China has enacted a new law to regulate the response to public health emergencies and enhance the country's capacity to address such situations according to news agency Xinhua.
A survey conducted among insurance companies in Japan revealed that insurance premiums for solar power equipment has nearly doubled on average over the past five years, reported the Mainichi Shimbun.
Increasing riots, civil disturbances, political conflicts and public unrest make it important that the property and casualty insurance policies include covers against riots and civil disturbances according to Indonesian financial services regulator Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK).
Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has proposed that all land use planning should take into account the current and projected extreme weather events and ensure that areas of zero-risk and low-risk are prioritised for future development.
The Nepalese insurance regulator Nepal Insurance Authority has directed all life insurers in the country to organise insurance promotion programmes with practical knowledge at school level.
An estimated A$2.5bn of reinsurance covers saved Australian general insurers from needing to have up to A$70bn of capital to cover the cost of natural disasters and other losses in the last financial year according to a new paper published by the Australian Actuaries Institute.
The Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) has announced its sponsorship of the Life Insurance Company of the Year category at the Asia Insurance Review's 29th Asia Insurance Industry Awards (AIIA).
The real drivers behind coal's decline in the Philippines are expansion of renewable energy and outage of fossil fuel plants according to a new analytical commentary released by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
SCOR has released its 2024 Sustainable Business Report, complementing the information set out in the Sustainability Statement of the Group's 2024 Universal Registration Document.
These are the highlights for events and updates across the insurance industry this week.