The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has issued a regulation concerning the implementation of risk management for insurance companies, guarantee institutions and pension funds. The regulation entered into effect on 1 January 2026. The message conveyed by the new regulation is that growth must be accompanied by risk discipline.
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has ruled out any extension of the deadline for the recapitalisation of insurance companies.
Shareholders of Misr Emirates Life Takaful - SALAMA (METLICO) have approved increasing the company's authorised and paid-up capital to EGP400m ($8.4m) at an extraordinary general assembly meeting.
The Law amending the Insurance Business Law takes effect today, focusing on administrative procedure reform and expanding the scope of business for insurers.
Guangdong vehicles have for the first time been allowed to enter Hong Kong's urban areas. The Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles (Entry into Urban Area) scheme commenced on 23 December.
The National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) has proposed for the first time that insurance companies establish asset-liability management (ALM) departments.
What began as a strategic investment has turned into one of China's most closely watched corporate fallouts.
The establishment of a new entity, Shanghai Xingqi Hengtai Enterprise Management Partnership (Shanghai Xingqi), on 12 December 2025, in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone with Shanghai-based insurance and banking shareholders has sparked talk that the new company would serve as the vehicle for the financial rescue of Shanghai Life Insurance.
The "Measures for the Asset-Liability Management of Insurance Companies (Draft for Comments)", released by the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA), establish asset and liability regulatory indicators and clarify indicator thresholds and add some monitoring indicators.
The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) has renewed its call for greater unity across the insurance industry, saying enhanced collaboration among market participants could unlock substantial economic value for Nigeria.