• IRB Brasil Resseguros reported Brazilian insurers’ net profit rose 10.9% to BRL 21.5 billion in 1H 2026.
• Sector revenue increased 6.4% to BRL 114.3 billion; Life and Auto drove 77% of the expansion.
• Premiums ceded to reinsurance climbed 3.5% to BRL 15.6 billion; industry loss ratio fell to a record-low 37.7%.
• Rural premiums declined 4.8%, led by agricultural insurance; Credit and Guarantee grew 22.9%.
• Life premiums rose 9.1%; Auto premiums increased 6.3% to BRL 30.7 billion, with a 60.8% loss ratio.

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