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Thursday, October 22, 2026
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Gloria Methri Regional Correspondent
Gloria Methri is a Regional Correspondent at (Re)in Asia, tracking the regulation and risk stories moving Asia Pacific insurance. Areas of specialty include Indian insurance regulation, natural catastrophe losses across China and Australia, and marine and war risk markets.
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Health, general insurers face steep expense cuts under IRDAI reforms; SBI Life best placed – Nomura
IRDAI reforms push distributors to rethink business model; insurers face varying impact: Nomura
September 30 2026
The proposed commission caps have pushed PB Fintech to weigh a move into insurance manufacturing, while some insurers need little or no cost cutting to meet the proposed EoM limits.
BNP Paribas Cardif gets CCI nod for 26% IndiaFirst Life stake
BNP Paribas Cardif gets CCI nod for 26% IndiaFirst Life stake
September 30 2026
The approval comes a month after the regulator asked BNP Paribas Cardif for more information on the deal.
Igloo, DANA put parametric rain protection in Indonesian wallets
Igloo rolls out parametric rain protection for consumers in Indonesia
September 29 2026
The cover, sold through Indonesian e-wallet DANA for IDR500 (US$0.03), pays out when rainfall at the user's location reaches 2.5mm.
Samsung Life, Samsung Fire & Marine join US$1bn investment in AI infrastructure firm Helix
Samsung Life, Samsung Fire & Marine join US$1bn investment in AI infrastructure firm Helix
September 29 2026
The KKR-backed firm builds infrastructure spanning data centres, power systems and fibre-optic networks for large-scale AI workloads.
Aon Indonesia taps Shinta Kusdya as head of sales for commercial risk
Aon hires Shinta Kusdya as head of commercial risk sales in Indonesia
September 29 2026
She joins from Fokus Solusi Proteksi with over 15 years of brokerage experience.
Korea's top insurers denied or underpaid claims worth US$400k over five years, FSS finds
Korea insurers denied or underpaid claims worth US$403K over five years: FSS data
September 29 2026
Four non-life insurers led by DB Insurance accounted for 86.5% of the total unpaid amount, the data shows.
IRDAI's Ajay Seth defends distribution reforms as industry pushes back on EoM, commission proposals
IRDAI's Ajay Seth defends distribution reforms amid concerns over commission caps
September 29 2026
He said the reforms are aimed at making insurance more affordable without compromising the industry's ability to pay claims.
AMMB, MetLife review strategic options for insurance JV, potential sale on cards – report
Malaysia's AMMB, MetLife explore strategic options for insurance JV — report
September 29 2026
The review comes over a year after the partners abandoned a planned sale to Great Eastern.
SBI Life receives US$118k GST tax demand over input tax credit claims
SBI Life gets US$118k GST order over input tax credit claims
September 28 2026
The insurer said it will appeal against the order, which relates to alleged excess ITC claims filed between April and August 2025.
Fitch upgrades Prudential’s ratings on ‘very strong’ earnings, solid capital base
Fitch upgrades Prudential to 'AA-' on strong earnings and new business growth
September 25 2026
The group's steady new business profit growth and a well-diversified presence across Asia's life markets underpinned the upgrade.
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