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Japan: Japanese insurer warns against reliance on fossil fuels but questions arise

Japan: Japanese insurer warns against reliance on fossil fuels but questions arise

Japan's continued reliance on fossil fuels poses significant risks to its economy and people's livelihoods, according to a new report jointly published by SOMPO Institute Plus and Japan Youth Council.

Anoop Khanna | 17 Aug 2026

South Korea: Hanwha Life rolls out generative AI to entire workforce

South Korea: Hanwha Life rolls out generative AI to entire workforce

Hanwha Life Insurance is rolling out Microsoft's generative AI solution M365 Copilot across its workforce as it seeks to accelerate AI-driven operational transformation.

Reva Ganesan | 14 Aug 2026

Japan: MS&AD insurers deploy AI image detection to combat fraud

Japan: MS&AD insurers deploy AI image detection to combat fraud

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance have introduced an AI-powered image detection tool designed to help identify potentially manipulated claims documents, as insurers step up efforts to address the growing risk of...

Reva Ganesan | 04 Aug 2026

Global: Natural hazard risk is increasingly shaping capital allocation decisions across financial markets.

Global: Natural hazard risk is increasingly shaping capital allocation decisions across financial markets.

Natural hazard risk is increasingly shaping capital allocation across financial markets. With insurance capacity tightening and physical risks becoming more financially significant, investors will increasingly face these exposures across a...

Anoop Khanna | 03 Aug 2026

New Zealand: Insurance industry welcomes the Climate Change Response Amendment Bill

New Zealand: Insurance industry welcomes the Climate Change Response Amendment Bill

Anoop Khanna | 27 Jul 2026

China: Technology is helping reshape China's disaster response

China: Technology is helping reshape China's disaster response

Anoop Khanna | 20 Jul 2026

Hong Kong's first virtual insurer hits

Hong Kong's first virtual insurer hits "Centaur" status

Sarah Si | 09 Jul 2026

Asia Pacific: Cybercrimes are rising dramatically in Asia and South Pacific

Asia Pacific: Cybercrimes are rising dramatically in Asia and South Pacific

Anoop Khanna | 06 Jul 2026

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India: Market first AI-powered cyber defence systems for insurance being developed

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Asia: Leads global renewable energy growth, but supply chain and climate volatility are a concern

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Hong Kong: Three new participants join the AI cohort programme

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Global: New International framework for autonomous ships

Hong Kong: Captive Forum hosted in Beijing to promote Hong Kong as a captive domicile

Hong Kong: Captive Forum hosted in Beijing to promote Hong Kong as a captive domicile

Thailand: Regulator launches a new initiative to develop risk management and insurance planning talent

Thailand: Regulator launches a new initiative to develop risk management and insurance planning talent

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