Thought Leadership

Marine professionals have always known that markets diverge. What has changed is the pace at which divergence occurs, and the degree to which current, structured intelligence is required to keep up with it.

by Axco Information

Seven material regulatory developments across multiple regions in 18 months. Here is what changed, where enforcement stands, and what it means for where premium flows next.

by Axco Information

Cross-border expansion increase insurance complexity with every new country. Relying on a patchwork of independently purchased local policies creates gaps, inconsistencies, and governance challenges. This approach leaves multinational companies exposed at the point of claim, when robust coverage matters most.

by Axco Information

The core challenge in multinational insurance is protecting a business that operates in multiple countries, each with its own rules and regulatory expectations: rules that are not only different across jurisdictions but constantly evolving. Keeping pace with that change is one of the most demanding aspects of managing a multinational insurance programme effectively.

by Axco Information

Insurance regulation can change suddenly, creating risk across the value chain. We're currently monitoring three key developments shaping the market. to help you stay ahead. Read on for more details

by Axco Information

Axco’s Global Insurance Summit returned to London for its largest year yet, bringing together nearly 400 global insurance and risk leaders for two days of insight and collaboration. Focused on the forces reshaping risk, the event delivered practical, real‑world takeaways for the multinational insurance industry. Explore the key themes and what they mean in the full article.

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Uzbekistan’s insurance market is booming, but beneath the headline growth lie sharp contrasts and growing tensions. This article explores the surge in non life premiums, the life sector’s post incentive shock, and the risks building in bank credit insurance. It also takes an inside look at the sudden rise of the state reinsurer, URC, and why its expanding role is putting international partnerships to the test.

by James Farringdon

With the exception of Africa it seems, the whole world is ageing, with fertility rates falling to below replacement and people living longer. The challenges this creates are well rehearsed, and it is also well known that the ageing population wave is breaking first in East Asia, in Japan, but very soon after in China.

by Martin Tomlinson

Nearly 200 insurance professionals gathered in Miami on November 20-21 2025, for Axco Americas - a dynamic two-day conference hosted by Axco Insurance Information. The event buzzed with energy as leading carriers, brokers, and corporate risk managers connected, shared insights and experience and explored some of the most pressing challenges in multinational insurance.

by Axco Insurance Information

China's new regulation imposes a cash-before-cover rule in the non-life insurance market, but this change has wider ramifications. The regulation is part of a larger pivot in the Chinese market from competition on price and volume towards competition on service, quality, and brand.

by Axcoinfo

Axco Navigator took its first nascent steps in the Summer of 2024, providing the first of its kind, all-in-one multinational insurance data portal. From those early first steps, Navigator has grown from strength to strength growing both its functionality and data coverage. It now proudly boasts over 97% percent of global GWP, mapped to the line of business and company that wrote it, company financial and balance sheet data and much more.

Non-Admitted, what is it? The first thing you check when looking to place or write international insurance? Probably. More complicated than it first appears? Almost certainly. A key set of regulatory requirements that you have to understand if you operate in multinational insurance? Definitely.

by Axco Insurance Information