Kenya Reinsurance Corporation (Kenya Re) has reported net profits after tax of KES3,318.8m ($25.6m) for the financial year ended 31 December 2025, down by 26.9% from the previous year.
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.
The global marine insurance market will continue to support and maintain the availability of cargo, hull, liability and offshore energy covers despite increasing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
The Thai insurance regulator, the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC), has asked Google to help formulate guidelines to prevent and suppress insurance-related offences in the form of fake applications or offerings of unlicensed foreign insurance companies that are operators not supervised by the Commission.
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.
Record global level of coal, oil and gas pollution is overtaking natural climate drivers like El Niño and La Niña, according to a new report by Climate Council of Australia. This is accelerating the climate whiplash phenomenon that flings communities rapidly from one disaster to the next.
New Zealand's insurers have sounded a growing urgency of reducing risk from natural hazards to protect communities and keep insurance accessible.
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 Life, the country's biggest life insurer, saw its net profit attributable to equity holders surge by 44.1% to a record CNY154.08bn ($22.33bn), according to audited financial statements released by the insurance giant.
Taiping Reinsurance Company (TPRe) posted consolidated net profits after tax of HK$1.28bn ($164m) in 2025, 34.1% higher than in 2024, according to financial statements published by the Hong Kong-incorporated parent company, China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. The net results were boosted by both underwriting and investment operations.