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Singapore GI reinsurance premiums top S$10bn in 2025

September 1 2026

Offshore business drove the 3.7% premium increase, but net claims incurred rose 11.8% and underwriting profit fell to its lowest level since 2021.

Australia GI premiums rise 3.6% in Q2 as direct insurance weakens, reinsurance improves

Australia GI premiums rise 3.6% in Q2 as direct results slide, reinsurance claims plunge

August 31 2026

Direct insurers recorded higher claims led by householders, fire and ISR, while reinsurance claims fell nearly 80% as results improved year-on-year.

Singapore direct insurance premiums rise 3.3% in 2025 as underwriting profit strengthens

Singapore direct GI premiums rise 3.3% in 2025 as underwriting profit strengthens

August 18 2026

Newly published full-year MAS data shows a sharp pickup in onshore premiums, offsetting a property-led offshore decline.

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India’s GI premium growth eases to 5.6% in July despite strong health, motor and marine gains

August 17 2026

Health, motor and marine recorded double-digit gains, but sharp falls across fire, personal accident and miscellaneous weighed on overall growth

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Singapore life new business premiums rise 28.1% in Q2

August 13 2026

IP and rider new business jumped after April rule changes, while H1 maturity payouts increased sharply

Japan life insurers' annualised new business premiums rise 8.1% in fiscal Q4

August 11 2026

Annualised premiums grew across both new and in-force business, while investment income rebounded to a new high.

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Hong Kong life insurers’ direct new business jumps 51% in Q1

August 7 2026

New business premiums reached a record HK$141.13bn (US$18bn) as single-premium business nearly doubled, despite a slight decline in policy issuance.

Health drives China non-life gains, but life fall tips May premiums into decline

August 4 2026

Total industry premium income fell 1.5% to CN¥457.83bn (US$67.6bn), the first annual decline of the year.

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Hong Kong GI direct premiums rise 4.2% in Q1 as underwriting profit more than doubles

July 30 2026

Pecuniary loss, a class dominated by mortgage guarantee business, delivered around 63% of the onshore market's undiscounted underwriting result, while offshore ships premiums rebounded amid war-risk r...

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Group schemes drive India's 16.6% life insurance premium growth in Q1 FY2027

July 28 2026

Private insurers grew 27.5% even as policy issuance lagged premium growth.

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India's GI premiums accelerate 16% in June as health, motor and PA expand

July 20 2026

Health, motor and personal accident insurance powered the industry's fastest YoY growth of 2026, while fire premiums continued to decline for a sixth straight month.

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Australia cyclone pool expands as insurer participation rises in home and SME

July 16 2026

Higher insured values pushed up home and strata premiums, while cyclone risk pricing remained broadly stable across the pool.

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