Shanghai is aggressively expanding its technology insurance framework, shifting from isolated product offerings to comprehensive, full-lifecycle risk management.
Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance (Ping An P&C ) has reported a 50.4% year-on-year reduction in claims at 1,620 high-risk intersections during China's 2026 Spring Festival holiday, highlighting the potential of technology-driven risk prevention in insurance.
IDRIMA, the Integrated Disaster Risk Management Alliance formed by the Insurance Development Forum (IDF) and AFD Group (Agence Française de Développement and Expertise France - AFD), has proposed parametric insurance as a tested and yet-to-be-scaled solution for protecting hydro-dependent utility revenues.
The UAE listed insurance sector carried its positive momentum into the first half of 2026, delivering another round of healthy growth underpinned by strengthening underwriting performance, according to BADRI Management Consultancy.
The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has assessed that the insurance industry has room for growth in the second half of 2026. Aside from investments, several business lines, including Shariah life insurance, are considered to have positive prospects even though the industry faces economic dynamics.
The Santam Group (Group), South Africa's largest general insurer, has appointed experienced industry leader Mr Curt Meyer as Executive Head of Pan-Africa and International, in its specialist business unit.
IAIS Executive Committee's Toshiyuki Miyoshi sets out how the standard-setter is responding to a converging set of risks, from AI and geopolitics to alternative assets on life insurers' balance sheets.
Gig workers and those with flexible employment in India face high exposure to workplace safety risks but have limited access to insurance, safety training, and mechanisms to report concerns, according to a new report "Occupational Safety and Health of Platform-based Gig Workers in India".
Turkiye's insurance sector continues to contract in real terms in the first seven months of this year, according to data released by the Insurance Association of Turkiye (TSB).
Willis, a WTW business, has appointed Mr Will Sare as Head of Corporate, Australia. In his new role, Mr Sare leads Willis' P&C business across Australia.