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Tokio Marine Group takes strategic stake in carbon insurance specialist Kita

August 3 2026

Kita will supply satellite-based project risk analytics to Tokio Marine & Nichido customers under an expanded agreement covering three group companies.

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India’s crop (re)insurance underwriting enters risk-driven era with loss volatility in focus

August 3 2026

Advantage is shifting from insurers competing on price to those combining agricultural expertise, analytics and flexible capital, says Swiss Re's Chandan Verma.

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KIRI says AI and climate losses may outrun individual insurers' capacity

August 3 2026

Insurance research institute told a Seoul workshop that correlated shocks from both perils need dispersing through reinsurance, capital markets, and a defined public-private framework.

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Texel taps Marubeni insurance arm for Japan push

July 31 2026

Specialist (re)insurance broker teams up with a Marubeni Group agency to reach Japanese corporates as it builds out its Asian business.

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Hong Kong GI direct premiums rise 4.2% in Q1 as underwriting profit more than doubles

July 30 2026

Pecuniary loss, a class dominated by mortgage guarantee business, delivered around 63% of the onshore market's undiscounted underwriting result, while offshore ships premiums rebounded amid war-risk r...

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S&P revises Japan P&I Club's outlook to positive on disciplined underwriting

July 30 2026

Sustained underwriting performance and prudent risk management underpinned the positive outlook revision.

Aon hires Jessie Shi for Asia transaction solutions team

July 30 2026

The appointment comes as demand for M&A insurance solutions continues to grow in China.

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Lockton launches global data centre and digital infrastructure practice

July 30 2026

(Re)in Summary • Lockton has launched a global Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure Practice, led by James Nelson in the US and Sam Baker in the UK• Products span construction and property...