In the first half of the year, China's five major 'A'-share listed life insurance companies achieved a total premium income of CNY1.12tn ($154.42bn), a year-on-year increase of 2.12%.
Aviva-COFCO Life Insurance posted an operating income of CNY14.46bn ($2bn), a year-on-year increase of 51.35%, of which insurance business income was CNY10.91bn, a year-on-year increase of 24.28%.
China remained the second largest insurance market in the world in 2023, with total premiums of $724bn. This represents a 10% global market share, says Swiss Re Institute (SRI). The market share was stable compared to 2022 when it stood at 10.3%.
A total of 13 insurance companies, including pension insurers, received approval from the National Financial Regulatory Administration in the first six months of this year for capital increases.
Five major A-share insurance companies in China have posted a combined premium income of CNY1.76tn ($242.92bn) for the first half of this year, a year-on-year increase of 3.03%, according to statements filed with the stock exchange.
The Indian health insurance industry is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.8% to INR2.0tn ($23.9bn) in 2028 from INR1.3tn in 2024 in terms of gross written premiums (GWP), forecasts GlobalData, a data and analytics company.
Turkiye overtook Saudi Arabia as the biggest market among 13 markets in the Middle East and North Africa, according to data published by Swiss Re Institute (SRI).
State-owned Sri Lanka Insurance Life (SLICL), has declared the highest ever bonus in the Sri Lankan industry to its policyholders, amounting to SLR11.2bn($36m) for the year 2023.
Munich-headquartered global insurer Allianz, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Allianz Europe (the Offeror), has announced a pre-conditional voluntary cash general offer to acquire at least 51% of the shares of one of Singapore's biggest composite insurers.
More than half of Hong Kong employees (52%) are struggling with their finances, according to the new survey by WTW, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company.