The peace deal between the US and Iran to end the three-and-a-half-month-long conflict in the Middle East is likely to have a major impact on the insurance and reinsurance markets worldwide.
Investments by Chinese companies in large-scale overseas infrastructure, particularly in ports, power grids and cross-border logistics, are increasingly exposed to national security scrutiny, says Moody's Ratings.
Multi-class specialty MGA, HIVE Underwriting, has appointed Mr James Lee as Non-Executive Director.
Oil crisis precipitated by the US-Iran War has hurt global growth prospects and has led to lowering of 2026 forecast for global growth by 0.2pp to 2.4%, according to Fitch's Global Economic Outlook June 2026.
The Fidelis Partnership (TFP) has launched the TFP PVT Consortium to deploy meaningful new capacity into the War, Terror and Political Violence (WTPV) market at a time of heightened global demand and significant market dislocation resulting from the Middle East conflict.
The Middle East conflict has weakened the outlook for Thailand's insurance premium growth this year, driven by surging energy prices, higher reinsurance costs, and increased financial market volatility, according to the regulator.
Marine hull war, marine cargo war and political violence business are seeing "extreme" stress levels, driven by vessel attacks, energy facility and property attacks, premium spikes and growing uncertainty around claims development., says Howden Re Business Intelligence.
For the insurance industry, and especially the Political Violence & Terrorism (PVT) business, the war in the Middle East may lead to significant losses in some areas and new risk assessments for selected key industries and regions, according to the "Political Violence and Civil Unrest Trends 2026" report from Allianz Commercial.
The rise in civil unrest across Asia has led to significant insured losses in countries like Indonesia and Nepal in 2025, according to a new report from Allianz Commercial.