Marshall IslandsBanking regulator licensing insurers as financial services providers
Banking Commission
Insurance supervision in Marshall Islands.
4 May 2023 report insights inside.
Report reviewed
THE REGULATORY ATLASINSURERS GLOBAL · RESEARCH & PERSPECTIVE
Insurance supervision, in context
The institutions
behind trust.
Explore the authorities shaping insurance markets. Their mandates, the rules they uphold, and what their own reports reveal.
55markets in this edition
55detailed profiles
1region covered
Official sourcesLegislation & mandatesPublic contact detailsDated report insights
01 / Market perspectives
One industry. Different guardians.
Country portraits with sourced regulator profiles. Report findings carry their own dates and definitions; access gaps are clearly marked.
Marshall Islands
MicronesiaDedicated insurance regulator
FSM Insurance Board
Insurance supervision in Micronesia.
Year to 31 December 2025 report insights inside.
Report reviewed
NauruNo insurance supervisor
No insurance supervisor
Insurance supervision in Nauru.
October 2023 report insights inside.
Report reviewed
North KoreaState-directed market without an independent supervisor
No independent supervisor
Insurance supervision in North Korea.
2 December 2016 report insights inside.
Report reviewed
PalauNo insurance supervisor
No insurance supervisor
Insurance supervision in Palau.
Published 17 April 2026 report insights inside.
Report reviewed
Timor-LesteCentral bank as insurance supervisor
BCTL
Insurance supervision in Timor-Leste.
Web-archive capture of 9 May 2026 report insights inside.
Report reviewed
Illustrations generated with OpenAI image tools. They evoke each country; they are not photographs of regulator premises. Quotations are transcribed from the linked sources.
02 / The directory
Find your market’s supervisor.
55 covered markets in Asia-Pacific. Open an official website to check a licence. Verification badges describe directory register checks, not the completeness of an editorial profile.
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| Country | Supervisory authority | Acronym | Website & social accounts | Region | Notes | Insurers | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Afghanistan Insurance Authority (Ministry of Finance)Read profile ↗ | Ministry of Finance | mof.gov.af | South Asia | Ministry supervision | 10 | Partial |
| Armenia | Central Bank of ArmeniaRead profile ↗ | CBA | cba.am | Central Asia & Caucasus | Central-bank supervision | 9 | Verified |
| Australia | Australian Prudential Regulation Authority / ASICRead profile ↗ | APRA / ASIC | apra.gov.au | Oceania | Prudential and conduct authorities | 145 | Verified |
| Azerbaijan | Central Bank of AzerbaijanRead profile ↗ | CBA | cbar.az | Central Asia & Caucasus | Central-bank supervision | 17 | Verified |
| Bahrain | Central Bank of BahrainRead profile ↗ | CBB | cbb.gov.bh | Middle East & Gulf | Central-bank supervision | 41 | Verified |
| Bangladesh | Insurance Development and Regulatory AuthorityRead profile ↗ | IDRA | idra.org.bd | South Asia | Specialist insurance authority | 82 | Verified |
| Bhutan | Royal Monetary AuthorityRead profile ↗ | RMA | rma.org.bt | South Asia | Central-bank supervision | 3 | Partial |
| Brunei | Brunei Darussalam Central BankRead profile ↗ | BDCB | bdcb.gov.bn | South-East Asia | Central-bank supervision | 11 | Verified |
| Cambodia | Insurance Regulator of CambodiaRead profile ↗ | IRC | irc.gov.kh | South-East Asia | Regulator within a non-bank supervisory framework | 39 | Verified |
| China | National Financial Regulatory AdministrationRead profile ↗ | NFRA | nfra.gov.cn | East Asia | Integrated financial supervisor excluding securities | 197 | Verified |
| Fiji | Reserve Bank of FijiRead profile ↗ | RBF | rbf.gov.fj | Oceania | Central-bank supervision | 10 | Verified |
| Georgia | Insurance State Supervision Service of GeorgiaRead profile ↗ | ISSSG | insurance.gov.ge | Central Asia & Caucasus | Independent insurance authority | 19 | Verified |
| Hong Kong | Insurance AuthorityRead profile ↗ | Insurance Authority | ia.org.hk | East Asia | Statutory insurance authority | 158 | Verified |
| India | Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of IndiaRead profile ↗ | IRDAI | irdai.gov.in | South Asia | Specialist insurance authority | 74 | Verified |
| Indonesia | Otoritas Jasa KeuanganRead profile ↗ | OJK | ojk.go.id | South-East Asia | Integrated financial supervisor | 150 | Partial |
| Iran | Central Insurance of Iran (Bimeh Markazi)Read profile ↗ | Bimeh Markazi | centinsur.ir | Middle East & Gulf | Specialist insurance supervisor | 44 | Partial |
| Iraq | Insurance DiwanRead profile ↗ | Insurance Diwan | www.mof.gov.iq | Middle East & Gulf | Insurance bureau within the finance framework | 40 | Verified |
| Israel | Capital Market, Insurance and Savings AuthorityRead profile ↗ | Capital Market Authority | gov.il | Middle East & Gulf | Insurance, pensions and savings authority | 18 | Partial |
| Japan | Financial Services AgencyRead profile ↗ | FSA | fsa.go.jp | East Asia | Integrated financial supervisor | 101 | Verified |
| Jordan | Central Bank of Jordan (Insurance Supervision)Read profile ↗ | CBJ | cbj.gov.jo | Middle East & Gulf | Central-bank supervision | 19 | Verified |
| Kazakhstan | Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial MarketRead profile ↗ | ARDFM | www.gov.kz | Central Asia & Caucasus | Integrated financial supervisor | 25 | Verified |
| Kuwait | Insurance Regulatory UnitRead profile ↗ | IRU | iru.gov.kw | Middle East & Gulf | Specialist insurance authority | 32 | Verified |
| Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan | National supervisory authoritiesRead profile ↗ | National supervisory authorities | fsa.gov.kg | Central Asia & Caucasus | Separate national jurisdictions | 36 | Partial |
| Laos | Ministry of Finance (Insurance Dept)Read profile ↗ | Ministry of Finance | laoofficialgazette.gov.la | South-East Asia | Ministry supervision | 22 | Partial |
| Lebanon | Insurance Control CommissionRead profile ↗ | ICC | www.insurancecommission.gov.lb | Middle East & Gulf | Specialist insurance commission | 45 | Verified |
| Macau | Monetary Authority of MacaoRead profile ↗ | AMCM | amcm.gov.mo | East Asia | Monetary-authority supervision | 27 | Verified |
| Malaysia | Bank Negara Malaysia / Labuan FSARead profile ↗ | BNM / Labuan FSA | bnm.gov.my | South-East Asia | Central bank with a separate Labuan regime | 54 | Verified |
| Maldives | Maldives Monetary AuthorityRead profile ↗ | MMA | mma.gov.mv | South Asia | Central-bank supervision | 5 | Verified |
| Marshall Islands | Office of the Banking CommissionRead profile ↗ | Banking Commission | rmigovernment.org | Oceania | Banking regulator licensing insurers as financial services providers | 4 | Partial |
| Micronesia | FSM Insurance BoardRead profile ↗ | FSM Insurance Board | www.fsminsuranceboard.com | Oceania | Dedicated insurance regulator | 32 | Verified |
| Mongolia | Financial Regulatory CommissionRead profile ↗ | FRC | frc.mn | East Asia | Integrated non-bank authority | 21 | Partial |
| Myanmar | Financial Regulatory Department / Insurance Business Regulatory BoardRead profile ↗ | FRD / IBRB | www.frd.gov.mm | South-East Asia | Ministry department and insurance board | 16 | Partial |
| Nauru | No insurance supervisor in NauruRead profile ↗ | No insurance supervisor | www.nauru.gov.nr | Oceania | No insurance supervisor | 1 | Partial |
| Nepal | Nepal Insurance AuthorityRead profile ↗ | NIA | nia.gov.np | South Asia | Specialist insurance authority | 37 | Partial |
| New Zealand | Reserve Bank of New Zealand / FMARead profile ↗ | RBNZ / FMA | rbnz.govt.nz | Oceania | Prudential and conduct authorities | 81 | Verified |
| North Korea | Central insurance guidance institution (no independent supervisor)Read profile ↗ | No independent supervisor | main.un.org | East Asia | State-directed market without an independent supervisor | 4 | Partial |
| Oman | Financial Services Authority (ex-CMA)Read profile ↗ | FSA | fsa.gov.om | Middle East & Gulf | Integrated non-bank authority | 17 | Verified |
| Pacific Islands | Island supervisory authoritiesRead profile ↗ | Island supervisory authorities | cbs.gov.ws | Oceania | Separate island jurisdictions | 53 | Partial |
| Pakistan | Securities and Exchange Commission of PakistanRead profile ↗ | SECP | secp.gov.pk | South Asia | Integrated non-bank authority | 52 | Verified |
| Palau | No insurance supervisor in PalauRead profile ↗ | No insurance supervisor | www.palaugov.pw | Oceania | No insurance supervisor | 5 | Partial |
| Palestine, Syria and Yemen | National supervisory authoritiesRead profile ↗ | National supervisory authorities | www.pcma.ps | Middle East & Gulf | Separate national jurisdictions | 30 | Partial |
| Papua New Guinea | Office of Insurance Commissioner / Bank of PNG (life)Read profile ↗ | Bank of PNG / OIC | www.bankpng.gov.pg | Oceania | Separate life and general insurance supervisors | 12 | Partial |
| Philippines | Insurance CommissionRead profile ↗ | Insurance Commission | insurance.gov.ph | South-East Asia | Specialist insurance commission | 126 | Verified |
| Qatar | Qatar Central Bank / QFC Regulatory AuthorityRead profile ↗ | QCB / QFCRA | qcb.gov.qa | Middle East & Gulf | Central bank and separate financial-centre regulator | 18 | Partial |
| Saudi Arabia | Insurance AuthorityRead profile ↗ | Insurance Authority | ia.gov.sa | Middle East & Gulf | Independent insurance authority | 26 | Verified |
| Singapore | Monetary Authority of SingaporeRead profile ↗ | Monetary Authority of Singapore | www.mas.gov.sg | South-East Asia | Central bank + integrated regulator | 205 | Verified |
| South Korea | Financial Services Commission / Financial Supervisory ServiceRead profile ↗ | FSC / FSS | fss.or.kr | East Asia | Policy commission and supervisory service | 45 | Partial |
| Sri Lanka | Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri LankaRead profile ↗ | IRCSL | ircsl.gov.lk | South Asia | Specialist insurance authority | 29 | Verified |
| Taiwan | Financial Supervisory Commission (Insurance Bureau)Read profile ↗ | FSC Insurance Bureau | fsc.gov.tw | East Asia | Insurance bureau within an integrated supervisor | 44 | Verified |
| Thailand | Office of Insurance CommissionRead profile ↗ | OIC | oic.or.th | South-East Asia | Specialist insurance authority | 70 | Verified |
| Timor-Leste | Banco Central de Timor-LesteRead profile ↗ | BCTL | www.bancocentral.tl | South-East Asia | Central bank as insurance supervisor | 3 | Verified |
| Tuvalu | No insurance supervisor in TuvaluRead profile ↗ | No insurance supervisor | finance.gov.tv | Oceania | No insurance supervisor | 1 | Unverified |
| United Arab Emirates | Central Bank of the UAE (Insurance) / DFSA / ADGM FSRARead profile ↗ | CBUAE / DFSA / FSRA | centralbank.ae | Middle East & Gulf | Central bank and financial-free-zone regulators | 68 | Partial |
| Uzbekistan | National Agency of Perspective ProjectsRead profile ↗ | NAPP | napp.uz | Central Asia & Caucasus | Multi-sector supervisory agency | 35 | Partial |
| Vietnam | Insurance Supervisory Authority (Ministry of Finance)Read profile ↗ | Ministry of Finance | mof.gov.vn | South-East Asia | Ministry supervision | 60 | Partial |
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Entity counts are records in this directory, not regulator-reported market totals. Profiles identify the publications reviewed and disclose remaining source gaps.
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Frequently asked
Who regulates insurance in Asia-Pacific?
Each market has a national supervisor: APRA and ASIC in Australia, the Insurance Authority in Hong Kong, the Financial Services Agency in Japan, IRDAI in India, Bank Negara Malaysia with the Labuan FSA, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the NFRA in China, the FSC and FSS in Korea and the Insurance Authority in Saudi Arabia among them. Most publish a register of licensed insurers; markets whose register was retrieved for this release are marked verified, the rest are compiled from market knowledge.
How do I check whether an insurer is licensed?
Open the regulator website linked in the table and look for its register of licensed entities, usually published annually in a gazette or on a "licensed companies" page. This directory links every insurer to its regulator and records which register it was checked against.
How often are the registers updated?
Most supervisors publish a full list once a year and announce licence grants or revocations in between. Insurers Global re-verifies against the published register and records the date on each country page.
Regions covered: Middle East & Gulf, Central Asia & Caucasus, South Asia, South-East Asia, East Asia, Oceania. JSON: /api/v1/regulators.json.