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.
The mainland China's P&C industry's report card for 2025 shows that the sector's growth was steady but trailed GDP expansion. Furthermore, P&C insurance penetration declined slightly.
The assumed interest rate in insurance products is likely to remain unchanged throughout 2026, insurance industry players indicate. In 2025, the rate fell to 2.0%.
Ethiopian Reinsurance (Ethio-Re), the first reinsurance company in Ethiopia, has increased its profit before tax by 45.3% to ETB616.7m ($3.98m) on the back of reinsurance revenue growth, for the financial year ended 30 June 2025 (FY2025).
Dajia Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance has announced that it plans to increase its registered capital by CNY1.5bn ($215m). Following the increase, Dajia P&C's registered capital will reach CNY5.5bn.
The total revenue from insurance premiums in Vietnam reached VND237.2tn ($9.1bn) at the end of 2025, marking a 4% increase compared with end-2024. This was reported by local media, citing the country's National Statistics Office.
Gross written premiums in the Algerian insurance market grew to DZD143bn ($1.1bn) in the first nine months of 2025 (9M2025), registering a growth of 7.3% compared to the corresponding period of the past year, according to a recent report issued by the National Insurance Council (CNA).
Thailand is likely to have a permanent Nat CAT Fund for the country soon. The initiative is being backed by the Thai General Insurance Association (TGAI) according to a report published in the daily the Bangkok Post.