Hollard International (HINT), Johannesburg-headquartered Hollard Group Insurance's international business, has taken a bold step forward in its Africa growth strategy with the successful completion of two major acquisitions -- one of Global Alliance Seguros in Mozambique and the other of Absa Life Botswana.
The impact of intense price competition in medical and certain motor segments are now coming through in the Saudi insurance market, says Badri Management Consultancy, an international company specialising in actuarial and management consulting services.
The insurance sector in Jordan has seen notable progress since the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) took over supervision of the sector in 2021, said the chairman of the Jordan Insurance Federation (JIF) Majed Smairat at the opening of the AqabaConf 2025 yesterday in Aqaba, Jordan.
GlobeMed Group, the leading healthcare benefits management company in the MENA region, has relaunched its operations in the UAE.
Term insurance has become the preferred financial product for 31% of working Gen Z individuals in India, according to a recent study by Tata AIA Life Insurance in partnership with NielsenIQ.
The sharp appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar (NT$) against the US dollar in the spot and non-deliverable forward markets since the end of April 2025 has stirred concerns about the life insurance sector as about 70% of their investments are in overseas bonds and equities.
Online health insurer Bowtie Life has developed Hong Kong's first fully online medical underwriting system, designed to instantly evaluate applicants' health conditions, according to co-founder and co-CEO Fred Ngan.
The Turkish insurance industry is expected to reach a size of $30bn this year, according to the president of the Insurance Association of Türkiye (TSB), Ugur Gulen.
Muang Thai Life Assurance is the first life insurance company in Thailand to sign the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), an internationally supported investment principle by the United Nations.
More than two in five Nigerian women want their employers to provide improved and comprehensive health insurance that covers fertility treatments, breast cancer care, and menopause support, according to a report released by Healthtracka, a digital health platform. The report says that 43.4% of working women across various industries and regions expressed this need in a nationwide survey.