The ongoing military confrontation in the Middle East reinforces the position that war risk is a dynamic exposure, not a static extension, said Mr Hani Al-Kurdi, Vice President, Marine, at Apex Insurance & Reinsurance Brokers.
The Algerian insurance market grew by 8.8% in 2025 to reach a record gross premiums of DZD200.5bn ($1.5bn), including international acceptances, compared to DZD184.3bn in the preceding year, whereas paid claims increased by 7.9% year on year.
Generali has appointed Mr Krishnamoorthy Rao as Managing Director and CEO of its P&C business in India, effective 1 April 2026 and subject to regulatory approval.
The Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF) Insurance Company and the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) for a strategic collaboration to strengthen disaster impact reporting and support the development of scalable risk financing solutions.
The Cameroonian insurance market generated total premiums of approximately FCFA300bn ($528m) in 2025, according to official but provisional data. This represents an increase of 3.9% over total premiums of FCFA288.7bn in 2024.
China Taiping Insurance (HK) Company, the non-life insurance unit of the Taiping China Insurance group in Hong Kong, saw its net profit after tax plunge by 73.6% to HK$19.64m in 2025, compared to HK$74.26m in 2024, according to financial statements released by the ultimate parent China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co (China Taiping).
The People's Insurance Company (Group) of China [PICC] reported a consolidated net profit of CNY62.45bn for 2025, a year-on-year increase of 10.0% over 2024.
The Insurance Association of China has stated that it will promote the implementation of model clauses for humanoid robot insurance.
Singapore's domestic general insurance sector recorded stable growth in 2025, with gross written premiums (GWP) for the domestic segment reaching S$6.1bn ($4.8bn), an 8.4% y-o-y increase that pushed the sector past the S$6bn mark for the first time.
The insurance sector in the UAE remained healthy in 2025, with robust capital adequacy ratios and return on assets, according to the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE).