Businesses across Asia and the Middle East respond quickly when crises strike, while far fewer remain involved in the long-term recovery and resilience-building that follows.
Income Insurance has detailed its progress in advancing a responsible transition in its 2025 Sustainability Report, titled 'Here for Tomorrow'.
Thailand's insurance regulator, the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC), is looking to build small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) resilience in the country's Songkhla province, due to its diverse economic structure encompassing agriculture, industry, trade, services and tourism.
While awareness of sustainability is high among Singaporeans, a study has found that the strongest driver of sustainable action is whether individuals feel a sense of personal ownership and believe their actions can make a difference.
As the reinsurance market enters the upcoming renewal season against the backdrop of an increasingly interconnected and rapidly changing risk landscape, clients need support in in identifying evolving exposures and risk accumulations through data and analytics, underwriting expertise and tailored solutions to manage this complex environment.
Reinsurers are entering the January 2027 renewal season with record capital levels and strong profitability, creating favourable conditions for buyers. Gallagher Re said dedicated reinsurance capital reached a new high of $688bn at the end of the first half of 2026, while non-life alternative capital rose 9% to $147bn.
Descartes Underwriting, a global provider of corporate parametric (re)insurance solutions for climate and emerging risks, and Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C), the business unit of Generali Group providing insurance solutions and services to medium and large companies in more than 180 countries, have renewed their strategic partnership.
Samsung's insurance businesses are reportedly pursuing two major overseas investments that could together be worth as much as $6.6bn, as the South Korean group looks to expand beyond its domestic market. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance is in talks over an additional stake in London-based specialty (re)insurer Canopius, while Samsung Life Insurance is considering an investment of about 15% in US retirement and asset-management company Principal Financial Group (PFG), according to South Korean financial media.
Dai-ichi Life Group's New Zealand subsidiary, Partners Group Holdings, has agreed to acquire 100% of Fidelity Life Assurance Company for NZ$630m ($369m). This effectively expands the Japanese insurer's presence in the country's life insurance market. The transaction, which remains subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions, is expected to close by July 2027.
Leading global reinsurers, have recorded 19.9% return on equity (ROE) for 1H2026, the second-highest half-year result recorded over the past decade.