Thailand makes first payout under new disaster insurance scheme
October 15 2026 by Roshan Nambiar
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India launches pair of shipbuilding credit risk insurance policies
- October 14
Policies will cover export and domestic shipbuilding projects, with government premium subsidies and direct support to insurers for claims.
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IAG offers to trade NRMA Western Australia renewal rights for RACI deal approval
- October 14
In a public benefits application to the competition regulator, the insurer also offered to address the availability of RACI home insurance in northern Western Australia and to invest US$14 million in community resilience over the next decade.
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Japan’s cabinet approves bill to support marine insurance covers for oil vessels
- October 14
It is one of the three bills approved by the cabinet to strengthen energy supply security amid the conflict in the Middle East.
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Japan tightens asset-intensive reinsurance rules to curb counterparty risk: Fitch
- October 13
The Financial Services Agency also lifted its long-standing prohibition on cooperation between insurance brokers and agents that encourage wider use of broker channels.
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Zurich | Why resilience will define the winners of Asia’s clean energy transition
Planning for future conditions from the outset can improve operational reliability, reduce potential disruption and protect long-term asset value.
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Sedgwick | Captives in Asia: From Niche Solution to Strategic Risk Platform
Captive insurance has evolved from niche tool to strategic risk infrastructure in Asia, with connected claims data seen as key to unlocking its full value.
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BlackRock | Rethink the rules: how TAA and ETFs are reshaping portfolio construction
BlackRock's Daniel Caderas and MSCI's Raman Aylur Subramanian explain why tactical asset allocation (TAA) and exchange-traded funds (ETF) have become essential as global markets fragment and static allocations lose their reliability.
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BlackRock | Infrastructure comes of age for insurers
Are insurers capturing full value from the asset class? BlackRock shares its perspective.
