Daily Brief
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KFF finds insurers proposing a median 15% increase for 2027 ACA plans, the second straight double-digit year, just before open enrollment opens on November 1 in most states.
The BOJ's September 18 increase took its policy rate to a 31-year high, but two dissenters and a weak yen show how contested the next move could be when the board meets again on October 29-30.
The Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority wants bank, insurer and credit union thresholds to rise with the economy on a five-year cycle, ending ad hoc updates; responses are due by February 7.
The first industry estimate for the September 2-3 hail, wind and flood outbreak is well below some early guesses, but it follows a Canadian catastrophe season that pushed Intact and Definity to roughly C$850 million in third-quarter losses.
The reinsurer says nearly 200 US verdicts of at least $10 million were recorded in 2025, up more than 40% from 2024, and that firms without a US headquarters can still be caught.
India's largest life insurer told exchanges on October 12 it will put an annuity plan and two health protection plans on sale on October 19; here is what has been reported and what buyers should verify.