South Korea’s Life Insurance Profit Surges 40% as Non-Life Falls 12% in Q1 2026
South Korea Q1 2026 FSS data: life insurance net profit surged 40.6% to ₩2.37 trillion on IFRS 17 CSM mechanics, while non-life fell 12.3%…
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Pakistan Tables Insurance Bill 2026 to Break a 25-Year Regulatory Standstill
Pakistan Insurance Bill 2026 replaces a 25-year ordinance, enabling parametric cover, foreign branch entry, and RBC rules for a market at 0.7% of GDP.
Generali’s €2.2B Q1 2026 Operating Result Widens Europe’s Diversification Advantage
Generali Q1 2026: €2.2B operating result (+8.1%), €1.27B net profit, and €905B AUM signal Europe's diversification advantage as P&C markets soften globally.
Nigeria Ends Takaful-Conventional Coinsurance, Forcing Africa’s Largest Insurance Market to Choose Sides
Nigeria's NAICOM banned Takaful-conventional coinsurance effective January 2026, forcing structural market separation in Africa's largest insurance economy before domestic Retakaful infrastructure exists.
Prudential’s $389M Bharti Life Stake Marks India’s First Major Test of 100% FDI Ceiling
Prudential’s $389M acquisition of 75% stake in Bharti Life signals how global insurers are using India’s new 100% FDI ceiling to consolidate underinsured growth…
Howden India Reframes Parametric Climate Cover as a Core Workforce Benefit in APAC
Climate risk insurance for India's workforce is moving into the mainstream group benefits market as Howden packages parametric heat-stress and flood-income covers alongside health…
AI-Labeled Insurtechs Claim Record 95% of $1.63B Global Q1 2026 Funding
AI insurtech funding Q1 2026: 95.2% of $1.63B went to AI platforms across 68 deals, with AI liability insurance emerging as a $444M standalone…
Sixfold’s AI Underwriting Platform Reaches Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Sixfold on Azure Marketplace turns cloud procurement into a shortcut for mid-market carriers, compressing AI underwriting deployment from months to weeks.
Japan Adds iPS Parkinson’s Therapy to Public Insurance at ¥55.3M Per Patient
Japan's iPS Parkinson's therapy enters public insurance at ¥55.3M per patient, forcing global insurers to rethink experimental exclusion clauses.
Egypt’s FRA Decision 70 Sets New Governance Floor for Takaful Across North Africa
Egypt's FRA issued Decision No. 70 in May 2026, introducing three takaful operating models and mandatory Sharia boards — a governance overhaul for a…