Agriculture

India’s crop insurance enrolment passes last season as West Bengal and Bihar rejoin

India's monsoon crop insurance enrolment passes last season's as West Bengal rejoins

September 1 2026

Enrolment reached 24.14m farmers across the 25 states and union territories running the scheme, led by a rebound in Andhra Pradesh.

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Philippine House approves expanded crop insurance bill as storm losses test PCIC

August 17 2026

The measure would widen coverage to more agricultural risks while allowing parametric products and greater private-sector participation.

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EarthRe secures IFSCA licence, becomes GIFT City's first incorporated reinsurer

August 6 2026

The technology-led start-up will underwrite natural catastrophe, climate, property, crop and specialty risk.

Health drives China non-life gains, but life fall tips May premiums into decline

August 4 2026

Total industry premium income fell 1.5% to CN¥457.83bn (US$67.6bn), the first annual decline of the year.

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India’s crop (re)insurance underwriting enters risk-driven era with loss volatility in focus

August 3 2026

Advantage is shifting from insurers competing on price to those combining agricultural expertise, analytics and flexible capital, says Swiss Re's Chandan Verma.

Howden Re adds three managing directors to build out China and APAC business

June 25 2026

Houqin Zhu, Mike Xin and David Song arrive from Aon Re, Gallagher Re and Guy Carpenter respectively, all based in Hong Kong.

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Liberty shifts to direct underwriting model with new Australian crop product

June 12 2026

The new CropPlus product includes automatic frost cover and premium discounts for data-sharing Australian growers.

Philippine regulator PCC clears FPG–Mercantile merger worth $169m in GWPs

Nat Re posts strong underwriting performance in 2025 driving profit growth

June 5 2026

Improved underwriting performance and lower claims costs drove the reinsurer's profit growth, despite a decline in gross premiums.

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WMO flags high risk of El Niño formation in coming months

June 4 2026

El Niño-linked weather shifts could drive higher claims and volatility across lines such as property, agriculture, and health.

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Willis, Global Parametrics, Bao Minh policy pays out to Vietnamese coffee farmers after heavy rainfall

May 21 2026

This marks a second parametric payout to Vietnamese coffee farmers, highlighting expanding climate risk protection through separate policies.

India's general insurers open FY2026-27 with 8.3% premium growth in April

May 19 2026

Industry-wide premiums climbed to a record ₹364.18bn (US$3.82bn), supported by continued strong performances from Tata AIG and Care Health.

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Global Parametrics-developed insurance policy delivers US$100,000 payout to Nepal communities

May 14 2026

The payout marks Nepal’s first use of a parametric drought insurance policy, stakeholders said, with funds supporting food aid and farming tools in Bajura district.

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