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Friday, September 18, 2026

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Singapore direct insurance premiums rise 3.3% in 2025 as underwriting profit strengthens
Singapore direct GI premiums rise 3.3% in 2025 as underwriting profit strengthens
August 18 2026
Newly published full-year MAS data shows a sharp pickup in onshore premiums, offsetting a property-led offshore decline.
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India’s GI premium growth eases to 5.6% in July despite strong health, motor and marine gains
August 17 2026
Health, motor and marine recorded double-digit gains, but sharp falls across fire, personal accident and miscellaneous weighed on overall growth
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Singapore life new business premiums rise 28.1% in Q2
August 13 2026
IP and rider new business jumped after April rule changes, while H1 maturity payouts increased sharply
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Asia's life insurers rethink products as surrender trends test customer retention
August 12 2026
Policy surrenders have surpassed maturity payouts in India, while Korea has seen cancellations rise 62.7% in early 2026.
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Japan life insurers' annualised new business premiums rise 8.1% in fiscal Q4
August 11 2026
Annualised premiums grew across both new and in-force business, while investment income rebounded to a new high.
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Hong Kong life insurers’ direct new business jumps 51% in Q1
August 7 2026
New business premiums reached a record HK$141.13bn (US$18bn) as single-premium business nearly doubled, despite a slight decline in policy issuance.
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Asia's HNW insurance race intensifies as insurers compete on scale, service and global reach
August 6 2026
As the region's wealthy population expands, insurers are investing in global HNW platforms and bigger underwriting limits while navigating emerging risks from premium financing and portfolio concentra...
Bank Rakyat building in Malaysia with Malaysian flag, related to MNRB's Takaful sale.
MNRB to sell direct takaful arms to Bank Rakyat for US$400m
August 5 2026
Malaysian Re's parent will divest Takaful IKHLAS Family and Takaful IKHLAS General to the cooperative bank, and keep its retakaful business.
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Health drives China non-life gains, but life fall tips May premiums into decline
August 4 2026
Total industry premium income fell 1.5% to CN¥457.83bn (US$67.6bn), the first annual decline of the year.
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Maybank to take full control of Etiqa in US$1.2bn Ageas buyout
August 3 2026
The billion-dollar deal will be financed through Maybank's internal and external funding and is expected to close in 2026.
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India’s crop (re)insurance underwriting enters risk-driven era with loss volatility in focus
August 3 2026
Advantage is shifting from insurers competing on price to those combining agricultural expertise, analytics and flexible capital, says Swiss Re's Chandan Verma.
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Hong Kong GI direct premiums rise 4.2% in Q1 as underwriting profit more than doubles
July 30 2026
Pecuniary loss, a class dominated by mortgage guarantee business, delivered around 63% of the onshore market's undiscounted underwriting result, while offshore ships premiums rebounded amid war-risk r...
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