The Turkish insurance sector had a weak start to 2026 and the US-Israel-Iran military conflict has aggravated the situation, forcing the insurance industry to recalibrate its expectations for the year.
The Algerian insurance market's potential is around $7-8bn, far more than the "psychological threshold" of DZD200bn ($1.5bn) crossed in 2025, according to Mr Hassan Khelifati, Vice President of the Algerian Union of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (UAR).
China's five major A-share listed insurance companies achieved a total net profit attributable to the parent company of CNY425.3bn ($62.2bn) in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 22.4%, according to data compiled from their audited annual financial statements.
The bancassurance channel emerged in 2025 as the driver of revenue growth for life insurance companies, particularly listed insurers, according to an analysis of the annual financial statements released by several companies.
The National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) has issued the "Negative List for Personal Insurance Products (2026 Edition)" to all life insurance companies.
The total number of individual insurance agents across the life operations of five major listed insurers reached 1.33m at the end of December 2025, representing a decrease of 52,000 or 3.7% compared to the end of 2024.
Cigna Healthcare has appointed Mr Michael Khan as CEO of its Hong Kong business, subject to regulatory approval.
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has constituted a sub-committee aimed at reviewing the current landscape of private health insurance in India. The move is part of its efforts to boost the penetration of health insurance.
A study commissioned by insurance firm Prudential plc Malaysia and conducted by research organisation Economist Impact has found that 94% of Malaysians have delayed seeking medical care in the past year. This highlights significant barriers to timely treatment despite the availability of insurance support.
South African life insurers paid claims and benefits worth ZAR626bn ($38.24bn) in 2025, which included life, disability, critical illness (CI) and income protection policies, as well as underwritten pension fund benefits, annuity payments to pensioners and endowment policy benefits.