Proposed new core capital ratio requirements in South Korea will enhance the quality of insurers' capital and sector resilience, but insurers could face challenges in optimising capital structures depending on the costs of capital strengthening, Fitch Ratings says.
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance has identified 39 cases of inappropriate information removal involving employees seconded to banks and other institutions across four agencies.
Ghana is moving from reactive disaster response to planned, predictable, and people-centred climate resilience, with the recent release of a sub-sovereign flood risk insurance product for the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA).
Insurance executives plan to increase spending on AI in 2026 despite facing critical skills shortages that threaten their ability to scale the technology, according to a new report by Accenture, a global professional services company.
Aon has appointed Mr Neelay Patel as CEO of Malaysia, effective March 2026 and subject to regulatory processes.
Willis, a WTW business, has appointed to its Financial, Professional and Executive Risks (FINEX) business in the Pacific Mr Eden Fletcher as Head of FINEX, Pacific and Mr Stephen Trickey as Head of Growth, Pacific.
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.
Insurance companies are facing pressure as major corporate general agencies (GAs) push for new incentives for third-year contract retention.
To achieve the goal of "Insurance for All by 2047", India will need to coordinate action across regulators, insurers, government, technology providers and civil society, according to a new report.
Kuwait's Insurance Regulatory Unit (IRU) directed that insurance and reinsurance companies operating in the country obtain a credit rating from an accredited international agency that meets the prescribed minimum standards.