The operating performance of Suez Canal Insurance (SCI) is assessed as adequate, according to AM Best. The insurer has reported a five-year (2019 - 2023) weighted average return-on-equity ratio of 15.8%.
Insurance companies in South Korea, comprising 22 life insurers and 31 non-life insurers, generated KRW13.36tn ($9.68bn) in net income for the year 2023, up by KRW4.18tn or 45.5% from 2022, according to preliminary data released by the Financial Supervisory Service.
The operating performance of Asuransi Astra Buana is assessed as strong, demonstrated by its five-year average combined ratio of 88.1% and return-on-equity ratio of 17.6% (2019-2023), according to AM Best.
Vietnam's total insurance premium revenue in the first quarter of 2024 continued to decrease, falling for the fourth consecutive quarter, according to data from the General Statistics Office.
The Insurance Commission (IC) has announced that the net income of the insurance industry, comprising life and non-life insurance companies and mutual benefit associations (MBAs), reached PHP48.46bn ($848m) in 2023, 3.8% higher than the PHP46.69bn chalked up in 2022.
Public-sector general insurers showed an 8.99% growth in gross direct premium to INR903.4bn ($10.86bn) in the financial year ended 31 March 2024 (FY2024), about half as slowly as their private-sector rivals which posted a 17.5% rise in combined premiums to INR1.55tn in the same 12 months, according to preliminary data released by the General Insurance Council.
The South African general insurance industry is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.8% to ZAR192.7bn ($10.4bn) in 2028 from ZAR159.5bn in 2024, in terms of gross written premiums (GWP), forecasts data and analytics company GlobalData.
The combined insurance revenue of listed insurance companies in the UAE saw a 20% surge to AED30bn ($10.9bn) in 2023, compared to AED25bn in 2022, according to an analysis by Badri Management Consulting of the financial statements of the insurers which number 25.
Insurable losses from the 3 April magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Hualien in eastern Taiwan will be between $0.5bn and $1bn, according to CoreLogic, a US-based provider of financial, property, and consumer information, analytics and business intelligence.
PVI Insurance Corporation (PVI Insurance), Vietnam's biggest general insurer, has strong operating performance, supported by its five-year average return-on-equity ratio of 17.9% (2019-2023), according to AM Best.