insurance

Global insurance rates fall 4% in Q2 2025 on competition gains

All regions reported year-on-year rate reductions.

Auto insurance market to reach $2.27t by 2032

Asia-Pacific is forecast to be the fastest-growing region through 2032.

How will Malaysia’s general insurance market perform in 2025?

Pressures like new reciprocal tariffs from the US could impact future growth.

Mainland Chinese deposits surge as Hong Kong insurers gain

End-2024, Hong Kong’s MCV insurance market reached HK$62.5b (US$8b).

Zurich Insurance unveils lead broker relations, business development in Singapore

He will be responsible for boosting broker and client relationships.

APAC to lead medical liability insurance market with 14.1% CAGR

Globally, the market was valued at $12.5b in 2021.

Annuity insurance market to grow 4% annually, reaching $1.5t by 2032

But high cost of annuities and other constraints hinder market growth to some extent. 

Only 4% of insurers fully trust AI agents despite growing interest

42% of insurers have yet to develop a formal strategy for deploying AI agents.

Globally insured losses highest since 2011

But the total global economic losses stood at $151b, lowest since H1 2021.

Marsh McLennan posts $1.2b profit in Q2 2025

For the first half of 2025, net income for the period was $2.6b.

McKinsey sees AI transforming underwriting and claims work

AI is expected to handle nearly all customer onboarding and policy processes.