The life insurance industry in China can build a digital ecosystem platform centred on the family, with family accounts as its core, to ease concerns over insurance's ability to meet needs, suggested the Chairman of China Merchants Renhe Life Insurance, Mr Huang Zhiwei.
FinTech company Fawry has signed a strategic partnership agreement with talabat Egypt, an e-commerce platform that operates across MENA.
The Algerian Union of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (UAR) has launched a hub for innovation and artificial intelligence (AI) on 8 January 2026.
The UAE insurance industry will witness further growth and development in 2026 and the following years, Mr Khaled Mohammed Al Badi, Chairman of the Emirates Insurance Federation (EIF) and the Gulf Insurance Federation, has said.
Half of the attendees at a Root Platform's Managing General Agents' Association (MGAA) market briefing, are still at the earliest stages of their digital/ and Application Programme Interface (API) transformation journey, according to the results of a live poll conducted at the briefing session.
The Moroccan Insurance Federation (FMA) is pushing forward with the sector's digital transformation following a 4 December 2025 meeting with insurers and reinsurers to advance the rollout of a multi-channel premium payment system.
The East African insurance sector has demonstrated resilience and steady growth, driven by economic expansion, rising financial literacy and accelerated digital transformation. Regulatory reforms have also strengthened market stability and consumer confidence, according to a report by the global professional services firm Deloitte.
Singapore-headquartered global InsurTech bolttech has announced that it has acquired mTek, a digital insurance platform based in Kenya. This move advances bolttech's strategic goals in East Africa and enhances its global embedded insurance capabilities.
Online insurance marketplace and broker, InsureMe, has been listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) since 1 December.
Thailand's first full-scale, lifestyle-embedded subscription-styled microinsurance product named TipSnack is expected to be launched in early 2026.