Insurance-linked securities (ILS) capacity continues to reach record levels, according to the latest report by AM Best. The ILS market has grown from niche to established with returning sponsors/cedants. Investors' understanding and confidence in the market has grown.
Japanese insurance group, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance will sponsor a $100m catastrophe band to provide collateral earthquake reinsurance protection.
Australians are divided over who should pay for insurance premiums that are surging as a result of climate change, according to a new survey report by Charles Stuart University of Australia.
Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS has reported that the Victoria bushfires, which struck south-eastern Australia from 7 to 13 January 2026, led to insurance losses of A$786m (US$559m).
The National Agricultural Mutual Fund (CNMA) has developed a new insurance scheme for agricultural activity, dedicated to covering major risks related to climate change, mainly drought, said CNMA Director General Cherif Benhabiles, specifying that this programme is designed to cover, in its first phase, the cereal sector.
Persistent cyber threats, supply chain disruptions and weather and natural disasters are the top three risks for Japanese businesses, according to Aon 's 2025 Global Risk Management survey.
The country's five major non-life insurers plan to launch a free indemnity and windstorm and flood insurance cover for small shop owners.
The CEO and Chairman of Alliance Assurances has proposed that mandatory insurance requirements be extended from Nat CAT to fire, liability and transport.
IAG New Zealand, the largest general insurance company in New Zealand, has announced an insurance profit of A$268m ($189m) (1H2025: $311m) for the six-month period ended 31 December 2025.
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) yesterday announced its first-half results for the financial year ending 30 June 2026 (FY26). Australia's top general insurer also posted a net profit after tax of A$505m ($354m) for the six months to December 2025, down from the A$778m recorded in the prior corresponding period.