Swiss Re, the world's second largest reinsurer in terms of revenue, increased its revenue in China to $1.85bn in 2025. This represented a marginal 1.82% increase over $1.82bn in 2024, according to the company's annual report for 2025.
Milli Reasurans (Milli Re) has posted a 65% surge in net profits to TRY9.78bn ($221.1m) for the financial year ended 31 December 2025, compared to 2024. Premiums totalled TRY16.2bn in 2025, around 10% higher than in 2024.
Middle East Insurance Review (MEIR), in solidarity with the insurance market, has started a special series named "Middle East Conflict: The MEIR Dialogue" to discuss the insurance impact of the armed confrontation across MENA as well as globally. MEIR kicks off the series with a video interview with Mr Yassir Albaharna, Group CEO of Trust International Insurance & Reinsurance Co (Trust Re).
The London market and global specialty insurers are considered to be the most directly exposed to the armd conflict in the Middle East through marine or aviation war, political violence, trade credit and energy lines, Fitch Ratings said.
QBE Re has appointed Mr Tanaka Soichiro as Head of Southeast Asia. In this newly created role, he will lead underwriting strategy for Southeast Asia, overseeing portfolio management and growth opportunities as the reinsurer continues to expand in Asia.
Price Forbes Singapore has announced the appointments of Mr Bruce Ford, Ms Florence Lam, Mr Goh Thian Leong and Mr Mark Foster to its newly formed treaty reinsurance team.
The global outlook is extremely worrying, with the bond and equity markets reacting to recent events, said Mr Paul Hanratty, the Group CEO & Executive Director of Africa's largest insurer, Sanlam, which is headquartered in Capetown.
Sanlam Morocco and Allianz Morocco have determined the terms of their merger, following meetings of their boards of directors held on 11 and 12 March 2026, respectively.
The size of Korea's exposure to marine insurance risk has been estimated at around KRW1.7tn ($1.14tn), according to data submitted by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) to a legislator, amidst concern arising from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz as a result of the Middle East war.
Zurich-based reinsurer Echo Re will soon open a reinsurance branch office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) to strengthen its decade old presence in India. The company received the approval from the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) of India on 12 March 2026 to open its branch office.