Analysis from the Center for a New Economy found that after 15 months operating Puerto Rico’s power grid, LUMA Energy has exceeded budgets and failed to meet required performance metrics for outage duration and frequency.^[1] CNE policy director Sergio M. Marxuach also wrote that separate proposals from the Pierluisi administration and the Financial Oversight and Management Board do not add up to a comprehensive economic strategy for the territory.^[2] The analysis was published in the CNE Review.^[3] This week also saw release of 2025 insurance industry data from Puerto Rico’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Total written premiums reached $24,021 million for the year, 9.1% growth over 2024.^{[4] [5]} Law 130 of 2025, enacted that November, amended the territory’s insurance code with new compliance rules.^[6] Commissioner Suzette Del Valle Lecároz called the insurance industry core economic and social infrastructure.^[7] Separately, the Energy Bureau ordered LUMA on 14 October to complete technical studies within eight weeks to locate connection points for 800 megawatts of temporary generation; noncompliance can bring daily administrative fines.^[8][9][10] Puerto Rico's peak power demand reached about 3,234 megawatts in August 2026.^[11] The Bureau's review of LUMA's FY2025 performance is continuing, with quarterly reports filed through July 2025 and information requests due within ten business days.^[12][13] On the insurance side, industry employment rose 24.9% from 2024 to 2025, with 386 insurance, reinsurance and health firms operating at end of 2025; premiums have grown roughly 36% over five years and now equal 18.6% of GDP.^{[14][15][16][17]}