China's new energy vehicle (NEV) insurance market continues to expand rapidly, but insurers are struggling to translate premium growth into underwriting profits as high repair costs, inadequate pricing models and limited access to vehicle data weigh on the business.
Two-thirds (66%) of Hong Kong residents have used AI tools for mind health-related purposes, while 43% of AI users trust the technology more than mind health professionals, according to the AXA Mind Health Study 2026. Respondents use AI to understand and manage their own wellbeing, support others and communicate mind health concerns. However, growing reliance on the technology raises concerns, with 44% of AI users preferring AI support over face-to-face conversations with friends or peers, 42% almost always following AI recommendations and 40% saying turning to AI has become a reflex. Meanwhile, 26% reported feeling uneasy after receiving AI-generated advice, while the same proportion said AI recommendations had led them to behaviours they later considered harmful.
EC-Council, the creator of the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), has acquired Cyber Insurance Academy, the premier credentialing body for the cyber and AI insurance sectors. This strategic move unites cybersecurity, AI, and insurance intelligence to extend EC-Council's comprehensive human, operational, and technological expertise directly into the insurance industry.
The Asian commercial health insurance sector must overhaul its wearable tech strategy and risk segmentation models to curb the mounting chronic disease burden, according to Ms Juliet Khew, General Manager of MSIG Serenity Health Partners.
South Korea's insurance regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), has blocked the Korea Insurance Training Institute's equity investment in an AI joint venture, ruling it an illegal business practice under current law.
Insurance bodies representing Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada have announced the formation of a Four Nations Insurance Alliance, to confront the rising risks threatening economic resilience across these four nations.
Achieving net zero targets sooner than planned will limit long-lasting changes to El Niño and the tropical Pacific, however, the heat stored deep in the ocean means changes to the tropical Pacific could persist for centuries ahead.
Several insurers have introduced innovative insurance products for companies across the artificial intelligence (AI) and computing power supply chains, bringing computing-related risks within the scope of insurance coverage.
Canadian insurance and investment holding company Fairfax Financial Holdings has been selected as the strategic buyer for a 60.72% stake in IDBI Bank, an Indian commercial bank. The move includes plans to combine the lender with Fairfax's insurance and investment banking businesses.
Singapore government has initiated the process to amend the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) Act 1996. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Amendment) Bill was introduced for First Reading in Parliament on 6 October 2026.