Willis, a WTW business, has appointed to its Financial, Professional and Executive Risks (FINEX) business in the Pacific Mr Eden Fletcher as Head of FINEX, Pacific and Mr Stephen Trickey as Head of Growth, Pacific.
Aon has appointed Mr Neelay Patel as CEO of Malaysia, effective March 2026 and subject to regulatory processes.
The results of a survey, in which about 100 insurance experts in the Egyptian market identified prospects, opportunities and challenges in the insurance industry in 2026, show that they predict moderate to strong premium growth for the year.
Insurance companies are facing pressure as major corporate general agencies (GAs) push for new incentives for third-year contract retention.
To achieve the goal of "Insurance for All by 2047", India will need to coordinate action across regulators, insurers, government, technology providers and civil society, according to a new report.
Kuwait's Insurance Regulatory Unit (IRU) directed that insurance and reinsurance companies operating in the country obtain a credit rating from an accredited international agency that meets the prescribed minimum standards.
The acceleration in technological advancement, especially in artificial intelligence and image and sound processing, has led to increasing digital challenges, most notably the phenomenon of deepfakes, according to the Insurers Federation of Egypt (IFE).
Korean insurers are expected to recalibrate their capital strategies to focus on accumulating sustainable core capital in the wake of an announcement by the Financial Services Commission and Financial Supervisory Service about new capital ratio requirements that are to be implemented on 1 January 2027. Otherwise, the insurers may face binding constraints and regulatory intervention.
Korea's Financial Services Commission and Financial Supervisory Service have announced that, starting 1 January 2027, the core capital K-ICS ratio will be mandatory for all insurers under the Korea Insurance Capital Standards (K-ICS).
Twenty-three insurance companies issued a total of 27 capital replenishment bonds and perpetual bonds in 2025, raising an aggregate amount of CNY104.2bn ($14.9bn), according to data from financial information services provider Wind.