Indian youth in the 18-34 age group score poorly globally on mental health well-being, while older Indians have relatively performed better on various mental health parameters according to the "Global Mind Health in 2025" report.
New Zealand's financial services sector contributed NZ$16.1bn ($9.65bn) to its economy in the 12 months to September 2025, with the country's insurance industry being a major player, according to the latest "State of the Sector" report by the Financial Services Council (FSC) of New Zealand.
Australians are divided over who should pay for insurance premiums that are surging as a result of climate change, according to a new survey report by Charles Stuart University of Australia.
The attacks on Iran by the US and Israel, followed by retaliatory strikes by Iran on several countries allied to the US, including the UAE and Saudi Arabia, will have a profound impact on the insurance market at large. India is also likely to be significantly impacted.
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has called for structural reform of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) to address its growing funding pressures, more effectively protect consumers and improve the sustainability of the Scheme.
The Nepalese Ministry of Health and Population has released NPR750m ($5.25m) for the Health Insurance Board to continue the government-run National Health Insurance Programme without interruption.
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has warned that the public needs to exercise caution when purchasing investment-oriented insurance products. The regulator said that it is necessary that policyholders assume the investment risks and that returns are not guaranteed.
Persistent cyber threats, supply chain disruptions and weather and natural disasters are the top three risks for Japanese businesses, according to Aon 's 2025 Global Risk Management survey.
Ten of the 51 psychiatric hospitals, in the cities of Xiangyang and Yichang in Hubei Province in central China, under investigation for mental health insurance fraud, were found to have engaged in fraudulent medical practices.
The Australian federal government has approved an average increase of 4.41% in private health insurance premiums from 1 April 2026.