FeaturedInsuranceAsia remains world’s largest life insurance market, finds Allianz Research studyInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 6, 2026July 5, 2026 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 6, 2026July 5, 2026 Asia, marked by demographic aging, high savings rates, and less comprehensive pension systems, saw life insurance premiums growing by 9.9% in 2025... Read more
FeaturedInsuranceAI search outpaces Google in concentrating insurance visibility, says Somantra studyInternational Finance Business DeskJune 25, 2026June 24, 2026 by International Finance Business DeskJune 25, 2026June 24, 2026 Among the major industry players, Allianz recorded the highest combined total at 13,437 mentions across Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT... Read more
FeaturedInsuranceInsurance sector on the right growth trackIFM CorrespondentJuly 24, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentJuly 24, 2023 The life insurance business, which accounted for 43% of the sector's total premium income, grew by N48 billion to N309 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022... Read more
FeaturedInsuranceLIA Singapore reports a 61% increase in sales in H1 2021International Finance Business DeskAugust 13, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 13, 2021 The growth represents the industry bouncing back from the slow sales observed in the first half of 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic... Read more
FeaturedInsuranceFWD to sell TMB bancassurance contract to Prudential for $630 mnInternational Finance Business DeskMarch 24, 2020March 25, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskMarch 24, 2020March 25, 2020 Prudential’s Thai unit will acquire FWD’s exclusive rights to sell life insurance products using TMB Bank’s platform... Read more
FeaturedInsuranceSouth Africa’s King Price buys Stangen, targets life insurancePritam BordoloiMarch 4, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 4, 2020 King Price bought Stangen from African Phoenix Investments for R140 mn... Read more
FeaturedInsuranceEgypt’s Misr Insurance targets 10% growth by June 2020Pritam BordoloiJanuary 27, 2020January 27, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Chairperson Basel El Hini revealed that the company’s profits reached a record high of E£4 bn in 2019... Read more
FeaturedInsurancePolitical turmoil takes its toll on Hong Kong’s life insurance sectorBharath KumarJanuary 22, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 22, 2020March 18, 2020 Last November, the tourist footfalls from the Chinese mainland fell by 60 percent year-on-year.... Read more
FeaturedInsuranceFive firms in the fray to acquire Prudential Life KoreaBharath KumarJanuary 21, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 21, 2020March 18, 2020 Taiwan’s Fubon Financial Holdings is the sole foreign bidder while the remaining four are local financial firms... Read more
InsuranceVietnam predicts over 18 percent insurance sector growth in 2020Bharath KumarJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 At less than 1% of GDP, Vietnam has among the world's least life insurance penetration levels... Read more