Marsh Index Shows Global Rates Still Falling as US Casualty Stands Apart
Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index for the third quarter covers property and casualty rates, cyber and financial lines, reinsurance conditions and buyer behavior.
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Miyoshi Outlines IAIS Supervisory Agenda for Life Insurers’ Alternative Assets
IAIS Chair Toshiyuki Miyoshi writes in Eurofi Magazine on private credit, asset-intensive reinsurance and supervisory work on life insurers.
Prudential Details FSA Suspension and Improvement Orders for Its Japan Units
Prudential Financial described the business suspension and business improvement orders issued to Prudential of Japan, Gibraltar Life and Prudential Holdings of Japan, including the…
Prudential Life Japan Publishes Report on Inappropriate Monetary Conduct
Prudential Life Insurance Co., Ltd. has published a Special Investigation Committee report on Inappropriate Monetary Conduct, with details on discipline, reimbursement and reforms the…
APRA Says “Getting the Balance Right” Is Not About Reducing Standards
APRA reviews a year of its “Getting the balance right” objective and says it is not about reducing standards.
Singapore Regulator Opens Consultation on Director Independence and Board Composition
MAS proposes targeted updates to corporate governance rules for banks, insurers and designated financial holding companies.
Unauthorised Foreign Insurers See Fewer Intermediaries Placing Cover, APRA Says
APRA’s latest half-year data show the number of insurance intermediaries placing business with unauthorised foreign insurers falling across three consecutive periods, even as total…
MAS Official Tells Engineering Insurers Asia Needs “Risk Capacity,” Not Just Insurance Capacity
MAS's Lim told engineering insurers Asia needs more “risk capacity” in an opening address at the IMIA Annual Conference on 21 September 2026.
IRDAI Paper Proposes Lower Expense Limits and a New Distribution Architecture
IRDAI has released a public consultation paper proposing a new distribution architecture, lower expense of management limits and mis-selling safeguards.
IRDAI Scraps Prior Approval for Dividend Repatriation by Foreign-Owned Intermediaries
IRDAI has repealed the prior-approval requirement for dividend repatriation by foreign-owned insurance intermediaries, formalizing changes introduced through amendment regulations.