The ASEAN Insurance Regulators Meeting (AIRM) was established in 1998 by the ASEAN Finance Ministers with the objectives of: (i) assisting the ASEAN Finance Ministers implement the Ministerial Understanding on ASEAN Cooperation in Finance, particularly on Insurance matters; (ii) strengthen ASEAN cooperation in the field of insurance and to advise the ASEAN Finance Ministers on possible apooproaches and areas of cooperation; (iii) executing and implementing the decisions of the ASEAN Finance Ministers on insurance and insurance-related matters; and (iv) performing other duties as requested by the ASEAN Finance Ministers.

The AIRM comprises of the ASEAN Insurance Commissioners or their alternates.  To date, the AIRM is chaired by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Insurance Commission of Thailand.