China's long-term care insurance programme significantly reduces the financial burden of health and care costs for older adults with cognitive and physical limitations according to a new study by King's College London.
Over 60% (62%) of Electric Vehicle (EVs) owners in Australia are concerned about the lack of qualified repairers in their area. Additionally, 90% of EV owners - or those intending to purchase an EV - say it's important that their insurer has access to qualified EV repairers according to a new report by NRMA Insurance.
Japan's total fertility rate in 2024 fell to a record low of 1.15. It is much below 2.1, the rate required to keep the population stable. In 2023 it was recorded as 1.20 according to a report by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in June 2025.
In India while working men's protection quotient has risen to 50 (from 47 in IPQ 6.0), women's protection quotient score remains at 48 according to the seventh edition (IPQ7.0) of Axis Max Life Insurance's India Protection Quotient (IPQ) study.
FWD Group Holdings' (FWDGHL) bottom line, underpinned by sustained growth through both onshore and offshore channels in Hong Kong and a solid business presence in Thailand, is expected to continue to improve in 2025 according to Fitch Ratings. The group's growth is also expected to benefit from its established bancassurance channel.
Mr Reynaldo A Regalado, Insurance Commissioner of the Philippines, has been elected as the chairman of Asian Reinsurance Corporation (Asian Re).
Etiqa Insurance Singapore will extend support to its travel insurance customers who have been impacted by the impending closure of Jetstar Asia airlines.
The Thai insurance regulator has asked all insurance companies to manage (customer) complaints more quickly, more transparently, and with improved efficiency. It has said the insurers should ensure that all complaints and disputes are resolved by arbitration or even by mediation at the pre-arbitration level to reduce complaints and resolve them as soon as possible.
The number of insurance claims for wild-weather related damage received by NRMA Insurance between January and May this year has surpassed the total number of wild-weather claims received by it in the full year 2024. New data released by NRMA Insurance said it received more than 32,000 claims for wild weather-related damage between January and May this year.
Australia's Cyclone Reinsurance Pool (cyclone pool) has released an updated summary following cyclone Alfred, which brought rainfall and destructive winds to communities in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales.