Listed insurers in China face a key earnings test as the 'A'-share market fell in the third quarter of this year. Insurance companies' investment gains could hit a low point for the full year.
Insurance regulators are tightening rules for asset-intensive reinsurance while promoting alternative forms of insurance risk transfer.
In the Philippines, many Filipinos now see legacy as a combination of financial security, family values and educational opportunities for future generations, rather than simply passing on wealth.
S&P Global Ratings forecasts robust real GDP growth of 5.2% for Singapore's life insurance sector in 2026, with strong fundamentals to support the growth trajectory through 2027.
The Insurance Bureau (IB) of the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has announced that it will issue a ruling to explicitly permit insurance companies to invest in businesses related to health promotion, long-term care (LTC) facilities and age-inclusive services, categorising them as "health and well-being businesses."
Utmost has appointed Ms Natalie Yeo as Head of High Net Worth Underwriting.
China Life, the country's largest life insurer, has announced that it plans to enter into a partnership agreement under which it would invest up to CNY4.5bn ($671.2m) in a fund to invest primarily in equity interests in high-quality unlisted enterprises in the field of technology innovation in the country.
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) private credit, while small at present, is entering a period of rapid expansion, says Moody's Ratings in a report on the growth of private credit in the region.
The National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) has clarified that insurance institutions permitted under regulatory rules to invest in Hong Kong Stock Connect equities may also invest in Hong Kong Stock Connect exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
The Insurance Brokers Association of India (IBAI), the apex body of India's 798 licensed insurance brokers, has expressed serious concern over the consultation paper on 'Reforms for Recalibrating Economics of Insurance Distribution', released by the country's insurance regulator, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on 23 September 2026.