Global non-life premiums are expected to grow to $4.8tn in 2025 (2024: $4.6tn), with an 85%:15% split between advanced and emerging markets, according to Swiss Re Institute's latest Sigma report, titled 'World insurance in 2025: A riskier, more fragmented world order'.
Canopius has appointed Ms Micia Yong as head of property and specialty treaty APAC.
At least 20 (re)insurers have failed somewhere in the world in every single year between 2000 and 2024, according to the third edition of the "Global Failed Insurer Catalogue" published by Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation (PACICC).
Zurich General Takaful Indonesia (Zurich Syariah) has reported growth in gross contribution income to more than IDR1.4bn ($86,000) from travel insurance products during the 2025 hajj period.
The Saudi insurance industry has reported growth in total premium income for the first quarter of the year, while the net income saw a notable setback, according to the Insurance Authority's latest quarterly report.
The Algerian insurance market has posted total premium volume of DZD56.9bn ($439m) in 1Q2025, 13.3% higher than in the corresponding quarter in 2024, including international acceptances and retakaful, the National Insurance Council (CNA) indicated in its latest economic report.
Japanese non-life insurance groups are expected to maintain favourable underwriting results both in Japan and overseas markets in the financial year ending March 2026, while the growth in earnings is likely to slow as sales of strategic shareholdings decline according to a non-rating action commentary by Fitch Ratings.
Personal safety is the leading concern of UAE travellers -- cited by 44% of respondents to a travel survey -- followed by fears of extreme weather events, financial constraints, and flight disruptions.
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has implemented a 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) on non-life insurance premiums, starting on 1 July 2025.
The Moroccan insurance sector is entering the second half of 2025 with very favourable momentum, despite the significant disruptions affecting the global economy, according to the Moroccan Insurance Federation (FMA).