International & Reinsurance News for July 2026
- China Sends Robots Into the World to Learn How to Be Human
- Iran, US Step Up Attacks, Though Release of American May Signal Path to Climbdown
- HSB (UK & Ireland) Names Former Munich Re Exec Götz as Dir. of Strategy, Value Propositions; Antares Appoints Interim CEO After Death of van der Straaten
- London Offices Without AC Face New Price Risk Due to Heat Waves
- Iran Warns Strait of Hormuz Is a ‘Red Line’ and Will Resist Until the End
- India Bars Seafarers From Hormuz Voyages After Attacks
- UK Steps Closer to Creating ‘Internationally Competitive’ Captive Market
- After Hormuz, Iran Turns to Red Sea Gateway as New Pressure Point
- Russian Strike on Ukraine’s Odesa Kills Three as Moscow, Kyiv Battle Over Black Sea
- India’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant Hit by Data Breach
- UK Sets Out Rules to Create Captive Insurance Regime
- Antares’ CEO Michael van der Straaten Dies at 58
- Russia Accuses Ukraine of Terrorism in Sea of Azov as Kyiv Opens New Front in War
- Chemical Tanker Stolt Magnesium Hit by Explosion off Omani Coast, Manager Says
- UAE Oil Tankers Attacked While Sailing Dark Through Hormuz
- Iran and US Launch New Missile Attacks, Battle Over Control of Strait of Hormuz
- Canada Regulator Warns Banks About Cyber Risks of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos
- KKR Joins US Consortium to Buy Australian Broker Steadfast in $5.3 Billion Deal
- Trump Says US Reinstates Blockade of Strait of Hormuz After New Clashes With Iran
- Seafarers Attacked in Strait of Hormuz Sue Shipping Company in Thailand
- Low Water Hampers Rhine River Shipping in Germany, Transport Costs Rise
- Ryanair Passenger Partly Sucked From Jet After Window Breaks
- Europe Battles Growing Wildfires After Relentless Heat
- China to See Unusually Active Typhoon Season After Bavi Passes
- Ships Transit Hormuz in Secret as US and Iran Trade Strikes
- UK to Directly Regulate Cloud Service Providers to Protect Stability of Financial Sector
- Business Moves: MGA Fusion Specialty Acquired by UK Asset Manager Arrow Global; Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Canada’s Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services
- Western Europe Records Hottest June on Record, EU Scientists Say
- Southwestern Japan Prepares for Powerful Typhoon Bavi; Taiwan Expects Deluge of Rain
- Catastrophic Storms to Test China’s Resilience in 2026, Scientists Warn
- Europe’s Financial Stability Watchdog Examining Private Credit Risks, Adviser Says
- Conspiracies, Lies and US Influencers Drive UK Street Violence
- Hormuz Ship Insurance Demand Drops as Owners Get Nervous
- Viewpoint: Insurance, Cybersecurity Are Twin Pillars of Resilience for iGaming Industry
- Amwins and Dragoneer Consortium Reaffirm $5.3B Bid for Australia’s Steadfast
- Hormuz Ship Traffic Grinds to Near Halt After US, Iran Strikes
- UK Water Regulator Finds Severn Trent Breached Wastewater Duties
- Coffee Trader Seeks to Shield More Vietnam Growers With its Specialty Weather Cover
- InsuranceDekho Said to Pick Banks for $400 Million India IPO
- Some War Insurers Advise Shipowners to Pause Hormuz Voyages After Attacks: Sources
- Damaged Qatari LNG Tanker Awaits Salvage After Strike as Hormuz Risks Escalate
- Allianz Unit to Cut as Many as 1,800 Jobs in Push to Adopt AI
- London Moves to Expand Influence in $140 Billion ILS Market
- Private Equity Turns to Heat Detectives as Climate Risks Intensify
- Iran Tells UN It Has Right to Control ‘Parts’ of Hormuz Strait
- Ugandan Farmers to Challenge $5.6 Billion Pipeline in UK Lawsuit
- LNG Tanker at Risk of Exploding After Two Vessels Struck Near Strait of Hormuz
- ANV Completes Acquisition of London-Based Iris Insurance Brokers
- Banks’ Exposure to Heat-Related Losses Faces Scrutiny in EU
- CFC Names Former Direct Line Exec Winslow as Group CEO, Succeeding O’Shea
- Qatari LNG Ship Struck in Strait of Hormuz, Testing US Talks
- Financial Services’ AI Dangers Highlighted by UK Regulator’s Review
- Flood Risk Doesn’t Matter as Bargain Houses Tempt NZ Buyers
- Allstate’s SquareTrade Europe Launches Licensed Insurer Headquartered in Brussels
- Insurers Avoid €580 Million Hit From Nord Stream Pipeline Blasts
- Europe Faces Weeks of Extreme Heat as Fire and Power Risks Build
- Japan-Linked Ships Escaping Hormuz in Convoy Through Iran Route
- Google Loses Fight Against Record €4.1 Billion EU Antitrust Fine
- Europe Targets Shadow Fleet Tankers Falsely Using Cameroon Flag, Sources Say
- AI Poses Biggest Security Challenge of Decade, UK’s Cooper Warns
- The Race to Rescue 8,000 Sailors Still Stranded Behind Hormuz
- Cedents Find Competitive Market Conditions at Midyear Reinsurance Renewals: Brokers
- Flood Re to Cut Insurance Payouts to Richest UK Households
- Germany Charges Former Ukrainian Army Officer With Nord Stream Pipeline Attack
- Specialist Risk Group Acquires UK-Based Broker Superian Insurance Group
- Europe’s Climate Adaptation Efforts Have Lagged its Net-Zero Drive
- BlueCrest Slams UK as Bad for Business After Top Court Tax Case Loss
- Iran’s Floating Oil Hoard Swells as Major Buyers Stay Away
- People Moves: Everest Global Wholesale & Specialty Names 2 Key Leaders, Buonpane and Stewart; TMK Appoints Barnes as Departmental Head of Marine & Energy
- Markets/Coverages: Zurich Launches Life Sciences Insurance Offering in Europe
- The Fidelis Partnership Launches US SME Casualty Reinsurance MGA
- Iran Says Ship Ran Aground in ‘Unauthorized’ Hormuz Transit
- UK Investors Sue Binance in London for £150 Million
- Climate Change Keeps Adding to List of Uninsurable Assets, Allianz Executive Says
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