North America: Insurance

Over the past decade, Jamaica has built a multi-layered financial protection system to manage natural disasters. This strategy is now being tested after Hurricane Melissa devastated the island, causing widespread destruction to homes, roads, and infrastructure.

We are only a few weeks into the start of 2026 and already there are new and important updates relevant to certain stakeholders operating in Bermuda's insurance and reinsurance industry.

As anticipated in our 2024 Year in Review, there were several developments in the regulation of the insurance sector in Canada in 2025.

The Superior Court of Delaware, applying Delaware law, has held that there was a meaningful link between a notice of circumstances and a later claim where the circumstances described in the notice "allege[d] the same underlying conduct" as the later claim.

For many individuals, purchasing a home is the largest financial investment they will ever make.

Transactional risk insurance has become a core feature of modern M&A, particularly in cross-border deals where differing legal traditions, disclosure norms, and risk tolerances can complicate negotiations.