...Geopolitical volatility has fundamentally reshaped aviation risk across Asia-Pacific, as conflict zones have become less predictable and can escalate rapidly, affecting airspace, ground assets and liability exposure with little warning, according to Tokio Marine Kiln Head of Aviation Asia Pacific No...
Source : eDaily | 15 May 2026...The armed conflict in the Middle East has led to "increased operational and insurance complexity for Asian airlines", according to Aon's Associate Director for Aviation in Asia Ms Vanessa Chen....
Source : AIRPlus | 14 May 2026...The global outlook remains highly uncertain amid an increasingly prolonged confrontation and fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. Drawn-out negotiations, ongoing shipping blockades and the risk of military escalation threaten the truce's durability, says Moody's Ratings (Moody's) in its "Globa...
Source : MiddleEast | 14 May 2026...Political risks driven by economic policy still outweigh those from international conflict, according to the ninth annual Political Risk Survey Report by Willis....
Source : eDaily | 14 May 2026...Hannover Re, one of the world's leading reinsurers, has reported a strong start to 2026, continuing positive trends from recent quarters, despite the uncertainties created by the Middle East conflict....
Source : MiddleEast | 13 May 2026...Reinsurance giant Munich Re has allocated EUR90m ($105.6m) in the first quarter of this year for claims for damages from the Middle East armed hostilities, according to the company's CFO, Mr Andrew Buchanan....
Source : MiddleEast | 13 May 2026...Russia's Central Bank has instructed Russian insurers to reinsure risks related to liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies to China with Chinese insurers, reported the Odessa Journal....
Source : eDaily | 13 May 2026...Moving cargo in and out of countries by air has been impacted by the conflict in the Middle East, even as flights in and out of the region have started to return to normal....
Source : MiddleEast | 12 May 2026...Kuwait Reinsurance Company (Kuwait Re) has disclosed that it has not experienced any material disruption to its business due to the Iran war, as it released its 2026 first-quarter financial results....
Source : MiddleEast | 12 May 2026...Recent global developments have underscored the growing importance of marine insurance and war risk coverage, placing new pressures on the insurance sector, according to a senior official of the Financial Services Authority (FSA)....
Source : MiddleEast | 11 May 2026...Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has set aside an additional reserve of $400m for the Middle East war....
Source : MiddleEast | 11 May 2026...The hostilities in the Middle East have triggered a surge in discussions and notifications regarding Constructive Total Loss (CTL), but these have not yet translated into a material rise in accepted claims. The industry is seeing a trend where assets remain physically undamaged but are effectively "...
Source : MiddleEast | 11 May 2026...Oil pollution spreading across the Persian Gulf following recent military strikes around Iran is now visible from space, prompting urgent warnings from experts that the situation could escalate into a major environmental disaster if not contained quickly, according to The Climate Watch, an independe...
Source : eDaily | 11 May 2026...Evidence of oil pollution was found near the coast of Kuwait in early April, with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claiming it had targeted energy and petrochemical facilities across the region in retaliatory attacks....
Source : MiddleEast | 07 May 2026...Thailand's insurance regulator, the Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC), announced that this year, it will be using a Top-Down Scenario approach to assess the systemic impact of various events, as part of the framework for conducting the 2026 OIC Stress Test for life and non-life insurance comp...
Source : eDaily | 07 May 2026...Paris-headquartered reinsurance giant SCOR has recorded a net income of EUR225m (EUR220m adjusted, that is, excluding the 'mark to market' impact of the option on own shares) in 1Q2026, supported by all business activities, the company said in a statement....
Source : AIRPlus | 06 May 2026...The global commercial insurance market entered 2026 with rare tailwinds for buyers, offering broad capacity, flexible underwriting and competitive pricing across many major lines, but the favourable environment sits alongside rising geopolitical, legal and claims-related risks that could quickly nar...
Source : eDaily | 06 May 2026...Indonesia Re assessed that the pressure on the rupiah exchange rate against the dollar has the potential to increase reinsurance costs amid the escalation of conflict in the Middle East....
Source : eDaily | 05 May 2026...In this edition of the MEIR Dialogue, we speak to Moody's Vice President - Senior Analyst Mohammed Ali Londe and Vice President - Senior Credit Officer Brandan Holmes on how the (re)insurance industry will adapt to the ongoing conflict in the long run....
Source : MiddleEast | 04 May 2026...The Iran-US ceasefire presents a critical opportunity for organisations to recalibrate plans and revisit processes in case the fragile peace is broken and conflict resumes in the Middle East, according to the Middle East Construction Risk Management Risk Briefings....
Source : MiddleEast | 04 May 2026...Qatar Insurance (QIC), the leading insurer in Qatar and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has reported a net profit of QAR217m ($59.6m) for the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 6% from QAR205m for the corresponding quarter in 2025....
Source : MiddleEast | 04 May 2026...ME conflict has highlighted that risk management is not just for the financial sector but for entire corporations.Dr Kumar said, “For Indian companies th...
Source : eDaily | 04 May 2026...There are three areas of concern in the airline insurance market due to the conflict in the Middle East, according to a recent industry report. The analysis by WTW, titled Airline Insurance Market Renewal Outlook: Q2 2026, highlights three areas of concern: immediate operational disruption, heighten...
Source : eDaily | 01 May 2026...Helium scarcity presents a unique underwriting challenge. However, while it pressures costs and revenues across multiple sectors, it rarely manifests as a singular 'event' that triggers widespread losses across diverse insurance lines, according to Moody's Chief Research Officer-Insurance Solutions...
Source : MiddleEast | 30 Apr 2026...The conflict in the Middle East has zeroed in how interconnected global trade is, as well as the New Zealand's reliance on a small number of shipping corridors....
Source : AIRPlus | 30 Apr 2026...Agrifood, an important sector highly dependent on diesel used for planting, harvesting, processing and transportation, will be severely impacted if the conflict lasts any longer due to higher oil and fertiliser prices....
Source : eDaily | 30 Apr 2026...The direct impact of the conflict in the Middle East on Saudi Arabia's Gulf Union Alahlia Cooperative Insurance (Gulf Union) is expected to be limited, according to Fitch Ratings....
Source : MiddleEast | 29 Apr 2026...The ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are expected to have a limited effect on the operating performance of Sukoon Insurance, one of the UAE biggest insurers, according to S&P Global Ratings (S&P)....
Source : MiddleEast | 27 Apr 2026...The Insurers' Federation of Egypt (IFE) has issued a set of recommendations to help insurers navigate geopolitical tensions and the war between the Iran-Israel-US war....
Source : MiddleEast | 27 Apr 2026...The operating performance of UAE-based Abu Dhabi National Insurance Co (ADNIC) is expected to remain resilient, according to S&P Global Ratings (S&P)....
Source : MiddleEast | 26 Apr 2026...Airlines have adapted their operations through longer routings and revised scheduling since the Iran war began on 28 February. These moves have contributed to increased flight times, fuel consumption and overall operating costs....
Source : MiddleEast | 23 Apr 2026...The next one to two years could see expectations of a gradual increase in business interruption-related claims among SMEs, from supply chain disruption....
Source : eDaily | 23 Apr 2026...The Middle East conflict is taking a major toll on global shipping and trade, leading to growing interest in alternative maritime routes, including the Arctic corridor....
Source : eDaily | 22 Apr 2026...While conflicts such as the ongoing Iran-Israel-US war present clear risks, they may also give rise to emerging opportunities, says global professional services provider KPMG....
Source : MiddleEast | 21 Apr 2026...The Moroccan insurance industry has entered into a new phase of uncertainty, in the wake of the outbreak of armed hostilities in the Middle East, according to Mr Mohamed Hassan Bensalah, President of the Moroccan Insurance Federation (FMA)....
Source : MiddleEast | 20 Apr 2026...Sri Lanka is among the worst impacted countries in Asia-Pacific due to the ripple effects of the Middle East crisis, according to a new report by UNDP....
Source : eDaily | 20 Apr 2026...African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI), Africa's leading multilateral insurer of trade risk, is seeking around $500m in capital from partners to support countries that face higher costs as a result of conflict in the Middle East....
Source : Africa | 19 Apr 2026...Shipowners and brokers need to take greater consideration of the scope of their war risk cover, and not just the price, as the number of war risk claims following incidents outside of traditional high-risk areas has risen, a senior underwriter at the London P&I Club has warned....
Source : MiddleEast | 19 Apr 2026...Beazley, a leading specialty insurer, has announced its intention to launch a new marine war consortium, to provide up to $1bn of Lloyd's capacity, comprising $500m for Hull War and $500m for cargo war, that will be complementary to the existing capacity available in the market....
Source : MiddleEast | 19 Apr 2026...The conflict in the Middle East is creating two second-order risks for life insurers in Asia, according to HSBC CEO for Insurance Edward Moncreiffe in an interview with Asia Insurance Review. He noted that while the impact on life insurers is not direct, there are still significant knock-on effects...
Source : eDaily | 17 Apr 2026...While listed insurers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have delivered improved profitability, regional geopolitical tensions are affecting certain lines of business and investment portfolios, according to AM Best....
Source : MiddleEast | 16 Apr 2026...The global financial system is confronting the ongoing war in the Middle East, potential inflationary pressures, rising risks of further tightening in financial conditions, and several channels through which market turmoil could escalate into financial instability, said the International Monetary Fu...
Source : MiddleEast | 16 Apr 2026...The announcement on 7 April of a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran marks a critical moment of de-escalation of the intense geopolitical tension in recent weeks that brought the region to the brink of a wider conflict, according to Mr Hani Kurdi, Vice President - Marine at APEX....
Source : MiddleEast | 16 Apr 2026...The escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz due to Israeli and US attacks on Iran indicate that the insurance sector has become one of the main actors in classifying the nature of conflict from an operational perspective....
Source : MiddleEast | 15 Apr 2026...Middle East Insurance Review (MEIR), in solidarity with the insurance market, has started a special series named "Middle East Conflict: The MEIR Dialogue" to discuss the insurance impact of the armed confrontation across MENA as well as globally. The series continues with an interview with Zurich In...
Source : MiddleEast | 14 Apr 2026...Shipowners are reluctant to risk crossing the Hormuz Strait even with insurance because of the high cost of the assets, according to Mr Mohamed Mahran, the CEO of Misr Insurance Company, the biggest general insurer in Egypt....
Source : MiddleEast | 14 Apr 2026...The Jordan Insurance Federation (JIF) has released a working paper titled "Implications of the War on Iran for the Jordan Insurance Sector", outlining the risks and challenges associated with the war in the Gulf, and proposed responses to them....
Source : MiddleEast | 14 Apr 2026...Asia-Pacific insurers have relatively little direct exposure to the Middle East, but they are still being affected indirectly, mainly through financial market volatility, according to S&P Global Ratings (S&P)....
Source : eDaily | 14 Apr 2026...The exposure of Jeddah-headquartered Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) to regions affected by the ongoing war in the Middle East remains limited and is also mitigated through reinsurance, according to S&P Global Ratings (S&P)....
Source : MiddleEast | 13 Apr 2026...The Turkish insurance sector had a weak start to 2026 and the US-Israel-Iran military conflict has aggravated the situation, forcing the insurance industry to recalibrate its expectations for the year....
Source : MiddleEast | 12 Apr 2026