New Zealand plans to amend the country's climate law to prohibit liability arising from climate change damages. The Government has clarified that these amendments will provide businesses with certainty around their obligations.
Losses from extreme weather are no longer confined to isolated assets or sectors but increasingly emerge through shared systems - including infrastructure, supply chains, insurance markets and public services - on which all economic actors depend, according to a new report produced by Carbon Disclosure Project.
China will soon come out with a whitelist of medical products that can be purchased at retail pharmacies using personal healthcare insurance accounts. This move will regulate the use of employee basic medical insurance personal accounts in a reasonable, prudent, flexible and measured manner.
A new study has identified more than 250 priority climate adaptation and resilience solutions for Asia, grounded in the region's unique climate risks, hazards, and priorities, and between 2021 and 2025, climate adaptation and disaster resilience financing received over $100bn.
Pakistan's Federal Government has introduced the Insurance Bill, 2026, in the National Assembly to make insurance services simpler, faster and more accessible for citizens through digital platforms.
Sedgwick has appointed Mr Simon Kay as CEO and Ms Kimberley Daley as COO. Between them, they will lead the company's Australian business.
More than 3m older Australians - including more than 400,000 pensioners with private health insurance - will be hit hard by the federal government's decision to cut private health insurance rebates for Australians aged over 65.
Vietnam will expand its national health insurance coverage, including preventive care and check-ups and ensure more effective and enhanced healthcare for all Vietnamese. Vietnam is working on a plan to achieve the goal of universal coverage by 2030.
Four of the eight countries in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region experienced more than 10 major disasters in 2025, according to data released by the Nepal based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
A new index to help insurers sharpen underwriting assumptions, reserving approaches and claims strategies has been published by the Lloyd's Market Association (LMA).