Insurance spending per capita increased by 30% to SAR2,034 ($541.50) in 2023 from SAR1,564 in 2022 in Saudi Arabia, according to the Insurance Authority (IA).
FWD Group Holdings has announced strong new business growth highlights for the nine months ended 30 September 2024.
Liberty Mutal Insurance has appointed to its recently formed APAC team Mr David Tam as chief information officer; Mr Robert Mercer as head of claims; Mr Tibor Nagy as CFO, effective 6 January 2025 and Ms Vidhi Kapoor as regional head of HR, effective 6 January 2025.
Tanzania Reinsurance Company (TAN RE) has a track record of strong operating performance, evident by a return-on-equity (RoE) ratio that exceeded 10% in each of the past five years, says AM Best in a report.
The Saudi Reinsurance Company (Saudi Re) posted a surge of 351% in net profit after zakat to SAR475m ($126.5m) for the nine months ended 30 September 2024.
Oman Re, the Sultanate of Oman's sole reinsurer, has reported a net profit after tax of OMR1.4m ($3.7m) for the first three quarters of this year, down from OMR1.9m for the first nine months of 2023.
The net profit attributable to shareholders of China's five major 'A'-share-listed insurance companies for the first three quarters of 2024 climbed steeply year-on-year.
Large losses, such as increased frequency and severity of extreme weather, could increase underwriting volatility at China Re Group, according to S&P Global Ratings (S&P).
PICC Reinsurance is expected to increase its premiums by 8%-10% over the next two years, says S&P Global Ratings (S&P) in its report titled "Asia-Pacific Reinsurance Sector Update - Improvements Are Underway".
The mainland Chinese insurance industry's premium income reached CNY4.79tn ($672bn) in the first nine months of this year, jumping by 7.2% year on year, according to the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA).