Several insurance companies have suspended the marketing of credit insurance even as the Chinese government ramps up measures to promote consumer loans to boost domestic spending.
The market for Directors', Supervisors' and Senior Officers' Liability Insurance ("D&O Insurance") among A-share listed companies is experiencing explosive growth, driven by tighter regulation and the growing awareness of investors' rights protection.
MS Amlin, the Lloyd's global specialist (re)insurer, has renewed its Phoenix Re catastrophe bond for the sixth consecutive year, increasing collateralised capacity to $115m - the largest issuance to date.
The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has introduced the Insurance Support Programme (ISP) to mitigate risks in the online lending sector.
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Central Board has endorsed a transition to a risk-based deposit insurance system, where banks' contributions to the insurance pool will fluctuate according to their risk profiles, according to media reports.
Thai General Insurance Association President Somporn Suebthawilkul remarked that the general insurance industry will encounter various challenges in 2026.
Recent high-profile cases and a 2024 Supreme Court ruling in China have reshaped Continue Enforcement Liability (CEL) Insurance as guarantee insurance, rather than liability insurance, according to Ms Lindy Liu, Claims Specialist, Market Units P&C Reinsurance, at Swiss Re.
Nippon Life Insurance announced on 15 December that it will acquire Medical Data Vision (MDV), a medical data analytics company, for JPY56.8bn ($384m). The tender offer, priced at JPY1,693 per share-a JPY1,231 premium over the closing price on 12 December-will run from 16 December to 3 February 2026.
The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC), reported that as of 12 December 2025, southern provinces have seen approximately 30,000 vehicle damage claims totalling THB7.5bn ($206m) and 26,000 property damage claims worth THB1.8 bn due to recent floods.
Nigeria's insurance sector recorded real GDP growth of 20.78% in the third quarter of this year, up from 15.70% in the previous quarter and exceeding growth rates of below 10% seen over the last six quarters, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).