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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.

Bank of Baroda files notice of loss with lead cyber insurer National Insurance — report

July 30 2026

The Indian lender's programme reportedly carries aggregate cover of about ₹7.5bn (US$78.4m), though sources say the loss limit applying to this incident is closer to ₹3bn.

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CFC adds affirmative AI cover to its media insurance policy

July 29 2026

The specialist insurer also updated cyber coverage with affirmative AI language.

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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.

Berkley Insurance Asia names Shivi Bhutani as liability lines underwriter in GIFT City

July 24 2026

Bhutani joins following a brief stint at ICICI Lombard.

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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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Asia D&O rate cuts slow as board scrutiny intensifies: Howden

July 23 2026

Buyers still hold the advantage, particularly on excess layers, but underwriting discipline is returning after years of soft conditions.

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Sompo to acquire Brazil's Fator Seguradora to boost global specialty business

July 22 2026

The deal hands the Japanese insurer a Brazilian underwriter with strength in property, surety and financial Lines.

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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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