Shareholders of Gulf Insurance Group (GIG) have approved the board of directors' recommendation to distribute cash dividend of 23% (23 fils per share) for the financial year ended 31 December 2024, amounting to approximately KWD6.5m ($21.23m).
The Saudi insurance sector is projected to maintain a positive and strong growth trajectory in 2025, with top-line revenue growth forecast to fall in the double-digit zone, says the Insurance Authority (IA).
AIG chairman and CEO Peter Zaffino has pointed to the significant potential of India's rapidly expanding insurance market as a reason for optimism.
China United Property Insurance Company (CUPI) is expected to maintain a stable underwriting margin by opting out of higher volatility business and continuing to enhance its risk-selection capability, says Fitch Ratings. CUPI is one of the largest non-listed insurers in China in terms of premiums.
The Ministry of Culture has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Insurance Authority to cooperate in preserving cultural assets and promoting the cultural insurance sector.
The Australian insurance industry says that extreme weather, building inflation, soaring reinsurance premiums and state insurance taxes are the key factors that push up the insurance premiums.
Pan-African insurance group, SUNU Group, and the international microfinance group Advans have announced that SUNU Assurances Vie Cameroun has acquired a stake in Advans Cameroun.
Insurance rates in the Pacific region declined 8% in the first quarter of 2025, revealed Marsh's Global Insurance Market Index.
The board of directors of BK Group has approved the establishment of a new insurance group through a merger of BK General Insurance, Sonarwa General Insurance and Sonarwa Life Assurance.
Composite insurance rates in the first quarter of 2025 decreased by 4% in the India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA) region, where rates for large and complex organisations are often driven or influenced by the reinsurance market, according to the 'Global Insurance Market Index' report published by the world's biggest insurance broking group Marsh.