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Conflict monitor:Thailand's regulator uses Middle East conflict as severe simulated scenario in stress test

By Sarah Si | 07 May 2026

Thailand's insurance regulator, the Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC), announced that this year, it will be using a Top-Down Scenario approach to assess the systemic impact of various events, as part of the framework for conducting the 2026 OIC Stress Test for life and non-life insurance companies.

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