Gabon-based SAMB'A Assurances, a pioneer in microinsurance in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), has made a step closer to going public on the Bourse des Valeurs Mobilieres d'Afrique Centrale (BVMAC).
Post Investment Company -- the investment arm of the Egyptian Post -- and AXA Egypt plan to obtain the final licence for Sawa Microinsurance Company and launch the joint venture in the second quarter of 2026.
The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has approved the establishment of Sawa Microinsurance Company, granting Egypt's first microinsurance licence.
Nigeria has experienced a notable increase in the utilisation of primary healthcare (PHC) facilities between 2023 and 2025, according to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Muhammad Pate.
Personal accident insurance premiums for delivery riders are set to fall by 20-30% from current levels, with existing discount rates to be retained when motorcycles are replaced, like the treatment under auto insurance.
Taiwan launched a labor insurance relief loan programme aimed at helping workers experiencing financial difficulties as the year ends.
The total premium income of the Philippine pre-need industry reached PHP17.52bn ($313m) in the first three quarters of 2025, up by 3.92%, compared to the corresponding period last year, according to data from the Philippine Insurance Commission (IC) released on 6 December 2025.
Thailand's first full-scale, lifestyle-embedded subscription-styled microinsurance product named TipSnack is expected to be launched in early 2026.
Bear encounters have become an almost daily occurrence in Japan, worrying residents, travellers and farmers, and disrupting outdoor leisure businesses.
The Chairman of the Indonesian General Insurance Association (AAUI), Budi Herawan, confirmed that the general insurance sector plans to expand microinsurance offerings in 2026.