Business interruption is the biggest worry for companies in Asia Pacific in 2026, according to the latest edition of the Allianz Risk Barometer. The past year has also been a significant one for accelerated adoption of AI, which is reflected in its ranking as the biggest riser in the annual survey at #2. Changes in legislation and regulation, and market developments are also significant risks, ranking #3 and #4 respectively.
To help provide more personalised and intelligent services to health insurance policyholders, China will soon launch a pilot programme to establish cloud platforms aggregating personal healthcare and medical insurance data.
Parents in China, including Hong Kong, recognise the challenges of the AI era but are underprepared for their children's future development, according to a new survey by Prudential Hong Kong.
Chinese citizens will now have more smart payment options to pay for services under the medical insurance system. The new options are being rolled out to reduce long queues and simplify payments for various medical services received by patients.
Risk-adjusted property catastrophe decreases in mainland China were common with some reinvestment of savings in additional top layers during the 1 January reinsurance renewals, said Gallagher Re.
The P&C Insurance Department of the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) has issued a document providing detailed answers to practical problems encountered during the implementation of the "Filiing-Execution Consistency" requirement for non-auto insurance.
The mainland China's P&C industry's report card for 2025 shows that the sector's growth was steady but trailed GDP expansion. Furthermore, P&C insurance penetration declined slightly.
Insurance companies have increased motor premiums in the peak auto insurance renewal season- the turn of the year-even for vehicle owners with a clean claims record. The premium hikes have been as high as 46%.
The short news for the week to 9 January are:
Several key variables affecting the life insurance industry offer an outline of what to expect of the sector in 2026 and beyond.