Line of business: Cyber Page 1 / 17
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- July 25 2025
India’s reinsurance market poised for massive growth, driven by infrastructure boom: Policybazaar
Co-founder and chief business officer Tarun Mathur tells InsuranceAsia News that the one-stop digital insurance platform is also eyeing business expansion in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
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- July 24 2025
Asia insurance rates drop 5% in Q2 2025, sixth straight quarter of decline: Marsh
Property rates down 5%, while casualty placements saw a 2% decline, and finpro and cyber rates fell by 7%, according to the broker's Global Insurance Market Index.
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- July 24 2025
Pacific rates continue to decline, falling 11% in Q2: Marsh
Property rates drop by 13%, casualty falls 5%, while finpro and cyber see drops of 10%.
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- July 22 2025
Lloyd’s carriers launch Asia cyber pool
New consortium backed by Antares, Munich Re Specialty, Newline and Tokio Marine Kiln offers up to US$20m XoL capacity.
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- July 22 2025
Delta Australia ropes in BHSI’s David Augustyniak to lead cyber, PI underwriting
Brisbane-based Augustyniak has two decades of experience across underwriting, broking, and portfolio leadership.
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- July 15 2025
APAC cyber claims up 22% in 2024, ‘likely to accelerate’: Aon
Region seeing significant competition among insurers, with an increasing number of insurance carriers entering from the London market.
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- July 14 2025
Australian tech-focused MGA Codex Insurance launches with MS Amlin capacity
Lloyd's coverholder, founded by former Vero undewriter Andrew Sharbeen, offers ICT liability and cyber insurance products.
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- July 8 2025
Financial lines rate reduction should bottom out as potential large losses loom: Frontier Global’s Joel Pridmore
Sector faces significant challenges, including major litigation such as class actions, regulatory scrutiny of Australian superannuation funds, cyber events, greenwashing, and the risk of under-reserving.
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- July 4 2025
Qantas cyber breach to create turbulence for insureds and insurers, but losses could fly under the radar
AIG-led cyber program placed by Marsh is unlikely to be significantly hit, industry sources told InsuranceAsia News.
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- June 24 2025
In unique Asia, underwriters look to stay dialed amid ‘unprecedented wave’ of cyber attacks
A surge in cyberattacks is likely behind a 14% rise in large cyber claims in Asia during the first half of last year, with a new report shining a light on attacks on the financial services sector.
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- June 23 2025
Samsung Re takes Gallagher Re’s Sie Liang Lau as head of cyber and casualty
Singapore-based Lau will lead build out of the reinsurer's portfolios across APAC and MENA, while supporting Samsung Fire & Marine's global cyber insurance ambitions.
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- June 9 2025
Putting Markel on the map: International president Andrew McMellin eyes US$500m APAC premiums written by 2030
Specialty insurer also targets US$5bn of premiums across its international markets, while trying to get a 50/50 balance between London and non-London books of businesses.
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- June 6 2025
WTW appoints Amarpal Singh as cyber leader in India
Delhi-based Singh has also been named as north leader within the financial and executive risks (finex) division at Willis.
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- June 2 2025
Lockton taps Aon’s Darryl Lee as head of professional, executive risk
Singapore-based Lee previously worked at Aon for almost eight years, most recently as associate director for financial services and professions group/sales and marketing.
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- May 6 2025
Stress test shows Kiwi insurers can meet claims in NZ$100bn earthquake scenario
New Zealand's central bank assessed the responses to a major earthquake and severe cyber-risk incidents by simulating an event well beyond insurers’ solvency requirements, modelled to cost around US$60bn.
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- April 28 2025
AIG snaps up Munich Re’s Harprit Singh Narang as APAC cyber leader
Singapore-based Narang spent almost six years with Munich Re, having also worked for the likes of Deutsche Bank and Barclays Investment Bank.
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- April 25 2025
Parametric insurance ‘plugs the gap’ as nat cat losses strain traditional coverage: Descartes’ Ben Qin
Head of North Asia and Australia tells InsuranceAsia News’ Between The Lines podcast that parametric insurance's speed and payout certainty offers a critical advantage over traditional claims.
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- April 25 2025
With boots on the ground in Australia, CFC eyes strong growth, upselling opportunities
Following the acquisition and rebranding of Solution Underwriting, the MGA's Australia managing director Anita Lane looks to the future and reflects on the softening commercial insurance market.
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- April 24 2025
Pacific rates suffer largest global fall at 8% in Q1, Marsh says
Finpro pricing fell by 10%, while property and cyber declined by 9% and 8%, respectively.
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- April 24 2025
Asia insurance rates down 3% in Q1 2025, fifth straight quarter of decline: Marsh
Property rates down 3%, while casualty placements saw a 2% decline, and finpro and cyber rates fell by 8%, according to the broker's Global Insurance Market Index.
