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India’s Insurance Distribution Reform: What IRDAI’s 2026 Intermediary Regulations Mean for the Industry Leaders
India’s insurance sector is undergoing a significant regulatory shift as the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) moves intermediary oversight away from periodic registration and toward a model built around perpetual registration, continuous compliance and greater accountability.
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Loss Prevention: Risk Engineering for the Global Insurance Industry
This MWB Global Risks Report provides a comprehensive overview of Risk Engineering and its evolving role in helping organizations identify vulnerabilities, strengthen operational resilience, and support informed business decision-making. It explores how Risk Engineering has developed beyond traditional site inspections into a strategic discipline that combines engineering expertise, operational insight, and emerging technologies to proactively reduce risk before losses occur.
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MWB Coverage Spotlight: Cyber Liability Insurance
From ransomware and data breaches to system outages and privacy events, cyber threats can have consequences across the entire organization. Cyber Liability Insurance provides financial protection and critical support when you need it most.
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MWB Insights at a Glance: Admitted Insurance vs Non-Admitted Insurance
Understand admitted vs. non-admitted insurance, key regulatory differences, and why many multinational organizations combine global and local policies to support compliance across borders.
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Global Supply Chain: Disruption Signals for 2026
Today's supply chains are exposed to a growing range of challenges, including climate-driven disruptions, geopolitical tensions, cyber threats, infrastructure constraints, regulatory complexity, and supplier financial instability. These risks rarely occur in isolation. A single disruption can cascade across suppliers, transportation networks, manufacturing operations, and customers, creating significant operational and financial consequences.
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MWB Case Study: ONE PROGRAM: 12 COUNTRIES
This case study examines the challenges of managing insurance across multiple jurisdictions, where differing regulations, policy wordings, and compliance requirements can lead to fragmented coverage, administrative complexity, and limited visibility into global risk.
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A Window of Opportunity: Strategic Moves in a Softening Insurance Market
After several years of sustained rate increases and tightening underwriting conditions, the commercial insurance market is demonstrably shifting. Multiple global indices now confirm that pricing has stabilized - and in come cases have even declined - marking a clear transition from the hard market conditions of 2020–2023.
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6 Things Multinational Organizations Need to Know About China’s ‘Cash Before Cover’ Rule
As of November 1, 2025, insurers must receive the premium payment before coverage can be issued or become effective under most non-life insurance policies.
This “Cash Before Cover” (CBC) requirement changes how multinational programs should be structured and administered.
For companies operating in China or including Chinese subsidiaries within global insurance programs, the rule has practical implications for timelines, payment coordination, and coverage continuity. Here
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Beyond Local Policies: The Role of DIC & DIL Coverage
This MWB Global Risks Report provides a focused overview of Difference-in-Conditions (DIC), Difference-in-Limits (DIL), and Financial Interest (FI) coverage within multinational insurance programs. It examines how these coverage mechanisms help address differences in policy terms, conditions, limits, and regulatory requirements across jurisdictions, strengthening protection for organizations operating internationally.
6 min read
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