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China's Sunshine Insurance registers 12.5% H1 premium growth on back of life business

September 3 2026

The Chinese insurer's P&C arm shrank as it stopped writing new financing-type guarantee cover at the start of the year.

AM Best keeps global life reinsurance outlook stable as Japan cessions rise under J-ICS

Japan solvency reforms drive cessions as AM Best maintains stable outlook for global life reinsurance

September 3 2026

Improving mortality experience and the growing influence of GLP‑1 drugs are reshaping life reinsurance pricing and underwriting assumptions.

Taiwan life insurers swing to NT$200m July loss as stock market slide hits investments

September 2 2026

Seven-month pre-tax profit stood at NT$277.7bn (US$8.8bn) despite weaker July investment returns and foreign exchange losses.

PICC net profit rises 40.6% as P&C premiums and Life NBV grow

PICC net profit jumps 40.6% in H1 on improved P&C underwriting and investment performance

September 2 2026

P&C underwriting profitability strengthened in the first half, while the life unit shifted further towards regular-premium business.

InsuranceDekho, RenewBuy unveil unified distribution platform

September 2 2026

Operating under the InsuranceDekho brand, the unified platform will function as a single AI-enabled insurance marketplace.

Cathay Life joins GAIP as principal partner to tackle Asia’s protection gap

Cathay Life joins GAIP as principal partner to help tackle Asia's protection gap

September 2 2026

Taiwan's largest insurer joins the expanding tripartite platform as it broadens collaboration to address protection gaps.

Korea Insurance Agents Association names Song Jae-keun GA vice chairman

September 2 2026

He becomes the first former Financial Services Commission official to hold the post.

IRDAI proposes public insurance registry to improve underwriting and claims management

September 2 2026

The proposed registry would give insurers access to richer claims, policy and risk data, helping improve underwriting accuracy, pricing discipline and portfolio management.

AI amplifies existing cyber risks as APAC takes 10% of global premiums: Swiss Re

Existing cyber risks amplified by AI, with APAC at 10% of global premium — Swiss Re

September 2 2026

Global cyber premiums are projected to reach US$16.4bn in 2026.

Guy Carpenter officially becomes Marsh Re

September 1 2026

The switch retires a name used in reinsurance broking for more than 100 years and follows Marsh McLennan's own move to a single group brand.

Global reinsurance ROE nears decade high in H1 as excess capital drives softer pricing: Gallagher Re

Reinsurance capital hits record US$688bn as revenues shrink 6%: Gallagher Re

September 1 2026

Underlying margins weakened as softer rates fed through, though Gallagher Re raised its full-year return forecast to 16.5%–17.5%.

SEADRIF pays US$1.14m to Lao government and WFP after monsoon flooding

September 1 2026

The facility paid US$1m to the Lao government and US$137,500 to the UN agency after the official affected-persons count passed 200,000.

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