China's National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) has issued a policy directive aimed at transforming the personal sales structure of the life insurance industry. The new framework, detailed in a notice released just recently, seeks to realign commission incentives, raise professional standards, and strengthen long-term service capabilities among life insurance agents. The move also supports the development of industry-wide product classification and agent tiering standards, to be led by the Insurance Association of China.
These are the highlights for all events and updates across the industry this week.
These are the updates on insurance regulation across China this week.
Transamerica Life Bermuda has appointed Ms Kristine Ung as CEO, effective 1 May 2025 and subject to regulatory approval.
There is a critical need for the Ethiopian government to attach importance to the insurance industry, on a par with the attention given to banks and other financial institutions, senior executives of insurance companies have said. This is because the insurance market plays a vital role in supporting national projects and pushing economic growth.
The Saudi insurance market saw mixed financial results in the motor and medical lines in 2024, according to an analysis by Badri Management Consulting, an international actuarial and risk consultancy firm. These two branches are the main pillars of the Saudi insurance sector, contributing a combined 84% of total insurance revenue in 2024.
Insurers must be aware of financial market trends, particularly, recently, when the need to understand and act on these trends has grown more urgent and expanded to more facets of the insurance business, said Swiss Re head of life and health reinsurance APAC excluding China, Ms Daisy Ning.
The Nepalese government has set a target to increase the renewal of health insurance policies to 90% in the next five years to 2030.
Manulife Hong Kong and JUST FEEL, a Hong Kong-based NGO dedicated to emotional education, has announced a multi-year strategic charity partnership.
A promising area in insurance is digital health underwriting, where insurers use electronic health records - increasingly adopted across APAC - to conduct underwriting assessments more efficiently, according to Swiss Re head of life and health reinsurance APAC excluding China, Ms Daisy Ning.