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Australia: Stronger homes are required for better resilience as climate change aggravates

Strengthening national leadership on housing delivery, land use planning and improving the resilience of existing housing stock at the point of repair, renovation or replacement have been identified as key practical priorities to protect Australians against the impacts of extreme weather, according to a new report by IAG.

Malaysia: Life insurers welcome government's plan to subsidise the first-year health insurance premium for eligible employees at SMEs

The Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM) has welcomed the government’s plan to subsidise the first-year MediAsas premium by MYR200 ($49) per employee at eligible small and medium-sized enterprises (SME).

New Zealand: Around 10,000 homes could become hard to insure by 2035

Around 10,000 homes in four major cities of New Zealand could become difficult to insure in another decade ahead and this could make them ineligible for any mortgage or lending facilities, according to a new report released by New Zealand’s Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT) and Statistics New Zealand.

Singapore: Health and wealth to drive growth for life insurers

S&P Global Ratings forecasts robust real GDP growth of 5.2% for Singapore’s life insurance sector in 2026, with strong fundamentals to support the growth trajectory through 2027.

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Nov 2026

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