The Sanlam group's operating earnings rose 14% year on year to ZAR8.1bn ($496m) at end-1H2025, following a strong result in 2024, notes Fitch Ratings. This was driven by general insurance (up 42%), with continued strength in life and health (up 15%) and credit and structuring (up 18%). Investment management saw a smaller increase of 8%.
Al Khaleej Takaful Insurance Company's (AKTI) operating performance as strong with the company reporting robust underwriting performance consistently, with a five-year (2020-2024) weighted average combined ratio (including short-term life results) of 83%, notes AM Best.
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) capacity continues to reach record levels, according to the latest report by AM Best. The ILS market has grown from niche to established with returning sponsors/cedants. Investors' understanding and confidence in the market has grown.
Aviation insurance has emerged as a critical pressure point as a consequence of the Middle East conflict. To minimise risk, Singapore-based aviation insurers and reinsurers would need to carefully manage exposure to hull war, passenger liability and third-party risks, according to Mr Tristan Thompson, Aviation Partner at Kennedys, a global litigation and dispute resolution firm.
The underwriting results of Zhongyuan Agricultural Insurance Co (ZYIC) are expected to remain satisfactory, supported by the strong margins of its agricultural insurance business and ongoing loss-mitigation and cost-control measures, said Fitch Ratings in a commentary.
The Philippine pre-need industry posted double-digit growth at the end of 2025, with total net worth reaching PHP33.87bn ($577.26M), a figure 21.04% higher than that recorded a year earlier. Data from the Philippine Insurance Commission also showed retained earnings increasing by 39.57%, accounting for 73.48% of total net worth.
The consolidated premium income generated by the Wafa Assurance Group, the leading insurance group in Morocco, reached more than MAD15,226m ($1,637m) in the 2025 financial year, an increase of 10.9% compared to the previous year.
Paris-headquartered global reinsurer SCOR has reported a net income of EUR851m ($990m) for the financial year ended 31 December 2025, according to financial statements released yesterday by the company.
Gulf Insurance Group has announced a net profit of KWD24.7m ($80.3m), for the financial year ended 31 December 2025 (FY2025), 4.6% lower compared to a net profit of KWD25.9m in the previous year.
Morocco's insurance sector continued to expand in 2025, with the growth of the life insurance business outpacing the non-life segment.