Global insured losses from Nat CAT hit $92bn over 9M2026, 29% below the 10-year average ($128bn) and the lowest year-to-date insured loss total since 2019.
The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) has released its latest Cyclone Reinsurance Pool Premium Assessment, finding that improvements in insurance affordability and availability in higher cyclone risk areas have been sustained.
Cambodia's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is looking into a disaster-related insurance scheme designed for modern agricultural cooperatives.
Ms Sylvie Gleises, CEO of AXA XL Singapore and Regional CEO Asia, has been awarded the title of Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Mérite by the Ambassador of France to Singapore.
With haze conditions persisting across Singapore and air quality levels continuing to fluctuate, Allianz Insurance Singapore has introduced a special haze benefit for its policyholders: a one-time reimbursement of up to S$50 ($39) for outpatient medical treatment of haze-related conditions.
The Tunisian government has proposed several initiatives related to insurance in its draft Economic Budget for 2027, presented last week. The objective is to promote the development of the insurance industry in the country.
Insurers in Turkiye have received more than 800 claims for damage caused by floods in Istanbul, the country's economic hub, amid the heaviest rainfall in the metropolis in at least 80 years.
Insurance regulators are tightening rules for asset-intensive reinsurance while promoting alternative forms of insurance risk transfer.
Thailand's National Disaster Insurance Policy, under the government's 'Disaster Insurance for the People Project' is facing its first test with flash floods in Lamphun Province and windstorms in Chiang Mai Province, that occurred on 5 October 2026 following heavy rainfall. Coverage for 30m households nationwide under the government initiative began on 1 October 2026.
HDI Global has appointed Mr Kimura Kei as General Manager, Distribution and Marketing of its Japan branch.