The gold Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) launched by the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) presents a new opportunity for the insurance industry in Indonesia, according to the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.
Mandarin Re, a specialty property and casualty reinsurance company, has increased its paid-up capital to $26m.
WTW has appointed Ms Jayne Bok as Head of Hong Kong and Macau. She will also continue in her existing role as Head of Investments, Asia, alongside her new responsibilities.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is warning car insurers about rising premiums and poor transparency.
Munich Re generated a net result of EUR2,211m ($2.55bn) in the second quarter of 2026 and EUR3,925m in the first half of the year, bolstered by very low major-loss expenditure in property-casualty reinsurance together with a very strong investment result.
Industry analysts warn that market corrections in China in July 2026 may have already wiped out much of the short-term investment gains made by unlisted life insurers in the first half of the year, highlighting the sector's increasing vulnerability to capital market fluctuations amid a prolonged low-interest-rate environment.
New research from insurance-based wealth solutions provider Utmost has highlighted the strong momentum in the international wealth insurance market with rapid sales growth in both 2024 and 2025.
Sun Life has announced the launch of Sun Life Private Wealth, an integrated platform supporting high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (uHNW) individuals, families and advisers as they build, preserve and transfer wealth across generations.
Indonesia's Islamic insurance industry recorded negative investment returns in the first quarter of 2026 as volatility in the domestic capital market weighed on equity-based investments, according to the Financial Services Authority (OJK).