The UAE's healthcare and insurance sector has historically demonstrated a high level of resilience due to strong regulatory frameworks, advanced digital infrastructure and well-established healthcare provider networks, according to GlobeMed Gulf Healthcare Solutions CEO Ms Nada Majdalani.
Called PRUActive Life V, this whole-of-life protection plan is aimed at families facing income disruption and added costs when a critical illness keeps someone away from work.
The life insurance industry recorded strong growth in 2025, with total revenue reaching IDR238.71tn ($14.2bn), representing a 9.3% y-o-y increase, driven largely by solid investment performance despite ongoing economic volatility.
The Hong Kong Insurance Authority (IA) plans to enhance transparency and expand the range of medical insurance products to tackle rising costs, while reviewing regulations to attract more international life-insurance buyers.
The global outlook is extremely worrying, with the bond and equity markets reacting to recent events, said Mr Paul Hanratty, the Group CEO & Executive Director of Africa's largest insurer, Sanlam, which is headquartered in Capetown.
The current geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are being closely monitored by the insurance industry across the region, says the Association of Lebanese Insurance Companies (ACAL).
Sanlam Morocco and Allianz Morocco have determined the terms of their merger, following meetings of their boards of directors held on 11 and 12 March 2026, respectively.
The Asia Trusted Life Agents & Advisers Awards (ATLAA), widely regarded as the region's leading recognition in financial advisory, has opened for nominations to kickstart the competition for agents and advisers across Asia Pacific. The awards feature a rigorous, independently audited judging process to identify excellence within the industry.
The South Korean financial services regulator's new consumer protection advisory committee will introduce veto rights for the chief consumer officers (CCOs) on insurers' product review committees.
Nigerian insurance companies will be affected by the ongoing Middle East hostilities in their next reinsurance renewal period, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) head Mr Ayo Olusegun Omosehin, has said.