Renewals reached 43,897 in Q1 2026 according to the insurance regulator. Thailand saw total applications for new individual agent and broker licenses fall by 11.31% year-on-year to 104,884 in 2025,…
Read article →AM Best expects the group’s balance sheet strength to stay at the strongest level. AM Best expects MS&AD Insurance Group to strengthen its position in Japan and overseas as it…
Read article →Japan and South Korea face higher exposure to Gulf energy risks. Insurers are tightening control over voyages through the Strait of Hormuz, imposing stricter approvals and war-risk conditions that are…
Read article →Underwriting gains reached $12.6m after expenses declined 8%. Cambodia’s insurance market recorded a total gross premium of $103.0m in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1 2026), marking a 1% year-on-year…
Read article →Net income reached $0.5b after a $0.6b loss a year earlier. Cathay Life is on track to meet its 2026 contractual service margin (CSM) target after reporting strong new business…
Read article →Forecasters expect 18 typhoons and 11 intense systems in 2026. Coastal areas across Asia are facing a heightened risk of flooding ahead of what forecasters predict will be the most…
Read article →Phillip Securities will handle share sales under the revived liquidity arrangement. AltaX and Phillip Securities have relaunched the Liquidity Program for Income Insurance shares, offering accredited investors a structured way…
Read article →Premium revenues reached NT$861.9b wilst medical benefits totalled NT$832.9b. Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Fund recorded a net reserve fund of $1.5b (NT$45.7b) in 2025 on an accrual basis. Premium revenues…
Read article →Around two-thirds wanted lifetime income and inflation-linked retirement features. A third of Australians approaching retirement have taken no action to prepare for life after work, despite most being actively engaged…
Read article →Gallagher Securities surveyed more than 60 large institutional investors. Institutional investors are significantly increasing their allocations to insurance-related assets in 2026, creating a substantial and reliable source of non-traditional capacity…
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