Samsung Property & Casualty Insurance Company (Samsung P&C China) has delivered improved operating results despite a low single-digit return-on-equity in 2025, notes AM Best.
Aon has promoted Ms Jane Drummond to the role of Global Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective 1 January 2027. She will report to Mr Andy Marcell, Deputy CEO and SEVP, Risk Capital and Human Capital for Aon, and will serve as a member of the Aon Executive Committee.
Momentum Group, one of South Africa's largest insurance-based financial services groups, has announced record results for the year ended 30 June 2026 (FY2026), with normalised headline earnings (NHE) increasing by 13% to ZAR7.06bn ($432m) and operating profit rising by 9% to ZAR5.97bn.
Kuwait's listed insurance sector carried firm momentum into the first half of 2026, with aggregate insurance revenue for the eight listed insurers rising by 8% to KWD624m [$2.02bn] (1H2025: KWD577m), according to an analysis by BADRI Management Consultancy.
The Turkish insurance sector has faced extremely challenging conditions in recent years, characterised by high inflation, severe currency devaluation, and natural catastrophes, but it has maintained strong revenue growth, robust returns on equity (ROE), and steady improvements in shareholders' equity, notes S&P Global Ratings (S&P).
Kuwait-headquartered Gulf Insurance Group (GIG) has a record of strong operating performance, says AM Best, noting that in 2025, the company reported post-tax profits of KWD31.5m ($102.6m).
The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has issued the "Explanatory Notes on the Calculation of Own Funds and Risk Capital and Related Reporting Forms for Insurance Enterprises."
The insurance sector could potentially tap into a range of emerging sectors as new technologies and industries create risks that have yet to be fully priced, according to new research from McKinsey.
Zhibao Technology announced that its reinsurance subsidiary, Zhibao Labuan Reinsurance Company (Zhibao Labuan Re), is expanding its operations into Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.
The outlook of the insurance sector remains positive, with the expected commencement of commercial oil production likely to create a significant pipeline of new insurance business, according to Dr Protazio Sande, Acting CEO of the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA).