The UAE's biggest insurer Orient Insurance will continue to increase its revenue by at least 10% per year in 2024 and 2025, as the insurer continues to expand its business in the UAE and in the wider Middle East and North Africa region, says S&P Global Ratings.
Prudential Singapore (Prudential) has introduced an indexed universal life (UL) insurance product, PRUVantage Legacy Index (PVLI) to address the growing protection and legacy planning needs of high net worth (HNW) individuals in Singapore.
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has put forward a proposal to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for the upcoming 2024-25 Budget to reinstate income tax credits for individuals purchasing insurance plans.
Capacity from local and global insurers was limited, and placement challenges continued, especially for global programmes and for risk types that were not in appetite / preferred, says Aon in its "Q1 2024 Global Insurance Market Insights Report" released last week.
Insurance market conditions were generally on a softening trend in the first quarter of this year, with most risks experiencing price reductions, underwriting flexibility and sufficient (and increasing) capacity in a competitive market environment, says Aon.
Egyptian insurance companies generated EGP22bn ($466.2m) in premiums in nominal terms during the first quarter (January-March) of this year, 20.9% higher than the EGP18.2bn during the corresponding quarter in 2023, according to a report released by the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) on non-banking financial activities.
Manulife Singapore has announced significant enhancements to its Manulife Pro programme, aimed at raising the bar for excellence and improving service quality within the insurance sector.
Across Asia, market conditions were mixed, with renewal outcomes varying by line of business. Natural catastrophe property risks remained challenged. Financial Lines saw a general softening, says Aon in its "Q1 2024 Global Insurance Market Insights Report" released last week.
The Hong Kong insurance industry posted a 12.2% increase in total gross premiums to HK$165.1bn ($21.1bn) in the first quarter of 2024, according to provisional statistics released by the Insurance Authority (IA).
With forecast growth of 7.7% per annum over the next 10 years, China's life insurance market will be behind India's which is predicted to grow at 13.6% per annum, according to Allianz Research in its "Global Insurance Report 2024".