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Brazilian reinsurance tax reform and rural insurance updates

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The Brazilian reinsurance and agricultural insurance sectors are undergoing significant legislative transformations. Following the Senate's approval of Bill PL 3.540/2026, shares of IRB Brasil Re rose as the market reacted to potential tax relief. The bill, which awaits presidential sanction, seeks to reduce the nominal tax rate for domestic reinsurers from 40% to 24% by eliminating the 30% limit on deferred tax assets and phasing out specific tax rates by 2030. In the agricultural sector, Law No. 15.526 has been enacted to modernize the legal framework for rural insurance. The law establishes clearer rules for claim analysis, mandating a 15-day processing period for claims not requiring in-person inspections and a maximum 30-day period for indemnity payments following technical inspections. The legislation also integrates insurance into credit operations, allowing policy rights to serve as collateral for financing and providing preferential access to debt renegotiation. A critical component of the new law is the protection of federal funds allocated to the Rural Insurance Premium Subsidy (PSR) program. To prevent financial instability, the law makes subsidy expenditures mandatory, protecting them against budget ~~contingencies, though this remains tied to specific budget project amounts.~~ contingencies. This measure addresses a sharp decline in the program’s reach; according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa), protected areas fell from approximately 7.3 million hectares in 2024 to 3.2 million hectares in ~~2025, while the number of assisted producers dropped~~ 2025. Recent data indicates a broader decline from ~~86,400 to just over 42,000. In response~~ 13.77 million hectares in 2021 to ~~these regulatory shifts, Mapfre and~~ 3.2 million in 2025. The new framework also introduces the ~~Sicoob cooperative system launched ‘Seguro Penhor Rural’, a product designed~~ Rural Insurance Stability Fund, or “Catastrophe Fund”, to ~~protect physical assets used~~ provide supplementary coverage for large-scale losses. This regulatory shift follows rising economic pressures, as ~~collateral in~~ the Brazilian Association of Agribusiness (Abag) seeks more predictable climate protection, and rural credit ~~against risks like fire, theft, and windstorms.~~ delinquency for individuals reached a record 9.69% in August, up from 0.95% in 2023.

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