The Nepal Insurance Authority has removed the mandatory stamp requirement for insurance documents.
The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has announced that the Policy Guarantee Programme is planned to take effect in 2027.
The Insurance and Social Security Supervisory Authority (ACAPS) has mobilised insurers in the country to strengthen the effectiveness of their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing mechanisms.
The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has drawn up an integrated regulatory framework for licensing life or P&C microinsurance companies.
Insurers in Syria are issuing compulsory motor third-party liability insurance policies at revised tariff rates, following the abolition of a tax for reconstruction in the country.
Government subsidies of health insurance premiums for over 11m Indonesians have been suspended by the Health Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan). This massive exercise was initiated after a review of the data of subsidy recipients by the Ministry of Social Affairs, which revealed that the Indonesians concerned no longer met the eligibility criteria for the subsidies.
China's National Health Commission has initiated investigations into suspected medical insurance fraud at several psychiatric hospitals in Hubei province in central China.
The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued a decision introducing -- for the first time -- an integrated regulatory framework governing the licensing and registration of representative offices of foreign insurance and reinsurance companies in Egypt.
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').
Thailand's Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) has announced its 5th Insurance Development Plan for the years 2026-2030.