[New] War-risk insurance premiums on affected maritime routes have risen between 10% and 50%, depending on the corridor (Bloomberg Professional, S&P Global).
CES Intelligence
[New] Roughly 90% of shipowners have suspended port calls because, as in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran, insurance premiums have soared as the risk of further attacks remains.
Time
[New] Available capacity for war risk insurance across the Middle East has fallen from more than $1 billion before the US-Iran conflict to between $250 million and $350 million.
AGBI
[New] Contributions to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, part of the World Bank group, and to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), continue to expand critical war risk insurance cover, boosting trade and investment into Ukraine.
House of Lords Library
[New] Health insurance companies have until next week to submit their proposed premium rates for 2027.
Yahoo! Finance
[New] Cyber insurance matters in 2026 because boards are being asked to prove resilience while threat actors use automation and AI to accelerate attacks.
DataMIntelligence
[New] Captive insurance continues to gain traction in 2026 as organizations seek more control over risk and long-term cost stability.
LinkedIn
[New] StrategicRISK is an indispensable business tool for anyone working in risk, insurance, compliance or governance across the globe.
StrategicRISK Global
[New] The health insurance payers segment is expected to exhibit a noteworthy CAGR of 13.8% between 2026 and 2034 due to the shift toward member-centric models and the need to manage risk more effectively.
Market Data Forecast
[New] The Thai life insurance industry is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.4% to US$ 22 billion in 2028, GlobalData says, as more Thais grow older and are more aware of their health needs.
Clarion Events (Asia)
[New] Pearl AI's analysis of challenges facing dentists in 2026 specifically calls out cybersecurity risk as one of the overlapping pressures dental practices are navigating alongside insurance complexity, rising overhead, and patient affordability concerns.
Patientdesk AI, Inc.
[New] ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, emphasized that mitigation of cyber risks and assurance of digital resilience remain focus topics of supervisory efforts in 2026.
Financial Regulatory News Blog Germany
[New] The investment case is supported by a global insurance protection gap sustaining strong demand for risk transfer, attractive risk-adjusted spreads, and a return profile in which drawdowns are driven by discrete events that can be repriced over time rather than resulting in permanent capital loss.
investing.com
[New] Global warming is now likely to reach 2 °C before 2050, a level associated with major disruption to water and food systems, migration and human health, increasing the risk of climate-driven inflation, financial shocks and the withdrawal of insurance from high-risk areas much sooner than expected.
Bruegel | The Brussels-based economic think tank
Swiss Export Risk Insurance is the official export credit agency of the Swiss federal government.
SWI Swissinfo.ch
Enrolment in health insurance policies under the Affordable Care Act could decline by five to six million in 2026, due to the abrupt ending of government subsidies that led to a 58% increase in premiums, on average.
The Guardian
People who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace could see significantly higher monthly premiums in 2027.
Yahoo! Finance
The California Legislature today approved the 2026-27 state budget and accompanying health budget trailer bill, which includes a $1.5 billion tax increase that will ultimately be passed on to consumers through higher health insurance premiums - as high as $400 more a year for a family of four.
cmadocs
As commercial insurance rates soften across most lines, Canadian organizations with strong risk profiles are positioned to recapture coverage and strengthen their programs.
HUB International
Enterprises in the U.K. are turning cybersecurity into a core business discipline, adopting AI-supported detection, continuous assurance and automated evidence generation as threats and regulatory scrutiny intensify.
City AM
U.K. enterprises are replacing static compliance checks with continuous assurance models that generate real-time evidence for regulators, insurers and internal risk teams.
City AM
Telehealth providers like Hims and Hers could soon see more business, now that more and more employees are losing insurance coverage for weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound.
Scripps News
Last updated: 04 August 2026
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