Insurance
India life premium jumps 39.1% in April 2026 as group business surges
India life premium jumps 39.1% in April 2026 as group business surges
The industry reached $3.36b in April 2026.
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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.
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Thailand insurance licence applications fall 11.31% in 2025
Renewals reached 43,897 in Q1 2026 according to the insurance regulator.
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Agency warns 7.8 quake to shake Philippine insurers in late 2026
The agency said losses may pass through local firms and global reinsurers.
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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.
Philippine insurance seen growing 9.6% vs 8.3% GDP growth
The projection exceeds the expected pace of worldwide industry expansion.
Philippine insurers face underwriting swings from weather
Susan Tan said volatile conditions are pressuring non life carriers.
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