Sri Lanka stands at a pivotal moment to become South Asia's first nation to fully adopt an international disease classification system (ICD-11) nationwide and implement a unified electronic health record system that integrates both modern and traditional Ayurveda medicine by 2030, according to Dr W Ajith Raveendra De Mel, Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (IRCSL)
The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC), Thailand's insurance regulator, has announced that insurance assistance and compensation have been confirmed in respect of all 161 victims of the crane collapse incident on 14 January.
Participation insurers (takaful operators) in Turkiye generated TRY70.1bn ($1.6bn) in contributions in 2025 in nominal terms, representing a 62.9% increase compared to the previous year, according to data from the Insurance Association of Turkiye (TSB).
Profitability improved significantly in 2025 for eight listed insurance companies whose preliminary annual financial results were analysed by BADRI Management Consultancy, a Dubai-headquartered international actuarial and risk consultancy firm.
The Indonesian regulator, Financial Services Authority (OJK), has highlighted rampant fraud in the disbursement of life insurance claims in various parts of the country.
The results of a survey, in which about 100 insurance experts in the Egyptian market identified prospects, opportunities and challenges in the insurance industry in 2026, show that they predict moderate to strong premium growth for the year.
Called "Shinhan Tontine Annuity Insurance," the insurance offers higher pension payouts the longer the policyholder lives.
The Indian insurance sector is poised for robust mid-term growth, supported by solid macroeconomic fundamentals and rising consumer demand, according to Swiss Re's report "India's Economic and Insurance Market Outlook 2026 2030: Resilient and Rising Amid Global Shifts".
Prudential Life Insurance, a major foreign life insurer, disclosed that around 100 current and former employees in Japan were involved in misconduct, including promoting fictitious investment products and defrauding or borrowing money from customers.
The Bahrain Insurance Association (BIA) has appointed Mr Ali Noor as its new General Manager, effective 1 January 2026.