The Federation of African National Insurance Companies (FANAF) has adopted the Pan-African Pact for Insurance Inclusion, which includes the "Cotonou Appeal" which is a call for collaboration by stakeholders to promote access to insurance to those currently excluded from any coverage. The Pact also includes 23 resolutions for transforming insurance on the continent.
The Tunisian insurance sector is set for a profound transformation by 2030, with nationwide natural disaster insurance coverage, reform of the Insurance Code and an overhaul of the motor vehicle regime, according to the five-year strategic development plan unveiled by the General Insurance Committee (CGA).
The Systemic Risk Coordination and Monitoring Committee (CCSRS) has said that the insurance sector continued its growth momentum against a generally favourable economic backdrop.
The medical insurance branch continued to top the property and casualty insurance sector in 2025 with premiums amounting to EGP19.83bn, followed by fire insurance with EGP15.34bn and comprehensive motor insurance with EGP12.78bn, according to the 2025 annual report issued by the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA).
China's non-life premium growth is expected to slow to 2.9% in 2026 (3.7% in 2025), well below its historical trend of 7.9%, according to Swiss Re Institute's (SRI) latest sigma report, "World insurance in 2026: Shock absorbers in a fragmenting world", released on 8 July 2026.
Regular-premium life insurance business through the bancassurance channel slowed month by month during the first half of this year, but still maintained a double-digit growth rate year on year.
China is poised to become the world's engine for life insurance expansion over the next decade, forecast to generate an estimated $475bn in additional premiums, according to the Swiss Re Institute (SRI).
Cities across China have started enrolling subscribers for the 2026 edition of huiminbao since the fourth quarter of 2025. Although the cumulative number of participants in huiminbao has exceeded 200m nationwide, the subscription rate has been declining in several cities, and insurers that offer the plans are facing the challenge of retaining participants.
The global insurance sector has remained financially stable at the end of 2025 despite increasing geopolitical tensions, inflationary pressures and elevated sovereign debt levels, according to the International Association of Insurance Supervisors' (IAIS) mid-year Global Insurance Market Report 2026.
South Korean police have raided the Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine and its affiliated medical foundation over an alleged insurance fraud scheme.