with only China life and Taiwan life rated deteriorating, as new solvency regimes in Japan, Taiwan and Indonesia and rising claims costs offset strong capital buffers.

Berkshire's National Indemnity will buy a 2.49% stake in Tokio Marine Holdings for ¥287.4 billion (about $1.8 billion), alongside a 10-year partnership covering reinsurance and joint investments, with a cap of 9.9% without board approval.

Aviva's May 14 trading update shows general insurance premiums up 19%, a group combined operating ratio of 94.1%, wealth net flows up 49% to £3.3 billion and a Solvency II cover ratio of 171% after dividends, buybacks and the end of grandfathering.

AXA's Q1 2026 revenues rose 6% to about €38 billion, with property and casualty up 4% to €21.5 billion and life and health up 8% to €16.5 billion, while AXA XL Reinsurance shrank 7% and the Solvency II ratio stood at 211%.

Swiss Re Institute's sigma report says insured natural catastrophe losses were $107 billion in 2025, with wildfires, storms and floods driving a record 92%, and that a return to trend would put 2026 losses near $148 billion.

At Berkshire Hathaway's May 2026 annual meeting, Ajit Jain said the company has taken a small participation in a Hormuz shipping insurance program but has written no deals, pending underwriting terms including US Navy escort assurances.

Fitch says early indications put Florida reinsurance pricing down roughly 15% to 20% risk-adjusted, with insurers seeking an extra $5 billion to $7 billion of cover, Citizens down to about 295,000 policies and discipline expected to hold.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association says only 10% of UK businesses and 5% of charities hold a specific cyber policy, according to the government's latest survey; its directory lists brokers who meet cyber-security, insurance and training criteria developed with input from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.