Korean life insurers' aggregate K-ICS ratio was broadly stable quarter on quarter at end-June 2026, with the post-transitional ratio declining 0.7 percentage points to 206.8%. This is according to estimates by CreditSights, which added that the underlying ratio rose 2.5 percentage points to 193.0%. The report noted wide differences among insurers, with post-transition ratios ranging from 138.3% at Hana Life to 396.4% at NongHyup Life.
The NEXROC Group has announced plans to launch tender offers for two publicly listed life insurance companies, one in the United States and one in Australia.
Several insurance companies in China have started their 2027 "Start of the Year" sales drive, with kickoff meetings, product seminars, incentive planning groups, and other activities.
Multi-year analyses of the financial statements of listed Chinese insurance companies show that profit contributions from insurance risks are highly stable, forming the core component of profits, and with leading insurers maintaining abundant reserves in their contractual service margins (CSMs). Meanwhile, net profits on the investment side exhibit clear volatility -- contributing high profits in good years, thin margins in others, and potentially losses in extreme years.
Statistics show that among the 54 property and casualty insurers that have disclosed comprehensive claims ratios for the first half of 2026, the median ratio was 39.32%, down from approximately 43% in the corresponding period of 2025. Among 73 life insurers, the median stood at 36.19%, also below the roughly 42% recorded a year earlier. Both medians have fallen below 40%, leaving a significant gap from the range of 50% to 80% regarded as reasonable in the industry.
The key to developing disease-specific relapse insurance lies in unlocking the value of medical data, according to Ms Pan Jiqi, director of the Commercial Insurance Collaborative Innovation Department at the Shanghai Institute of Clinical Innovation and Transformation.
Great Eastern has welcomed Mr Hicham Raissi as Managing Director, Group Head of General and Group Insurance.
Writing participating products tends to "lead to a high capital drag due to long-term guarantees and smoothing obligations required to manage such business", according to Munich Re Head of Structured Solutions, SEA, Mr Sebastien Voon.
India's life insurance market is growing, but the gains are not translating into wider coverage, with active individual policies remaining largely flat despite a sharp rise in bank account ownership, according to a McKinsey report.
At a session for the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Talk Series on 'Inclusive Insurance: Global Insights', it was mentioned that Pakistan has significant potential to expand inclusive insurance coverage.