[New] AI continues to be a priority topic for regulators with APRA outlining expectations on AI governance, risk and assurance and ASIC calling for action on cyber resilience in response to the impact that new advances in AI technologies could have on security vulnerabilities.
KPMG
[New] Cyber insurance represents less than 1% of global property and casualty premiums - a figure Munich Re describes as both a missed opportunity for insurers and a dangerous lack of financial resilience in the global economy.
CNiC Solutions | We're I.T.
[New] The cyber insurance industry has emerged as a critical enabler for risk transfer, with premiums surpassing $10 billion globally.
Verified Market Reports
By 2026, boards that fail to rethink how agendas are designed risk spending their limited time on assurance rather than influence.
Board Ready
Cyber insurance carriers have moved agentic AI from a vague we will figure it out later category to a specific underwriting line in 2026 renewals.
Mark Lynd
McKinsey identifies a major bright spot: group commercial insurance is expected to become the largest payer segment by 2029, growing from $9 billion to $27 billion in EBITDA.
Healthcare Leadership Institute
The increasing need for climate-resilient infrastructure to buffer against the incoming volatility of conflict and climate interlinkages is already driving 2026 green bond deployment and cargo war risk insurance.
ORF Middle East
Thailand plans to implement compulsory health insurance for all foreign visitors, including tourists and workers, to mitigate unpaid medical bills and bolster healthcare coverage.
Economic Times
Despite the U.S. naval escorts and DFC-backed political risk insurance, private marine insurers are maintaining elevated premiums.
SinoShipment
The Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz shows how non-state and middle-power actors can use maritime war-risk insurance to disrupt global energy markets, moving from grey-zone harassment to direct state-on-state conflict in the Persian Gulf.
SpecialEurasia
Ships traveling through the Red Sea now face significantly higher war-risk insurance premiums, increasing operational costs for shipping companies and further reinforcing the upward pressure on global freight rates.
EquityEdge Research
The five main spending pressures - health, aged care, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, defence, and debt interest payments - are projected to rise from around one-third to around one-half of all government spending.
SBS News
Increasing insurer investment in AI-powered driving behaviour analytics and risk scoring models is driving differentiation and customer acquisition in the usage based insurance segment in USA.
Mobility Foresights
As regulatory clarity around telematics data usage and pricing methodologies improves, insurer confidence in usage based insurance program investment is expected to strengthen across USA.
Mobility Foresights
As connected vehicle data availability grows, usage based insurance program scale is expected to rise proportionally across USA.
Mobility Foresights
Increasing Young Driver and High-Risk Segment Insurance Demand Young driver and high-risk motorist insurance programs in USA are expanding due to road safety improvement objectives and insurer demand for accurate premium differentiation within traditionally overpriced or underserved risk segments.
Mobility Foresights
Geopolitical tensions have seen demand for cyber insurance grow sharply since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, but GlobalData's poll data suggests demand for political risk insurance is rising almost as quickly.
AIR CARGO WEEK
Escalating conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran is increasing risk exposure across the Middle East, placing assets such as hotels, data centers, and pipelines in potential danger and driving demand for specialist insurance cover.
Voyageur Group
Last updated: 26 May 2026
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