Insurance

Construction insurance gaps threaten project financing

Construction insurance gaps threaten project financing

Zurich said lenders may cut commitments when adequate cover is unavailable.
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Why Taiwan insurance trails Asia’s high-growth markets

Life premiums reached $65.1b in 2025 with private savings still central to demand.
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Legal liability insurers beat casualty market

The specialist group outperformed commercial casualty in 8 of the past 10 years.
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Insurance capital shifts as 60% of investors expand

Gallagher Securities surveyed more than 60 large institutional investors.
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3 in 10 Australians nearing retirement fail to plan

Around two-thirds wanted lifetime income and inflation-linked retirement features.
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Insurers tighten control over Hormuz shipping routes

Japan and South Korea face higher exposure to Gulf energy risks.

Thailand insurance licence applications fall 11.31% in 2025

Renewals reached 43,897 in Q1 2026 according to the insurance regulator.

Agency warns 7.8 quake to shake Philippine insurers in late 2026

The agency said losses may pass through local firms and global reinsurers.

Hong Kong insurers face sales drag from China clampdown

Mainland visitor policies historically account for about 30% of life sector new business.

Singapore finance employers to cut jobs in Q3 2026

ManpowerGroup linked weaker plans to consolidation and optimisation.

Taiwan life premiums climb 50% to $5b in Q1 2026

Revenue increased from $3.2b or NT$99.476b in the same period last year.

South Korea insurers’ $3b profit leaves non-life firms behind

The 30 non-life players reported $1.4b after a year-on-year decline.

South Korea insurers lift overseas profit to $197m

FSS said earnings rose by $37.9m from $159.1m a year earlier.

Cambodia premiums rise 3% as life insurance falls in February 2026

Gross premiums reached $30.62m in February 2026 from $29.78m a year earlier.

Hong Kong life insurance crowds out health and P&C

Life made up $89.3b of the market in 2025 against $3.8b for P&C.

Pay rises push more Australian earners into insurance-linked tax risk

Income threshold changes are prompting earlier policy decisions before the new financial year begins.