• India approves $1.4bn sovereign guarantee for maritime insurance pool

India has approved a 129.8-billion-rupee ($1.4 billion) sovereign guarantee to establish the Bharat... ... Details

• Travel insurance covers costs for tourist injured by falling coconut

A British holidaymaker relaxing on a beach in Sri Lanka was knocked unconscious after a coconut fell... ... Details

• Morocco insurance market hits $6 billion

Morocco’s insurance sector continued its steady growth trajectory in 2024, with gross written premiu... ... Details

• Swadesh Islami Life invites applications for CEO position

Swadesh Islami Life Insurance Company Limited has announced a recruitment drive for the position of... ... Details

• 1-taka insurance!

Insurance is no longer just about expensive yearly plans. A growing shift in the digital insurance i... ... Details

• Global reinsurance capital hits record $785 billion

Global reinsurance capital climbed to a record $785 billion at the April 1, 2026 renewals, marking n... ... Details

• US insurance claims drop to lowest level in five years

US insurance claims volumes fell to a five-year low in 2025, as milder weather conditions reduced th... ... Details

• Hedge funds pour record capital into catastrophe bonds

Hedge funds and institutional investors are channeling record levels of capital into insurance-linke... ... Details

• Bangladesh eyes $1 billion opportunity in carbon credits and green insurance

For Bangladesh, one such opportunity lies in the growing markets for carbon credits and green insura... ... Details

• IVF insurance gains attention as fertility costs rise

As infertility cases continue to rise globally and in Bangladesh, the high cost of treatment is push... ... Details

• Ethiopia insurance market surges 43%, but penetration remains low

Ethiopia’s insurance sector is expanding rapidly, with gross written premiums reaching 41.1 billion... ... Details

• Standard Life to acquire Aegon UK for £2 billion

Standard Life has agreed to acquire Aegon UK for £2 billion, in a deal that will make one of the Uni... ... Details

• US moves to challenge UK’s long-standing dominance in shipping insurance

The United States has moved to challenge the United Kingdom’s long-standing dominance in marine and... ... Details

• No CSR ceiling for insurers: A regulatory gap in Bangladesh’s insurance sector

In Bangladesh’s growing insurance sector, where companies generate billions in premium income each y... ... Details

• How Europe’s insurance model can reshape Bangladesh’s economy

Insurance in Europe is not merely a financial safeguard; it is an integral part of everyday life. An... ... Details

• Shippers rush for hormuz insurance after truce deal

Mashrukh Khan: Shipowners have flooded marine insurance brokers with huge volume requests for covera... ... Details

• Uganda’s insurance sector shows rapid growth

Mashrukh Khan: Uganda’s insurance market closed 2025 with gross written premiums of UGX 2.03 trillio... ... Details

• Antitrust lawsuit against major insurers of USA

Mashrukh Khan: A federal judge in Massachusetts has allowed a major antitrust lawsuit to proceed aga... ... Details

• Kenyan insurance products

Mashrukh Khan: Kenya’s insurance market recorded gross written premiums of Kshs 241.3 billion in H1... ... Details

• South Korean insurance fraud exceed trillions

Mashrukh Khan: South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service announced on March 31, 2026, that detecte... ... Details