🇨🇦 Manulife's Third-Quarter Core Earnings Rise 4% to C$2.1 Billion and Core EPS Hits a Record C$1.24, While Reported Net Income Falls to C$1.4 Billion on Market Losses — Manulife Financial Corporation (third-quarter 2026 press release, Form 6-K filed with the SEC, November 4, 2026)🇨🇦 Sun Life's Third-Quarter Underlying Net Income Rises 9% to C$1.15 Billion, but Reported Net Income Falls 29% to C$785 Million and Wealth Outflows Reach C$32.7 Billion — Sun Life Financial Inc. (third-quarter 2026 results release, Form 6-K filed with the SEC, November 4, 2026)🇺🇸 Aflac's Third-Quarter Net Earnings Drop to $303 Million After $1.1 Billion of Portfolio-Repositioning Losses, While Adjusted EPS Edges Down 2.4% to $2.43 and Japan's Margin Narrows — Aflac Incorporated (third-quarter 2026 earnings release, SEC Exhibit 99.1, November 4, 2026)🇺🇸 Prudential Financial's Third-Quarter Adjusted Operating Income Falls to $1.32 Billion as the Prudential of Japan Sales Suspension Cuts Japan Earnings 25% — Prudential Financial, Inc. (third-quarter 2026 earnings release, SEC Exhibit 99.1, November 3, 2026)🇺🇸 Lemonade's Third-Quarter In-Force Premium Jumps 34% to $1.55 Billion and Revenue Rises 73% to $336 Million, With the Net Loss at $43.7 Million and a Positive-EBITDA Quarter Promised for Q4 — Lemonade, Inc. (third-quarter 2026 shareholder letter, Form 8-K exhibit filed with the SEC)🇺🇸 Corebridge Financial's Third-Quarter Operating EPS Rises 27% to $1.22 as the Share Count Falls 17%, With the Equitable Merger Reported to Be Making 'Significant Progress' — Corebridge Financial, Inc. (third-quarter 2026 earnings press release, Form 8-K, November 2, 2026)🇺🇸 Jackson Financial's Third-Quarter Adjusted Operating Earnings Rise to $517 Million as Record RILA Sales of $3.0 Billion Lift Retail Annuity Sales 22% — Jackson Financial Inc. (third-quarter 2026 earnings release, SEC Exhibit 99.1)🇨🇦 Fairfax Financial's Third-Quarter Net Earnings Fall to $1,097 Million as an $859 Million Investment Loss Offsets Higher Insurance Revenue and a Stronger Underwriting Result — Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (third-quarter 2026 interim report, Form 6-K filed with the SEC)🇦🇺 A Magnitude 4.9 Earthquake Off South Australia Shook Adelaide: What Australian Home Insurance Covers and Why Earthquake Deductibles and Aftershock Clauses Matter — Insurance Business Australia (reporting Geoscience Australia and insurance commentary)🇮🇳 SBI Life's First-Half FY27 Profit Rises 17% to Rs 1,270 Crore and Value of New Business Climbs 19% to Rs 3,270 Crore, While Costs Take a Larger Share of Premium — Kotak Neo (report on SBI Life Insurance's H1 FY27 results)🇨🇦 Manulife's Third-Quarter Core Earnings Rise 4% to C$2.1 Billion and Core EPS Hits a Record C$1.24, While Reported Net Income Falls to C$1.4 Billion on Market Losses — Manulife Financial Corporation (third-quarter 2026 press release, Form 6-K filed with the SEC, November 4, 2026)🇨🇦 Sun Life's Third-Quarter Underlying Net Income Rises 9% to C$1.15 Billion, but Reported Net Income Falls 29% to C$785 Million and Wealth Outflows Reach C$32.7 Billion — Sun Life Financial Inc. (third-quarter 2026 results release, Form 6-K filed with the SEC, November 4, 2026)🇺🇸 Aflac's Third-Quarter Net Earnings Drop to $303 Million After $1.1 Billion of Portfolio-Repositioning Losses, While Adjusted EPS Edges Down 2.4% to $2.43 and Japan's Margin Narrows — Aflac Incorporated (third-quarter 2026 earnings release, SEC Exhibit 99.1, November 4, 2026)🇺🇸 Prudential Financial's Third-Quarter Adjusted Operating Income Falls to $1.32 Billion as the Prudential of Japan Sales Suspension Cuts Japan Earnings 25% — Prudential Financial, Inc. (third-quarter 2026 earnings release, SEC Exhibit 99.1, November 3, 2026)🇺🇸 Lemonade's Third-Quarter In-Force Premium Jumps 34% to $1.55 Billion and Revenue Rises 73% to $336 Million, With the Net Loss at $43.7 Million and a Positive-EBITDA Quarter Promised for Q4 — Lemonade, Inc. (third-quarter 2026 shareholder letter, Form 8-K exhibit filed with the SEC)🇺🇸 Corebridge Financial's Third-Quarter Operating EPS Rises 27% to $1.22 as the Share Count Falls 17%, With the Equitable Merger Reported to Be Making 'Significant Progress' — Corebridge Financial, Inc. (third-quarter 2026 earnings press release, Form 8-K, November 2, 2026)🇺🇸 Jackson Financial's Third-Quarter Adjusted Operating Earnings Rise to $517 Million as Record RILA Sales of $3.0 Billion Lift Retail Annuity Sales 22% — Jackson Financial Inc. (third-quarter 2026 earnings release, SEC Exhibit 99.1)🇨🇦 Fairfax Financial's Third-Quarter Net Earnings Fall to $1,097 Million as an $859 Million Investment Loss Offsets Higher Insurance Revenue and a Stronger Underwriting Result — Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (third-quarter 2026 interim report, Form 6-K filed with the SEC)🇦🇺 A Magnitude 4.9 Earthquake Off South Australia Shook Adelaide: What Australian Home Insurance Covers and Why Earthquake Deductibles and Aftershock Clauses Matter — Insurance Business Australia (reporting Geoscience Australia and insurance commentary)🇮🇳 SBI Life's First-Half FY27 Profit Rises 17% to Rs 1,270 Crore and Value of New Business Climbs 19% to Rs 3,270 Crore, While Costs Take a Larger Share of Premium — Kotak Neo (report on SBI Life Insurance's H1 FY27 results)

Daily Brief

June 21, 2026

5 verified stories from global sources

Mobile payments and digital financial services platform (illustrative)
Life Insurance
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SoftBank's PayPay to Buy 70.2% of T&D Financial Life for About ¥134.3 Billion, Taking the Payments App Into Life Insurance

On June 4, 2026 PayPay agreed to acquire 70.2% of T&D Financial Life Insurance from T&D Holdings for roughly ¥134.3 billion (about $840 million), with the share transfer planned for October 1, 2027, conditional on an IFRS transition and regulatory approvals.


The Next Web (PayPay and SoftBank announcement coverage, June 2026)June 4, 2026
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Insurance technology software and digital transformation (illustrative)
FinTech
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Sapiens Welcomes ADIA as a Significant Minority Investor, Moves Its Global Headquarters to London and Opens an AI Customer Experience Lab, With Terms Undisclosed

Sapiens announced on June 1, 2026 that a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has invested in the insurance software company and become a significant minority shareholder, alongside a move of its global headquarters to Holborn in central London and an AI strategy for insurers; the stake, amount and valuation were not disclosed.


Sapiens International Corporation (press release, June 1, 2026)June 1, 2026
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