The life insurance market in Egypt is undergoing a noticeable shift in customer preferences, with rising demand for investment-linked products over traditional policies that have been heavily impacted by decades of high inflation, according to the Insurers Federation of Egypt (IFE).
The traditional family-based care practice is no longer sustainable, indicated the Deputy Secretary-General of the Insurance Association of Turkiye (TSB) Senol S Senturk.
The South Korean Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has decided to stop the deviant accounting practice applicable to domestic life insurers, including the country's biggest life insurer Samsung Life Insurance.
The Indonesian government in an effort to help small scale fishermen deal with risks they face in their profession has announced an insurance scheme for the community.
Allianz Life Insurance Malaysia has officially announced the rollout of its latest protection innovation, AssuredLove.
Allianz Malaysia has appointed Mr Giulio Slavich as CEO of its life insurance subsidiary, Allianz Life Insurance Malaysia, effective 1 January 2026.
Kyobo Life Planet Life Insurance has confirmed the appointment of its CEO, Mr Kim Young-suk, for a second term. Mr Kim's term was approved at the general shareholder's meeting in November.
Digital transformation has become a prominent trend adopted by health insurers in the UAE, with expectations for this branch of business to see further growth in 2025 and 2026, said several speakers at the 9th Healthcare Conference, held in Dubai last week.
The insurance industry in Morocco reported total premiums of MAD48.26bn for the first nine months of 2025, registering a 7.2% year-on-year increase. These figures confirm the positive momentum of the Moroccan insurance industry.
The Egyptian cabinet has approved the automatic enrolment of the country's vulnerable citizens into the state-run universal health insurance system.