Qatar Insurance's (QIC) insurance service result for the first half of the year reflected the escalation of the conflict involving the US and Iran, one of the most significant events for the insurance market in the period.
China's insurance industry is stepping up efforts to support emerging technologies, with a group of 10 insurers establishing a nationwide co-insurance pool dedicated to the country's quantum technology sector.
Bajaj General Insurance and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions are exploring a commercial insurance partnership in India to bring together the general insurer's strong local market presence with the global reinsurer's risk knowledge and commercial insurance capabilities.
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the developing markets-focused (re)insurance group, has announced that Fitch Ratings has upgraded ASR Re's Financial Strength Rating to 'A-' from 'BBB+'. The outlook is 'Stable'.
Gallagher has promoted Mr Andy Winwood to the role of Senior Executive Officer for the Middle East and Africa, subject to regulatory approval.
Abundant insurance capacity and strong competition continue to create favourable conditions for commercial insurance buyers across most major lines of business, according to global insurance broker Aon in its Q2 2026 Global Insurance Market Insights report.
Miller, the London-headquartered independent specialist (re)insurance broker, has completed its acquisition of Shields Reinsurance Brokers (Shields), an independent reinsurance broker based in Dubai.
Verisk's Catastrophe and Risk Solutions group has estimated insured losses of the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck near Kumamoto City in Japan on 28 July to be between JPY220bn ($1.4bn) and JPY340bn.
Australian utilities and agriculture are among the most exposed sectors if El Niño emerges. And as sea-surface temperatures in the central tropical Pacific continue to warm, the country's Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says El Niño is becoming more likely.
Ignite Specialty Risk, a specialist provider of specialty risk insurance, has established its Australian operations.