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India’s GI direct premium growth returns to 10% in August as health, motor advance

India's maritime insurance pool hits 3,000 cargo war policies as war-risk premiums fall 35-40%

IRDAI proposes new commission caps, lower expense limits as distribution costs outpace premium growth

India GI premium growth accelerates to 9% in FY 2025-26

Asia's space growth outpaces local capacity as insurers rebuild after heavy losses

BRICS backs reinsurance capacity talks, India offers GIFT City for risk lab

GIFT City Q1 GWP doubles to US$419m on life and fire reinsurance surge

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Health, motor and marine cargo lift India’s GI premiums 5.8% in September

Year-on-year growth eased from 10.0% in August, as health contributed the most to gains while miscellaneous, fire, and hull premiums fell.

Generali puts China and India at the centre of its next APAC growth push

APAC chief Rob Leonardi looks to turn a 27.8% jump in premiums into a bigger earnings base.

India’s GI direct premium growth rebounds to 10% in August as health, motor advance

Health and motor insurance drove the recovery after July’s slowdown, while personal accident rebounded and fire remained under pressure.

India's maritime insurance pool hits 3,000 cargo war policies as war-risk premiums fall 35-40%

The sovereign-backed pool has also written 92 hull war-risk and three P&I policies since its May launch.

IRDAI proposes commission caps and lower expense limits, rattling insurance stocks

IRDAI found commissions paid to sampled general insurance brokers rose 173% between FY2023 and FY2025, while premiums grew 37%.

India GI premium growth accelerates to 9% in FY2025-26

GI Council data shows premium growth accelerated from 6.2% a year earlier, though the combined ratio climbed to 117.83%.

Asia's space growth outpaces local capacity as insurers rebuild after heavy losses

Asia's commercial space sector is expanding faster than local insurance capacity, leaving operators reliant on overseas reinsurers as orbital congestion emerges as a new underwriting risk.

BRICS backs reinsurance capacity talks, India offers GIFT City for risk lab

The proposed resilience centre would build shared risk models, though the declaration commits no capital.

GIFT City Q1 premiums rise almost tenfold to US$419m

Reinsurance continued to dominate business though gains were offset by declines in health, personal accident and motor.

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

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

Asia's life insurers rethink products as surrender trends test customer retention

Policy surrenders have surpassed maturity payouts in India, while Korea has seen cancellations rise 62.7% in early 2026.

India’s crop (re)insurance underwriting enters risk-driven era with loss volatility in focus

Advantage is shifting from insurers competing on price to those combining agricultural expertise, analytics and flexible capital, says Swiss Re's Chandan Verma.

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

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

India, Malaysia drive biggest insurance deals as APAC activity cools in Q2

Against a broader regional slowdown, Southeast Asia stood out as the most active deal market.

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

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.

India's GI premiums grow 9% in May as fire weakness persists

A fifth straight decline in fire premiums was offset by growth in health and motor, alongside sharp gains in aviation, marine and personal accident.

India’s first comprehensive MGA rulebook arrives in GIFT City

The dedicated framework allows MGAs to design products and run the policy lifecycle, but restricts them from entering reinsurance or syndicate structures.

India's health insurers power 8.7% May premium growth amid rising healthcare costs

Standalone health premiums surged 31.7%, outpacing the broader market as rising medical costs and expanding healthcare coverage continued to drive demand

GIFT City insurance GWP doubles in FY2026 as reinsurers expand fourfold

Health and personal accident drove premium growth, as (re)insurers overtook intermediaries as the main source of premiums transacted in the hub.

PE-backed insurer Kiwi General debuts in India with motor product, adviser-led strategy

Co-founded by former Tata AIG CEO Neelesh Garg, the Indian start-up is eyeing a broader product rollout, including commercial vehicle and group health offerings, in the coming months.

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