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.
Ten bank-affiliated insurance companies have posted a combined net profit of CNY25.26bn ($3.76bn) for the first half of this year, representing a dramatic year-on-year increase of 162.58%, with every one of them reporting profits.
A proposed capital injection from China's Ministry of Finance and proactive capital management at the subsidiary level will likely shore up PICC Group's capital headroom, said S&P Global Ratings (S&P). Meanwhile, the insurance group's ongoing efforts to tighten underwriting and investment risk controls could help safeguard underlying earnings.
Ping An Health Insurance Company of China (Ping An Health), the second-largest specialised health insurer in mainland China, maintained strong operating performance in 2025, delivering a return-on-equity (ROE) of over 20%, notes AM Best.
Urtrust Insurance Co is expected to maintain its underwriting advantage in the new-energy vehicle (NEV) segment through close partnerships with manufacturers and improved pricing capabilities driven by richer operational data, said Fitch Ratings.