Cyber

APAC ransomware activity hits record even as cyber rates keep falling: Howden

July 27 2026

Behind the softer pricing lies a market propped up by excess capacity, with the report warning that a retreat by just a handful of dominant reinsurers could trigger a rapid reversal.

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Asia commercial insurance rates fall 5% in Q2 as global market softens for eighth straight quarter

July 23 2026

Marsh said excess capacity, lower reinsurance costs and increased competition continued to drive rate declines.

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Cyber protection gap widens as awareness outpaces uptake: Munich Re

July 20 2026

Survey shows concern over personal cyber risks is highest in India at 78%, followed by South Korea at 56%.

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Cyber insurers face profitability crossroads as soft market persists: S&P

July 17 2026

Reinsurers are expected to remain the main buffer for rising cyber accumulation risk as the market moves closer to a pricing turn.

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Insurtech Duck Creek acquires Send Technology Solutions

July 15 2026

The move will create Asia Pacific's first agentic underwriting-to-core platform, the insurtech said.

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Statutory floor, compliance mindset leave Korean firms underinsured on cyber risks

July 15 2026

Voluntary premiums are climbing fast, yet many firms still carry too little cover for their real exposure.

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IAG's Firemark backs insurtech, autonomous logistics, and quantum startups

July 15 2026

Corporate venture arm invests in five companies spanning insurance technology, autonomous transport, quantum computing, and advanced materials.

Joaquin Carlos Uy returns to Howden Philippines as financial lines leader

July 14 2026

Uy re-joins the broker after nine years at Willis, where he was deputy head of corporate risk and broking for the Philippines.

CFC taps Gemma Hicks as cyber development manager for Australia

July 14 2026

Hicks joins from Coalition, bringing more than 20 years across cyber, financial lines and broker distribution.

Lockton names Jeremie Deschamps as Asia head of cyber advisory

July 13 2026

He joins after over five years at Marsh Asia, most recently as VP, cyber risk consulting for South Asia.

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