🇨🇦 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

November 3, 2026

6 verified stories from global sources

Office towers representing a global insurance broker (illustrative)
Insurance

Aon's Third-Quarter Organic Revenue Grows 6% and Adjusted EPS Rises 10% to $3.36, With the USI Acquisition Expected to Close in the Fourth Quarter

Aon reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $4,101 million, up 3%, with 6% organic growth, GAAP diluted EPS of $2.23, adjusted EPS of $3.36 versus $3.05, a wider adjusted operating margin of 27.0% and no share repurchases in the quarter, while it expects its USI acquisition to close in the fourth quarter.


Aon plc (third-quarter 2026 results release, via Finviz)November 3, 2026
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Financial statements and a calculator representing quarterly results (illustrative)
Insurance

Brown & Brown's Third-Quarter Organic Revenue Grows Just 1.2% as Revenue Rises 7.4% to $1.73 Billion, While Diluted EPS Slips to $0.67 and the Adjusted EBITDAC Margin Falls Two Points

Brown & Brown reported third-quarter 2026 revenues of $1,725 million, up 7.4%, but organic revenue grew only 1.2%, diluted EPS fell to $0.67 from $0.68, adjusted EPS rose to $1.07 and the adjusted EBITDAC margin declined to 34.6% from 36.6%.


Brown & Brown, Inc. (third-quarter 2026 results, Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K)November 3, 2026
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City skyline representing a national reinsurer (illustrative)
Insurance
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GIC Re's Second-Quarter Standalone Profit After Tax Is Rs 2,456 Crore on Gross Premiums of Rs 11,228 Crore, With an Underwriting Loss Offset by Investment Income

General Insurance Corporation of India reported standalone second-quarter FY27 profit after tax of Rs 2,45,562 lakh (about Rs 2,456 crore) on gross premiums written of Rs 11,22,821 lakh, with an underwriting loss of about Rs 1,080 crore more than covered by Rs 2,815 crore of investment income, and half-year profit of about Rs 4,378 crore.


InvestyWise, reporting GIC Re's standalone results filed with the exchangesNovember 3, 2026
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Gavel and legal documents representing a court settlement (illustrative)
Insurance
🇦🇺Australia✓ Verified

IAG Settles the Last Greensill Proceeding, the White Oak Claim of About A$170 Million, After Earlier Settlements of A$4 Billion and A$2.8 Billion, With Terms Confidential

Insurance Australia Group told the ASX on October 28, 2026 that its subsidiary had agreed to resolve the White Oak claim of about A$170 million, the last of the Greensill proceedings, on confidential terms and without a material effect on its financial position or FY27 results, following earlier settlements of about A$4 billion and A$2.8 billion in face value.


Insurance Business Australia, reporting IAG's ASX announcement (October 28, 2026)November 3, 2026
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Cars on a road representing compulsory third party motor insurance (illustrative)
Auto Insurance
🇦🇺Australia✓ Verified

NSW Indexes CTP Benefits From October 1, 2026, Lifting the Weekly Statutory Benefit Cap to A$3,853 and the Non-Economic Loss Cap to A$521,000, With Green Slip Effects Not Yet Quantified

SIRA confirmed that New South Wales compulsory third party benefits were indexed from October 1, 2026, taking the maximum weekly statutory benefit to A$3,853 and the maximum non-economic loss damages to A$521,000, while the average Green Slip was A$536 in the year to June 2025 and the effect of the new indexation on premiums has not been quantified.


Insurance Business Australia, reporting SIRA's indexation orders (October 2026)November 3, 2026
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Cargo containers at a port representing global trade (illustrative)
Insurance

Credit Insurance Protected a Record €9.58 Trillion of Trade in 2025, but Its Share of World Trade Slipped to 14% as Insolvencies Rose for a Fifth Straight Year

The International Credit Insurance and Surety Association reports that world trade protected by credit insurance reached €9.58 trillion in 2025, up from €9.25 trillion, while the share of trade covered fell to about 14% from 15% because trade grew faster than GDP and the euro strengthened, as business insolvencies are forecast to rise again in 2026.


Insurance Business UK, reporting ICISA data (October 30, 2026)November 3, 2026
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