The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has issued Circular 1/2025 on the Representation Offices of Foreign Insurance Companies and Foreign Reinsurance Companies Regulation (Rep Office Regulation), according to Al Tamimi & Co.
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has announced a new organisational structure on the committee level, alongside new leadership. The changes will be effective 1 January 2026.
In a circular letter, the Insurance Commission (IC), the regulator of the Philippines, ordered all insurance companies and related entities to undertake the following measures whenever a state of calamity is declared in the country:
The insurance regulator of Thailand, the Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC), has published the "AI Governance Guidelines 2025", which provides a regulating framework for the application of AI technology in the insurance sector.
The government plans to raise health insurance benefits to 100% of covered costs for near-poor households and those aged 75 and older who receive social pensions, reported the Vietnam News.
Backed by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the health insurance Grievance Mechanism Committee (GMC) has been reactivated in the country.
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and the Federal Ministry of Interior have discussed the critical need for an inclusive insurance policy that covers risks faced by travellers, migrants, workers, and families.
Ethiopia's insurance sector is grappling with dual challenges on the regulatory and industry fronts, the President of the East African Insurance Organisation and chief executive of Nyala Insurance, Yared Molla, has said.
Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) is allowing life insurance companies to invest directly in precious metals, including gold, in a decision that is the first of its kind in the Egyptian market.
The National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) has issued new guidelines on strengthening supervision of non-motor insurance business, marking a concrete step in implementing the "unified reporting and sales" policy.