The Turkish Agricultural Insurance Pool (TARSIM) has paid out at least TRY257m ($5.88m) to producers hit by floods in Antalya, where agriculture is among the sectors most affected.
The Federation of African National Insurance Companies (FANAF) kicked off its 50th General Assembly on 9 February with a call to insurers to play a more active role in addressing emerging risks.
China's State Council, which is the country's Cabinet, and the Communist Party of China's (CPC) Central Committee have released the first policy statement for 2026, that focuses on agriculture, rural areas, and farmers (known as the 'three rural issues').
The Agricultural Insurance Board, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation, has designated February 2026 as an insurance month for the farming community.
Government policy guidance on agricultural insurance now emphasises a shift toward risk management, cost control, and service optimisation, with high-quality development becoming the industry's goal.
Insurers in China generated insurance premiums exceeding CNY155bn ($22.2bn) in 2025 and provided risk protection of over CNY5.2tn for 125m farmers, according to the Ministry of Finance.
The agricultural sector in Algeria is currently working to expand agricultural insurance coverage to include the various natural disasters resulting from climate change, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Yacine El-Mahdi Oualid, said.
India's efforts to achieve universal insurance coverage by 2047 could take shape in the upcoming 2026 Union Budget, set to be presented in February.
China Pacific Insurance (CPIC) recently completed the payout of the nation's first insurance claim covering seed production for a newly developed crop variety.
Philippine life insurer Sun Life Grepa and rural bank Top Bank Philippines have signed a partnership agreement to provide financial solutions to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), agri-professionals, and other group clients.