Oman's insurance sector has demonstrated stable performance over the past five years, including reporting satisfactory growth in 2025, said the Financial Services Authority (FSA) Vice Executive President Ahmed Bin Ali Al Maamari.
Total premiums in Jordan's insurance market showed strong growth in 2025 compared to the previous year, with expansion in both non-life insurance and life insurance sectors.
Small business insurance premiums have risen by up to 60% since 2019, says the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA), which warns that outdated liability laws, ballooning legal costs and government red tape are pushing up costs.
Thailand's insurance regulator, the Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC), has held a meeting with the Bangkok Metropolitan Police Command to increase cooperation and enhance measures to prevent property crime in gold shops in Bangkok.
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSI), a subsidiary of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, has successfully completed its investment in W. R. Berkley (WRB) through the acquisition of 15% of WRB's issued and outstanding common stock entitled to vote on the election of directors.
Preparations for Cambodia Insurance Day 2026 are underway, with the Insurance Regulator of Cambodia (IRC) holding a meeting on the subject with the Insurance Association of Cambodia, Cambodia Insurance Brokers Association, as well as representatives of insurance institutions.
AM Best has downgraded Trust Insurance (Uzbekistan)'s financial strength rating to 'C- '(Weak) from 'C+' (Marginal) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to 'ccc-' (Weak) from 'b-' (Marginal). The outlook of these credit ratings is 'Stable'.
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%.
The insurance industry in Pakistan is holding consultations to reassess underwriting policies, review reinsurance arrangements and ensure insurers maintain adequate solvency levels, according to Mr Mohammad Raza, Non-Life Committee and Property Committee member of the Insurance Association of Pakistan (IAP).
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has warned homeowners not to hoard fuel at home as it would lead to their insurance policy becoming void.