Our Scans · (FS.4.00) Insurance · Weekly Summary

• [New] All - in yield buyers, including cross-border real-money investors and insurance companies, are expected to remain the dominant source of demand for Asian credit. Lion Global Investors | Official Site
• [New] RiskScan 2026 reinforces a clear message for the (re) insurance industry: Today's risk environment is no longer defined by isolated threats but by interrelated pressures that demand a more integrated and forward-looking response. Insurance Business
• [New] Oil exports through Novorossiysk and the Caspian Pipeline Consortium have experienced interruptions, while freight and war-risk insurance costs have increased substantially. IHMM
• Drivers in the safest U.S. cities can go years longer between collisions, reducing risk and helping keep insurance costs more manageable, according to Allstate's 2026 America's Best Drivers Report. Allstate
• With ESET Inspect, businesses can rest assured that they have implemented the necessary measures to meet insurance requirements and protect against cyber threats. ESET
• While flood insurance remains broadly accessible, rising claims and a growing protection gap highlight fiscal risks, with an estimated £1.6bn to £2.2bn per year needed to keep flood risk levels steady, plus £0.9bn to £2.6bn annually for drought resilience measures. / UK Green Central Banking
• Investment advisor Resolute Global Partners is presenting an alternative approach by integrating property treaty reinsurance, niche specialty risks, and primary U.S. insurance within a unified, vertically integrated platform. Artemis.bm - The Catastrophe Bond, Insurance Linked Sec
• Standards such as the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, the repricing of insurance for water-exposed assets, and the direct exposure of infrastructure and balance sheets mean the ability to measure and evidence water-driven risk is increasingly a condition of operating. African Mining Market
• Earth observation is the fastest-growing application segment, accelerating as climate-risk analytics, precision agriculture, and insurance underwriting increasingly depend on high-frequency, sub-daily satellite imagery. Persistence Market Research
• The Arctic remains a difficult commercial proposition, constrained by Russian control, environmental risks, limited infrastructure and high insurance costs. investing.com
• Flood Re is a flood re-insurance scheme which provides reinsurance to a) promote affordability and availability of insurance for UK households at high flood risk and b) to manage the transition to risk-reflective pricing of flood insurance for household premises. GOV.UK
• QNB has launched live account-information and payment-initiation APIs, with the framework expected to extend into Islamic finance, insurance, and wealth management verticals through 2028. / Qatar MENA Advisory
• Insurance Business America described parametric insurance as having entered the mainstream as climate risks surge. FinanceX
• Ping An Insurance has piloted AI-assisted underwriting tools for pet health policies, and broader digitization of insurance distribution via super-apps positions China for above-regional-average growth into 2033. Persistence Market Research

Last updated: 29 September 2026