Insurance
Insurers tighten control over Hormuz shipping routes
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.
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.
Companies rethink health cover as claim costs climb
MOH rider changes tighten coverage and lift co-payment exposure from April 2026.
Vietnam requires social insurance for foreign workers with 12-month contracts
It applies to foreign citizens hired by Vietnamese employers.
South Korea insurers lift capital by $6b under K-ICS in December 2025
Available capital reached $190.3b at the end of December.
Cambodia’s January 2026 premiums inch down to $42m
Policies nearly doubled to 472,175.
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