The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), which is the central bank, has issued a new regulation governing the appointment and conduct of external auditors for insurance companies and the responsibilities of the insurers' directors related to external audits. The directive took effect from 26 March 2026.
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.
The tensions in the Middle East region have escalated significantly in recent weeks and it is too early to assess the potential impact of the conflict on the business of Qatar Insurance Co (QIC), says S&P Global Ratings (S&P).
The impact of the Middle East war on Algeria's insurance industry is "Indirect but nonetheless significant", according to the CEO of Société Nationale d'Assurance (SAA, or National Insurance Co) Youcef Benmicia.
Fitch Ratings has published an adverse macroeconomic case risk heat map analysing the exposure of issuers' standalone credit profiles to an alternative, more severe Iran conflict scenario than that outlined in its March 2026 Global Economic Outlook (GEO).
Global cybercrime is seen hitting $14tn by 2028, according to a report by Munich Re. The reinsurer said the projection reflects cybercrime evolving into a systemic risk, capable of disrupting businesses, critical infrastructure and entire economies rather than just individual organisations.
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.
Leading finance and insurance government agencies in the Philippines have teamed up to strengthen cybersecurity in the insurance industry.
JBA Risk Management, a flood specialist, has updated its Global Flood Model, introducing enhanced hazard maps, a broad range of future climate event sets and improvements to both processing speed and exposure disaggregation.
The conflict in the Middle East is continuing to produce significant risks across maritime trade and global supply chains.