The Santam Group (Group), South Africa's largest general insurer, has appointed experienced industry leader Mr Curt Meyer as Executive Head of Pan-Africa and International, in its specialist business unit.
The savings and investment regulatory landscape in South Africa shows increasing fragmentation, according to the the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA).
IAIS Executive Committee's Toshiyuki Miyoshi sets out how the standard-setter is responding to a converging set of risks, from AI and geopolitics to alternative assets on life insurers' balance sheets.
In its efforts to build a birth-friendly society even as its birth-rate declines and population continues to age, China plans to expand affordable childcare and paediatric healthcare services across the country, according to China's Minister of Health Commission Mr Lei Haichao.
Gig workers and those with flexible employment in India face high exposure to workplace safety risks but have limited access to insurance, safety training, and mechanisms to report concerns, according to a new report "Occupational Safety and Health of Platform-based Gig Workers in India".
Turkiye's insurance sector continues to contract in real terms in the first seven months of this year, according to data released by the Insurance Association of Turkiye (TSB).
Willis Re has appointed Mr Neil Eckert as CEO Chief Executive Officer. He will join the company upon completion of his current contractual obligations.
The South Korean financial regulator, Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has launched an intensive consumer protection drive targeting the insurance industry, after a surge in life insurance complaints.
Insurers in Hong Kong are increasingly using AI in sales and underwriting processes, with new tools designed to provide advisers with faster preliminary assessments, reported Hubbis.
The 31st East Asian Insurance Congress opened in Tokyo yesterday evening, returning the gathering to the city where it began in 1964 for a fourth time in more than six decades. The theme, "Back to the Origin, A Bridge to the Future," called to mind the region's insurance history, the Congress' storied past and the many relationships that were built throughout its 62 years.