While listed insurers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have delivered improved profitability, regional geopolitical tensions are affecting certain lines of business and investment portfolios, according to AM Best.
The combined profits in the insurance sector listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange rose by 15.84% to QAR1.5bn ($411m) in 2025 from QAR1.3bn in 2024, according to financial data filed by the companies with the bourse.
The UAE financial system remained resilient in 2025, with improvements across most financial soundness indicators, the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has said.
Oil and gas supply shock triggered by the Middle East conflict has led several Southeast Asian countries to ramp up their coal reserves. A recent report, however, reveals that the region's shift back to coal is likely to increase costs sharply rather than reduce them.
Insurance Authority (IA) hosted a Captive Forum meeting in Beijing last month to promote Hong Kong as a captive domicile.
The Algerian insurance market's potential is around $7-8bn, far more than the "psychological threshold" of DZD200bn ($1.5bn) crossed in 2025, according to Mr Hassan Khelifati, Vice President of the Algerian Union of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (UAR).
China's five major A-share listed insurance companies achieved a total net profit attributable to the parent company of CNY425.3bn ($62.2bn) in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 22.4%, according to data compiled from their audited annual financial statements.
The bancassurance channel emerged in 2025 as the driver of revenue growth for life insurance companies, particularly listed insurers, according to an analysis of the annual financial statements released by several companies.
The total number of individual insurance agents across the life operations of five major listed insurers reached 1.33m at the end of December 2025, representing a decrease of 52,000 or 3.7% compared to the end of 2024.
The insurance industry in Indonesia had a varied performance in February 2026. The life insurance sector recorded limited growth in premium income, while the general insurance and reinsurance industry showed a more significant increase.