Strong demand for wealth, retirement and legacy products, paired with changing capital regimes are pushing Asian life insurers toward equities and alternative assets as industry investments surge.
The country's three major non-life groups remain well capitalised after FYE26 earnings were supported by divestment proceeds and better pricing in domestic motor and property lines.
Insurance Commissioner Regalado said insurers need to adjust underwriting, pricing, reserving and capital management to better reflect future climate-related risks.
The proposed protected cell company framework could broaden access to captive insurance arrangements and facilitate insurance-linked securities transactions.
Insurers across China, Taiwan and South Korea are bolstering capital buffers and refining investment strategies as low rates and volatility strain traditional earnings models.
The move extends the Insurance Authority's remuneration framework to the bancassurance channel, requiring banks to spread the bulk of their commissions over at least five years.
