Insurance regulators are tightening rules for asset-intensive reinsurance while promoting alternative forms of insurance risk transfer.
Thailand's National Disaster Insurance Policy, under the government's 'Disaster Insurance for the People Project' is facing its first test with flash floods in Lamphun Province and windstorms in Chiang Mai Province, that occurred on 5 October 2026 following heavy rainfall. Coverage for 30m households nationwide under the government initiative began on 1 October 2026.
HDI Global has appointed Mr Kimura Kei as General Manager, Distribution and Marketing of its Japan branch.
AM Best maintained its stable outlook for Indonesia's non-life insurance market, citing steady economic conditions, expanding premiums and new initiatives designed to fortify the sector's financial health.
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.
The estimated total economic loss for Thailand from intense rainfall and flooding in late September and early October is between $370m and $1bn, according to Aon.
El Niño in 2026 is expected to create significant shifts in catastrophe risk across several regions. A new study by Moody's says insurers and reinsurers need to account for its effects across multiple perils.
AXA Turkiye and AXA Climate have released its climate report, focussing on the central message that climate change should be understood not as a series of isolated natural disasters, but as an interconnected system of risks affecting water, health, agriculture, infrastructure, cities and the insurance sector.
Premium discounts recognising cyclone mitigation measures have reached A$9.7m ($6.8m) across homes reinsured by the Cyclone Reinsurance Pool, according to the latest quarterly statistics released by the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC).
At a session for the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Talk Series on 'Inclusive Insurance: Global Insights', it was mentioned that Pakistan has significant potential to expand inclusive insurance coverage.