In this edition of the MEIR Dialogue, we speak to Norton Rose Fulbright's Partner and Head of Middle East Insurance Shabnam Karim on the far-reaching impact of the current conflict in the Middle East on the regional and global (re)insurance industry. The ongoing hostilities have created an extraordinarily complex risk environment, and insurers, reinsurers, brokers, and policyholders alike are grappling with a range of coverage, claims, and regulatory challenges that extend well beyond traditional war and terrorism exposures.
Orient Insurance, the UAE's leading insurance provider and a subsidiary of Al-Futtaim, has launched four competitive and comprehensive war risk protection solutions, as businesses and individuals are increasingly seeking robust Insurance solutions to help navigate evolving operational and geopolitical risks.
Political risks driven by economic policy still outweigh those from international conflict, according to the ninth annual Political Risk Survey Report by Willis.
Russia's Central Bank has instructed Russian insurers to reinsure risks related to liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies to China with Chinese insurers, reported the Odessa Journal.
The global commercial insurance market entered 2026 with rare tailwinds for buyers, offering broad capacity, flexible underwriting and competitive pricing across many major lines, but the favourable environment sits alongside rising geopolitical, legal and claims-related risks that could quickly narrow options for organizations that delay action, says a new report from Aon.
Indonesia Re assessed that the pressure on the rupiah exchange rate against the dollar has the potential to increase reinsurance costs amid the escalation of conflict in the Middle East.
In this edition of the MEIR Dialogue, we speak to Moody's Vice President - Senior Analyst Mohammed Ali Londe and Vice President - Senior Credit Officer Brandan Holmes on how the (re)insurance industry will adapt to the ongoing conflict in the long run.
There are three areas of concern in the airline insurance market due to the conflict in the Middle East, according to a recent industry report. The analysis by WTW, titled Airline Insurance Market Renewal Outlook: Q2 2026, highlights three areas of concern: immediate operational disruption, heightened regional risk, and the broader implications for the global aviation insurance sector.
The petroleum supply shock from the Iran-US War looks likely to cost global GDP growth about 0.5% - 0.6% with potential losses rising the longer the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed, said Eastspring Investments in its quarterly outlook report.
A rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape and advances in AI are reshaping the global order and creating greater complexities for businesses in Singapore and across the region. These were the opening remarks from Singapore's Former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Visiting Scholar George Yeo, during his keynote speech at MSIG Singapore's Partners' Day on 15 April.