Total business volume increased 7% to $807.9m in the first half. Allianz Malaysia Berhad reported growth across both its general and life insurance segments in the second quarter of 2026,…
Read article →The Canadian insurer plans to generate more than $1b in AI-driven value by 2027. Manulife Financial Corporation is expanding artificial intelligence (AI) tools across its Asia operations as it builds…
Read article →The Pennsylvania project is an initial investment under the bilateral initiative. Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) has agreed to insure loans for two natural gas-fired power plant projects in…
Read article →More than 10.51 million workers will pay higher contributions next year. Taiwan’s labour insurance contribution rate will rise by 0.5 percentage point to 13% in 2027, reaching the statutory ceiling…
Read article →Its newly licensed unit carries $19.1m in charter capital. Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) has received approval from the Ministry of Finance to establish ACB Non-Life Insurance Company Limited (ACB Insurance),…
Read article →Combined collections reached $4.6b in the second quarter. The Philippines’ insurance penetration climbed 0.16 percentage points in the second quarter of the year (Q2 2026). Insurance penetration in the Philippines…
Read article →New policy revenue reached $7.32b in the first 5 months of 2026. Taiwan’s life insurers recorded a 54% increase in premium revenue from new foreign-currency denominated policies in the first…
Read article →Policy and scheme volumes increased 4.34% to 7.41 million. India’s life insurers recorded $15.6b (INR1,556.3b) in new business premiums in the period to July 2026, up 17.45% from $13.3b (INR1,325.0b)…
Read article →Outpatient charges will be capped at about $16.9 per case. Indonesia’s life insurance industry has backed new health insurance rules covering co-payments, deductibles, premium reviews and insurers’ medical and digital…
Read article →Distribution costs and weak AI integration are limiting insurers’ returns. Insurers risk missing the biggest financial gains from artificial intelligence (AI) if they keep the technology in isolated pilot projects,…
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