The motor insurance branch in Saudi Arabia fell short of breaking even in the first quarter of 2026, despite the significant increase in policy prices in recent months.
Turkiye's insurance sector continues to contract in real terms in the first seven months of this year, according to data released by the Insurance Association of Turkiye (TSB).
The general insurance industry of Australia has reported a huge increase in profits in the second quarter of 2026, with profit after income tax rising to A$2.253bn ($1.6bn) from A$637m in the first quarter.
BRICS member nations have called for harnessing the collective potential of BRICS to build a more self-reliant BRICS insurance ecosystem to support trade among members and enable further discussion on enhancing reinsurance capacities.
Sanlam, the largest insurance and financial services group in South Africa, has reported strong underlying new business growth and net client cash flows for the first six months of 2026, reflecting growth across all its African and Indian markets.
Life insurance is facing a relevance challenge as 47% of consumers participating in a global survey say they are considering purchasing a life insurance policy, yet more than 40% of those feel confused, uncertain, or unconvinced with the information they find. As a result, one in four drop out of the purchase journey before completion according to the World Life Insurance Report 2027.
Underwriting losses incurred by India's non-life insurance's registered a sharp increase in 2025-26 surging from INR302.88bn ($3.17bn) in 2024-25 to INR452.79bn in 2025-26, recording a rise of around 50%.
A new submission to a Australian Parliamentary Inquiry has said scrapping the extra private health insurance rebates given to older Australians would make the nation's health system fairer.
The 79th session of WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia has adopted the Dili Declaration on accelerating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in the region.
The priorities of China's non-life insurers are increasingly shifting toward sustainable profitability and operational efficiency, supported by accelerated digitalisation and innovation, according toe Mr James Chan, Director, Analytics, at AM Best.