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FWD appoints Swiss Re dealmaker to board

Martin Zingg joins after the annual general meeting and takes a non-executive seat.

Vietnam requires social insurance for foreign workers with 12-month contracts

It applies to foreign citizens hired by Vietnamese employers.

South Korea insurers lift capital by $6b under K-ICS in December 2025

Available capital reached $190.3b at the end of December.

China insurers grow assets 15.1% to $6.2t in Q4 2025

Insurance companies and asset managers held RMB41.3t at end 2025.

Insurance AI jobs hit 63,293 vacancies in 2025

Lack of in-house expertise is the second-highest concern for businesses. 

Baringa warns insurers’ AI ambitions outpace results

Human staff would still handle judgement calls oversight and exceptions.

HDI Global names Schulte-Schrepping liability head

He takes charge of the worldwide Liability Global Risk portfolio from 1 July.

Tokio Marine premiums to hit $45.4b by 2028

Morningstar sees total revenue rising to $57.6b as rate hikes offset higher claims.

MS&AD profit stalls after $1.5b guidance beat

FY 2025 adjusted profit reached $6.3b, helped by equity sales and lower catastrophe losses.

Tokio Marine targets $11b profit by 2035

The insurer wants to move from ninth place into the top 5 global insurance groups.

Canara HSBC Life pays $27.1m bonus to policyholders

Around 233,000 PAR policyholders active as of 31 March are eligible.

AM Best expects Ping An P&C capital to remain resilient

The insurer reported a 10.3% ROE and mid-single-digit investment yield in 2025.

Allianz Malaysia business volume rises 6.7% to $408m

Bancassurance and employee benefits also contributed to premium increase.

Sompo forecast miss hits market confidence

Morningstar still expects underlying growth after stripping out volatile disaster impacts.