The Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) has voiced its concerns over a notable trend in Zimbabwe's life insurance industry, which is shifting from traditional long-term products towards predominantly renewable annual policies.
The insurance sector reported total premiums of EGP110.1bn ($2.3bn) in 2025, growing by 30.6% over 2024, the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) revealed in its annual report for the year 2025.
MetLife Australia will waive life insurance premiums for some customers in Victorian bushfire zones, as major health insurers introduce similar financial relief and support measures for affected policyholders.
Sun Life Asia is partnering with the MDRT Academy to bring its globally recognised development platform to Sun Life advisors across the region. The partnership reinforces Sun Life's commitment to building a caring, empowering, and performance-driven advisor culture - one that supports advisors at every stage of their growth and helps them reach their full potential.
Indian Finance Minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman will present the country's Budget for the financial year ending 31 March 2027 (FY2027) to the Indian Parliament on 1 February 2026. The insurance industry expects a lot from this Budget, as it is already buoyed up by the recent reforms by the government.
Malaysia's insurance industry has renewed its commitment to strengthening transparency and fairness in medical claims management. Supported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the industry will focus on resolving systemic issues and improving communications between insurers, takaful operators and healthcare partners.
Sun Life Asia will collaborate with MDRT Academy to bring its globally recognised development platform to Sun Life advisors across the region. Under the new collaboration agreement, Sun Life will leverage the MDRT Academy to cultivate the next generation of MDRT-level advisors across the region.
Gen Z and Gen Alpha children are growing up in an environment defined by rapid technological change, rising costs, emotional complexity and deep uncertainty, according to research prepared for Liberty Group which offers life insurance and other services.
US multinational investment bank Citi believes China's insurance sector is entering a pivotal phase in 2026, marked by a historic opportunity for life insurance growth and continued structural improvement in property & casualty (P&C) profitability.
Large commercial banks that have not yet established or acquired insurance companies or trust companies should do so as soon as possible, according to the former Governor of the People's Bank of China, Dai Xianglong.