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Allianz SE and National Bank of Greece (NBG) have signed a Share Purchase Agreement under which NBG will acquire a 30% minority equity stake in Allianz European Reliance (Allianz Greece), following the Memorandum of Understanding announced on May 7, 2026. According to Allianz, in addition, NBG and Allianz Greece have signed a long-term exclusive Bancassurance Agreement covering the distribution of insurance solutions through NBG's banking channels.

The insurance companies operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Federation recorded combined GWP of BAM 628.6 million (EUR 321.4 million) in the first nine months of 2026, up 4.5% on the year, according to the entity’s insurance supervision agency. Non-life insurance increased by 5.2% year-on-year to BAM 513.9 million in January-September, while life insurance rose by 1.5% to BAM 114.7 million, the Federation’s insurance regulator said.

Aegon has implemented important steps towards its future as an American-based company after its shareholders approved the company’s redomiciliation to the US at Aegon’s Extraordinary General Meeting of October 8, 2026.

Turkiye has taken over the presidency of Turkic World Insurance Union (TWIU), with Mr Atilla Benli elected as the President. The presidency rotated to Turkiye at the second TWIU general assembly held on 10th of October, which was hosted by the Turkish Insurance Association (TSB).

Turkish insurers have set aside nearly TRY 2 billion (USD 40.4 million) to cover damage caused by severe rainfall and flooding that affected Istanbul and five other provinces in mid-October, according to the Insurance Association of Türkiye (TSB), quoted by Daily Sabah. As of October 19, insurers had established reserves exceeding TRY 1.9 billion for 2,379 claims under property and motor own-damage policies.

The fifth, anniversary edition of the Insurance Days of the Republic of Srpska - DORS 2026 brought together representatives of the insurance industry, institutions, regulators and experts from the country and the region, to address key issues - from financial stability and digitalization to climate risks, insurance fraud and product development for electric vehicles. The main message of the conference was that market growth is no longer enough on its own.

Azerbaijan is implementing several projects to develop the insurance sector and improve its regulatory framework, including refining motor insurance pricing, updating legislation on compulsory property insurance, modeling earthquake risks, and improving the institutional structure of the agricultural insurance system, Trend reports.

Generali has debuted at Lloyd’s with the launch of Syndicate 2031 Red Bridge, receiving in-principle approval to begin its underwriting operations on the Lloyd’s platform in 2027, Generali said on its website.

For the first time since the AXA Future Risks Report was launched, risks related to artificial intelligence and big data rank first among experts, ahead of climate change. AI ranked fourth in 2025. According to the report, this increase reflects the speed at which artificial intelligence is transforming economies and societies, as well as the uncertainty surrounding its impacts.

In the Armenian insurance market, MTPL loss ratio stood at 74.5% from January to September of this year (vs 75.2% during the same period in 2025). This trend coincides with an acceleration in the annual growth of active insurance policies—from 8.1% to 10%—alongside a slight deceleration in the GWP growth (from 17.8% to 17.2%) and a significant rise in paid claims (from 8.3% to 18.1%).