The total premiums of the Philippine insurance industry breached the PHP500bn ($8.6bn) mark in 2025, driven by consumers' increasing focus on long-term protection despite economic uncertainties.
AIA Singapore has paid out over S$40bn ($29.2bn) in death, critical illness, accident, hospitalisation and maturity benefits over the past decade. The insurer announced this as it celebrated its 95th anniversary, marking nearly a century of operations in Singapore.
Manulife Financial Corporation has reported strong results for its Asian business in 2025, which delivered record fourth-quarter core earnings of $564m, up by 24% year on year, driven by a favourable business mix and sustained demand across major markets.
The Iraqi government has rolled out the Dhamani digital health platform built to bring health insurance and medical records into the digital age.
The insurance industry and the hospital sector have agreed on an increase of up to 6% in contracted hospital rates, instead of the 15% demanded by hospitals.
AXA Hong Kong and Macau and Deloitte Private have partnered to enhance their wealth management offerings for high-net-worth (HNW) clients and drive growth in this premium segment.
The Life Insurance Association, Singapore (LIA Singapore) has announced the full year industry results for 2025, ending the year with a 11.3% growth over 2024, reaching a total of S$6.53bn ($5.17bn) in total weighted new business premiums.
President of Kazakhstan, Mr Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has vowed the personally oversee the investigation into large-scale embezzlement from the country's Social Medical Insurance Fund (SMIF).
In Uzbekistan, a presidential decree, dated 30 December 2025, has moved back the launch date of free planned inpatient care under state health insurance by six months.
Cancer has emerged as the fastest-growing condition in both insurance utilisation and cost across the Asia Pacific region over the past 18 months, according to the "2026 Global Medical Trends Report" by WTW.