The Nigerian insurance industry recorded a 47.3% year-on-year growth rate in gross written premiums to NGN2.30n ($1.71bn) in 2025 from NGN1.56tn in 2024.
The Saudi authorities have launched Ta'amman, the first independent digital platform dedicated to raising insurance awareness across all segments of society.
Women are actively engaged in managing their finances but continue to face gaps in financial guidance, so a more tailored, life-stage-based advisory solution is needed, according to a study report by HSBC.
Insurance claims related to liver diseases in India have doubled over the past three years and this surge reflects not only increasing disease severity but also the widening demographic and geographic spread of the disease, according to a new analysis by Indian health insurer Care Health Insurance.
1Q2026 signals a strong and confident start to the year for Oman's insurance sector, building on the recovery momentum established in 2025 while introducing a sharper contrast in profitability across market players, according to BADRI Management Consultancy, an international actuarial and risk consulting company.
China's four leading standalone health insurers delivered explosive growth in both premium income and profits, with rates of increase far exceeding the industry average.
Public hospitals in many regions in China have been expanding their special medical services and international departments, with high-end medical services traditionally available in private hospitals and foreign-funded hospitals gradually extending to the public medical system.
Huagui Life Insurance Co, the first local life insurance company registered in the southwestern province of Guizhou, has raised its registered capital to CNY2.61bn ($383.3m) from CNY2bn.
The conflict in the Middle East is creating two second-order risks for life insurers in Asia, according to HSBC CEO for Insurance Edward Moncreiffe in an interview with Asia Insurance Review. He noted that while the impact on life insurers is not direct, there are still significant knock-on effects for life insurers.
Annuities are expected to see stronger growth across Asia-Pacific as markets transition from saving to retirement income, particularly in ageing economies where large pools of household savings are beginning to move into drawdown. "The strongest growth potential is in markets that are now transitioning from saving to retirement income at scale," said Challenger Chief Executive for Insurance Anton Kapel in an interview with Asia Insurance Review.