Claim losses from a devastating fire at a residential estate in Hong Kong will add pressure to the underwriting results of the property/casualty (P/C) insurance sector, said S&P Global Ratings in a report released today.
Bear encounters have become an almost daily occurrence in Japan, worrying residents, travellers and farmers, and disrupting outdoor leisure businesses.
Abu Dhabi-headquartered BlueFive Capital yesterday announced the launch of BlueFive Insurance, a dedicated platform to lead the consolidation, digitisation, and specialisation of the insurance industry across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and beyond.
The insurance industry in Morocco reported total premiums of MAD48.26bn for the first nine months of 2025, registering a 7.2% year-on-year increase. These figures confirm the positive momentum of the Moroccan insurance industry.
Insurers would fail to fulfil their role if they take an exclusionary approach, refusing coverage to the most vulnerable, according to French global insurer AXA in a recent report.
China's top financial regulator, the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA), has said that it will guide the insurance and banking sectors to fast-track financial services and support to aid relief efforts following the devastating residential building fire in Hong Kong on 25 November 2025.
The Nat CAT events that struck Vietnam in 2025 till November have left 409 dead or missing and caused estimated economic loss of over VND85tn ($3.2bn). Over 700 people were injured in these catastrophic events that have ravaged Vietnam since the beginning of the year.
Dubai Insurance Company (DIN) has a strong record of underwriting profitability, reporting a net insurance service result of AED108m ($29.4m) in 2024 (2023: AED123m) and a combined ratio of 91% (86%) under IFRS 17, notes Fitch Ratings.
China's five major A-share listed insurers -- Ping An Insurance, PICC, China Life, China Pacific Insurance (CPIC), and New China Life -- have reported a combined net profit attributable to shareholders of CNY426.0bn ($60.2bn) for the first three quarters of this year (3Q2025), up by 33.5% year-on-year, already surpassing 2024's the full-year total of CNY347.6bn
The pace of raising funds by insurance companies intensified in November 2025, with six insurers issuing bonds so far during the month.