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.
Issued after insurer feedback, the guidance requires appointed actuaries to report to boards and insurers to run validation throughout the first year of adoption.
Surrender payouts and reserve requirements are climbing at both life and non-life insurers, raising questions over whether households are trading long-term protection for short-term liquidity.
Draft amendments would allow qualifying institutional investors to increase their shareholding in the same bank without seeking repeated regulatory approvals.
The regulator said it had imposed conditions on the licence renewals of two broker companies in early June after identifying weaknesses in their controls.
