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Hong Kong caps commissions as life insurers compete
NewsAugust 1, 20262 min read

Hong Kong caps commissions as life insurers compete

Mainland visitor demand rebounded strongly in 2025 despite tighter cross-border fund controls. Hong Kong’s life insurance sector maintained strong growth in 2024 and 2025, supported by demand from Mainland Chinese…

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Magnitude 7.1 Japan quake may trail Kumamoto losses
NewsAugust 1, 20262 min read

Magnitude 7.1 Japan quake may trail Kumamoto losses

Government reinsurance supports residential earthquake claims whilst commercial policies carry strict exclusions. Japan’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake on 28 July 2026 is expected to have its total insured financial losses to…

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Bupa Arabia claims Saudi insurance influence crown
NewsJuly 31, 20261 min read

Bupa Arabia claims Saudi insurance influence crown

The company advanced from 95th to 69th in the nationwide assessment. Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance has been named the most influential insurance brand in Saudi Arabia in the Ipsos…

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Insurers push catastrophe exposure onto investors
NewsJuly 31, 20262 min read

Insurers push catastrophe exposure onto investors

Households, lenders, governments and capital markets are absorbing more financial pressure. Natural hazard risk is becoming a bigger factor in investment decisions as insurers reduce capacity, and the financial impact…

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Ping An launches AI longevity coaching across China
NewsJuly 31, 20261 min read

Ping An launches AI longevity coaching across China

Four safeguards cover early screening, emergency support, medical assistance and multi-disease care. Ping An Group has launched an upgrade to its health longevity service system, introducing AI-driven private coaching and…

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Taiwan life insurers reverse losses under IFRS 17
NewsJuly 31, 20262 min read

Taiwan life insurers reverse losses under IFRS 17

First-year premium expansion ranged from 28% to 78% across three carriers. Taiwan’s major life insurers returned to profitability in the first quarter of 2026 as they reported their first results…

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Hospital insurance grows as Australia’s coverage reaches 45.6%
NewsJuly 31, 20262 min read

Hospital insurance grows as Australia’s coverage reaches 45.6%

Membership expanded across nearly every age bracket during 2025. The number of Australians with private health insurance for hospital treatment rose by 287,393 in 2025, according to data from the…

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Great Eastern Q2 2026 profit surges 103% to $392.5m
NewsJuly 31, 20262 min read

Great Eastern Q2 2026 profit surges 103% to $392.5m

Shareholders will receive an interim dividend of 35 Singapore cents per share on 28 August. Great Eastern’s first half (H1 2026) group profit attributable to shareholders jumped 43% year-on-year (YoY)…

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Singlife launches zero-fee CPF portfolios for retirement
NewsJuly 30, 20262 min read

Singlife launches zero-fee CPF portfolios for retirement

Singaporeans can invest their CPF funds across 3 portfolios starting from just $200. GROW with Singlife has launched the GROW Alpha Series to help Singaporeans optimise their Central Provident Fund…

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Mainland insurers drive Tsimshatsui vacancy down to 6.7%
NewsJuly 30, 20262 min read

Mainland insurers drive Tsimshatsui vacancy down to 6.7%

One Peking reached full occupancy in June for the first time since 2024. A surge in leasing by mainland China insurance and wealth management companies is driving down office vacancy…

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