Aon has announced two senior appointments to support the growing complexity and capital demands of digital infrastructure investment worldwide.
The Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE) has placed BMI shares of Bao Minh Insurance Corporation (BMI) under warning status, effective 10 April.
The investment performance of insurers and takaful operators (ITOs) will remain sensitive to financial market conditions amid global economic and policy uncertainties, including those arising from the conflict in the Middle East, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said.
Asia-Pacific insurers have sufficient capital buffers to absorb investment and underwriting stresses from the Middle East conflict, in S&P Global Ratings' (S&P) base case.
Taiwanese life insurers' growing exposure to the Middle East could face valuation pressure amid ongoing conflict in the region, though the risks remain manageable for now, according to S&P Global Ratings.
Tokio Marine Holdings (TMHD) has entered into a strategic partnership with National Indemnity Company (NICO), a reinsurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway.
Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) is proposing to amend a plan to establish a non-life insurance subsidiary, with the new proposal to be tabled at the bank's upcoming 2026 Annual General Meeting.
The ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, while not a direct claims event for life insurers, is a macro stressor that is reinforcing the sector's resilience and adaptability.
Insurance funds and other private capital can be leveraged through market-oriented channels to replenish bank capital, according to Mr Li Yunze, Director of the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA).