insurance

Insurance companies risk missing $160b without AI scale

Insurance companies risk missing $160b without AI scale

Those who successfully deploy AI invest about 30% more in AI capabilities than peers.

Travel insurers cut benefits for seniors and children in Hong Kong

Premiums ranged from $145 to $509 for a 7-day trip in Asia.

India’s insurance penetration rises to 41% on public schemes growth

India’s healthcare and hospital sector is moving to aggressive expansion.

Japan’s top P&C insurers post double-digit profit growth in fiscal 2024

Domestic net premiums written also grew across all three insurers.

Australian insurers report $6.1b profit on benign hazard period: KPMG

Profits before investment income and after taxes were $3.1b.

Marsh McLennan posts 1.4% dip in net income for Q1 2025

It’s APAC segment bagged $335m in revenues.

ICICI Lombard earnings surge 30% YoY in FY 2025

Gross written premiums for FY 2025 also climbed 10.4%.

Willis selects Anant Pawar to lead aviation insurance in India

He brings over 27 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry. 

How will New Zealand’s life insurance sector perform in 2025?

GlobalData expects the market to reach $3.8b in gross written premiums.

MSIG Insurance inaugurates assisted living cover for personal accident holders

This benefit was previously available only through life insurance.

Embedded insurance emerges as fastest-growing distribution channel

Nearly a third of professionals favour it over direct-to-consumer models.

Global protection gap narrows to 36%, lowest Q1 figure since 1990

Earthquakes in Myanmar and China were drivers of insured losses from disasters.

Regional disaster insurance pools sign $5.4m collaboration agreement

The grant will be used to build a joint learning network.

Philippines expands allowable investments for regulated insurers

It introduces investment types like debt securities by supranational organisations.

Insurers and pensions fill infrastructure lending gap: AllianzGI

The volume of debt being taken up by institutional investors has steadily grown.