Slower growth in China and India drives the easing, while Singapore and Indonesia head the other way at 14.7% and 17.3%, adding to pressure on health insurance affordability.
Part of Generali's broader expansion of MSME-focused programmes across Asia-Pacific, the challenge aims to address protection gaps facing MSMEs in India.
The trade bodies, whose members represent around US$200bn in gross written premiums, will share evidence on resilience, regulation and extreme weather, alongside emerging risks such as cyber and AI.
Traditional Korean medicine hospitals emerged as a key focus for regulators after the number of improper claims detected surpassed the full-year 2025 total within nine months.
The deal adds broker-distributed home and contents cover to Canopius' Australian business, which accounted for more than 40% of its Asia-Pacific book in late 2025.
