June 10, 2026

KFF's 2026 Medicaid outlook says CBO estimates Medicaid changes in the 2025 reconciliation law will raise the uninsured by 7.5 million in 2034, with work requirements beginning January 1, 2027 and federal spending falling by $911 billion over ten years.

Swiss Re puts the global natural catastrophe protection gap at $424 billion for 2025, while a survey of more than 1,700 people by Triple-I and Munich Re US finds insurers and customers see cyber, economic, weather and AI risks as connected.

South Korea's DB Insurance closed its $1.65 billion acquisition of Jacksonville-based specialty insurer Fortegra on May 29, 2026, with Fortegra staying independent under its current management and Tiptree turning to new acquisitions.

India's amended insurance law, passed in December 2025 and in force from February 5, 2026, lets foreign investors hold up to 100% of an insurer, lowers reinsurance capital requirements and gives the regulator new powers.

The Financial Conduct Authority's final report, published on February 3, found no need for an APR cap, a 0% mandate or a commission ban for monthly payment of motor and home insurance, relying instead on Consumer Duty supervision.

APRA finalised targeted changes to its CPS 230 operational risk standard on April 30, 2026, exempting material arrangements with certain non-traditional service providers from specific contract terms where compliance is not practicable, effective July 1, 2026.

Insurify puts the average full-coverage premium at $2,237 a year at mid-2026, up 1% since the end of 2025, with Connecticut up 10% and 32 states expected to see year-over-year increases by December.

The German regulator's survey of 179 primary insurers shows stand-alone cyber premiums growing about 13% in 2024 to roughly €807 million, with small and medium-sized firms a rising share and most insurers still not pricing accumulation risk.

Singapore's central bank issued guidelines, effective March 25, 2026, on how financial institutions and the creators they hire must advertise products online, and said it would write to five creators who may have given financial advice without a licence.

Munich Re puts the global cyber insurance market at nearly $15 billion in 2025 and about $28 billion by 2030, while October reports show rates falling for a fourth year and SME take-up stuck near 10 to 20% outside the United States.