emPLE Group, the insurance subsidiary of African conglomerate EverCorp Industries, has acquired 100% of Metropolitan Ghana from South Africa's Momentum Group, which leaves the Ghanaian market following the divestment.
Sun Life Singapore has launched two new Indexed Universal Life (IUL) products for high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients.
Six major Taiwanese life insurers have registered a combined after-tax profit of NT$16.73bn ($552m) in August 2025. This translates into a 11.8-fold increase from the same month last year. The life insurers' profits have been driven largely by the weakening Taiwan dollar.
Association of Consumers and Taxpayers (ACT) New Zealand has proposed a fundamental change in how the country funds healthcare. It has called for the adoption of compulsory health savings accounts (HSAs) for all citizens.
India's life insurance industry is currently in a long growth cycle, with life insurance penetration still at just 2.8% versus 5.6% globally according to a new report by PL Capital.
The Shariah-compliant segment of the life insurance sector has posted contributions to IDR11.99tn ($730.4m) in the first half of 2025, according to the Indonesian Life Insurance Association (AAJI).
Shifts in bancassurance and individual agent channels have long been closely watched in the life insurance sector. According to the recently released 2025 half-year reports of A-share-listed insurers, bancassurance business revenues surged in the first half, with multiple company executives highlighting its rising importance during interim results briefings.
Recently, market reports emerged that Ping An Health Insurance products have been fully withdrawn from Ping An Life's sales channel. The "e-Marketing" platform of Ping An Life has also delisted all medical insurance products under Ping An Health Insurance.
The long slide in the number of life-insurance agents at China's big listed firms may be nearing an end.
These are the highlights for events and updates across the insurance industry this week.