APAC
Beazley profit before tax drops to $502.5m as premium growth slows
Beazley profit before tax drops to $502.5m as premium growth slows
The insurer’s H1 2025 insurance service result was $493.7m.
APAC pet insurance market to grow 14.6% through 2033
Japan, for example, has seen a 30% rise in pet adoption since 2020.
Gallagher cites competitive pricing in commercial insurance
The property market remains stable despite recent floods.
Mobile phone insurance market to grow 11.8% by 2030
APAC will be the fastest-growing region.
Asia insurance market grows premiums with soft pricing trends: Aon
Japan is an exception, with challenging property and casualty conditions.
Swiss Re updates Life Guide to assess longevity drug use in applicants
The Life Guide is used by more than 800 insurers in over 100 countries.
Group life insurance market to hit $216.48b by 2029 forecast
Asia-Pacific is forecast to be the fastest-growing region.
APAC insurance analytics market to grow 15.9% through 2027
Globally, the market is projected to grow from $8b in 2019 to $23b.
Asia's insurtech funding totals $22m across 10 deals in Q2 2025
The region accounts for 16% of the world’s total insurtech funding.
Insurance fraud detection market to hit $28.1b by 2031
Claims fraud detection is forecast to grow at the highest rate of 26.8%.
AIG posts Q2 2025 profit of $1.1b on stronger underwriting results
Net premiums written (NPW) totalled $6.9b.
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It also saw significant catastrophe losses and HNW and investment-linked product launches.
Zurich in APAC sees 16% rise in operating profit for H1 2025
P&C BOP rose 24% to $180m.
Global insured losses hit $80b in H1 2025
Myanmar’s quake led to ~$1.5b insured losses for Thailand.
Canopius Group posts 24% profit rise to $222m in H1 2025
Thanks to higher premium volumes and improved underwriting.
Manulife Asia records $520m Q2 2025 core earnings
It also reported a 34% YoY increase in new business contractual service margin.
Asia-Pacific, Africa struggle with $24b in uninsured losses: Munich Re
Only $0.6b was covered by insurance after the magnitude-6 earthquake in Tainan, Taiwan.
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