Participation insurers (takaful operators) in Turkiye generated TRY70.1bn ($1.6bn) in contributions in 2025 in nominal terms, representing a 62.9% increase compared to the previous year, according to data from the Insurance Association of Turkiye (TSB).
Profitability improved significantly in 2025 for eight listed insurance companies whose preliminary annual financial results were analysed by BADRI Management Consultancy, a Dubai-headquartered international actuarial and risk consultancy firm.
State-controlled China Taiping Insurance Holdings Company (CTIH) has issued a positive profit alert, stating that it expects profit attributable to owners of the company for the year ended 31 December 2025 to increase by a range of between 215% and 225% compared with 2024.
Continental Reinsurance's (Nigeria) [CRe Nigeria] underwriting performance in 2025 and beyond is expected to trend in line with recent years, supported by stricter underwriting guidelines and more controlled business growth, according to AM Best.
Global reinsurers' profitability will decline but remain strong in 2026, as 1 January contract renewals confirmed further reductions in risk-adjusted prices across most lines, Fitch Ratings says. This aligns with its 'deteriorating' sector outlook for global reinsurance, reflecting moderately weaker, but still sound, operating and business conditions in 2026.
The implications for the life insurance sector could be profound when a proposal by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) to amend foreign exchange accounting rules is finalised.
Parents in China, including Hong Kong, recognise the challenges of the AI era but are underprepared for their children's future development, according to a new survey by Prudential Hong Kong.
2026 is poised to be a year of significant growth for the insurance sector in terms of risk management, digital transformation, and sustainability, according to the Insurance Association of Turkiye (TSB) President Mr Ugur Gulen, outlining his expectations of the industry for the new year.
Bangladesh's insurance regulator Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has imposed a ban on agent commissions in the non-life insurance sector. This move implies that there will be no agents serving the non-life branch.
Lebanon ranked 64th out of the 72 largest insurance markets worldwide in terms of premiums in 2024, 37th among 45 emerging markets, and 10th among 13 Arab markets.