China's non-life premium growth is expected to slow to 2.9% in 2026 (3.7% in 2025), well below its historical trend of 7.9%, according to Swiss Re Institute's (SRI) latest sigma report, "World insurance in 2026: Shock absorbers in a fragmenting world", released on 8 July 2026.
Regular-premium life insurance business through the bancassurance channel slowed month by month during the first half of this year, but still maintained a double-digit growth rate year on year.
China is poised to become the world's engine for life insurance expansion over the next decade, forecast to generate an estimated $475bn in additional premiums, according to the Swiss Re Institute (SRI).
Cities across China have started enrolling subscribers for the 2026 edition of huiminbao since the fourth quarter of 2025. Although the cumulative number of participants in huiminbao has exceeded 200m nationwide, the subscription rate has been declining in several cities, and insurers that offer the plans are facing the challenge of retaining participants.
The global insurance sector has remained financially stable at the end of 2025 despite increasing geopolitical tensions, inflationary pressures and elevated sovereign debt levels, according to the International Association of Insurance Supervisors' (IAIS) mid-year Global Insurance Market Report 2026.
South Korean police have raided the Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine and its affiliated medical foundation over an alleged insurance fraud scheme.
Japan has amended its public health insurance laws in a bid to reduce healthcare spending and ease the social insurance burden on the working population, although the reforms have sparked concerns among patients over higher out-of-pocket medical costs.
Fitch Ratings has said that it expects The Company for Cooperative Insurance (Tawuniya) to maintain its very strong financial performance over the medium term, underpinned by underwriting discipline and its scale. The international credit rating agency also expects improved market pricing to start feeding into earnings in 2026.
The Islamic Arab Insurance Company (SALAMA) has announced the elections of His Excellency Humaid Mohammad Obaid Alqutami and Mr Fareed Lutfi Al Harmouzi to its Board of Directors, effective 2 July 2026.
Dental treatment prices in Dubai are often visible online, but the quote logic behind them is not always clear, according to the findings of a review carried out by LumiQuest Dental Circle, a specialised dental guidance platform.