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Nippon Life core profit beats guidance by $1.1b: CreditSights
Nippon Life core profit beats guidance by $1.1b: CreditSights
FY 2025 core profit rose 28.8% to JPY1.30t from the initial guidance of JPY1.13t.
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.
Cambodia’s January 2026 premiums inch down to $42m
Policies nearly doubled to 472,175.
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.
This week in insurance: Cathay platform launches, Vietnam payouts issued, Tokio Marine sets 2035 vision
Shriram General Insurance also plans to expand cover in smaller towns.
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.