The combined net profit of 75 listed GCC insurers remained steady at $1.7bn in the first nine months of this year (9M2025), with mirroring trends from the first half of the year, according to a report by research and consulting firm Insurance Monitor and Lux Actuaries and Consultants.
The government plans to raise health insurance benefits to 100% of covered costs for near-poor households and those aged 75 and older who receive social pensions, reported the Vietnam News.
Backed by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the health insurance Grievance Mechanism Committee (GMC) has been reactivated in the country.
Health insurance premiums in Australia are expected to rise by about 4% in 2026, says a new report by money.com.au.
Building on the recovery established in the first half of the year, the UAE insurance industry continued to demonstrate solid improvement for the first three quarters (3Q2025) of 2025, according to BADRI Management Consultancy, an international and risk consulting firm.
Gulf Insurance Group (GIG) reported a net insurance result of KWD11.6m ($37.9?m) for the first nine months of 2025, down from KWD24.9m in the same period last year.
Manulife Financial Corporation and Mahindra & Mahindra have signed an agreement to establish a life insurance joint venture (JV) in India, both holding an equal stake.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said that Nigeria should accelerate the rollout of a robust national health insurance system to reduce the country's high out-of-pocket healthcare spending.
Chubb Life Hong Kong has introduced the Side by Side Dementia Insurance Plan, which it says is the city's first standalone insurance policy specifically designed to support individuals diagnosed with dementia and their caregivers.
Weight loss drugs should be included in country's national insurance coverage according to some doctors in China. Obesity is listed as sixth leading risk factor in disability and death in China.