New amendments to the Taiwanese Income Tax Act, that will be effective retrospectively from 1 January 2026, will reduce the tax burden and bring relief to at least 2.37m people.
Chubb New Zealand has promoted Mr Jon Longmore to the role of Country President of New Zealand, effective September 2026.
QBE has promoted Mr Jamie Thompson to the newly created role of Global Director of Data Centres.
Life insurance premium collections in the Philippines rose 17.91% year-on-year to PHP229.98bn ($3.73bn) in the second quarter of 2026, according to the Insurance Commission.
HDI Global reported a net profit of $249.6m for the first half of 2026, up 7% from $234.2m a year earlier.
Arch Insurance Australia (Arch) has appointed Mr Dave Ha as Senior Executive Assurance Underwriter.
Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has appointed Ms Alexis George as Independent Non-Executive Director to its Board.
The fire and explosion at Arabella Plaza Mall in New Cairo's Fifth Settlement, in Egypt, that resulted in three deaths, 11 injuries and material damage, has highlighted the importance of having integrated insurance programmes for facilities that hold large numbers of people, especially malls and shopping centres.
GIC Re has announced a 10% increase in net profit to INR1922cr ($201m) in the April - June quarter of the current financial year, against INR1752cr in the same quarter in the previous financial year.