Malaysian Takaful Splits as General Contributions Climb 12.4% and Family Stalls
Malaysian takaful diverges sharply in 2025: general contributions climbed 12.4% to RM6.65bn while family new business growth stalled near RM9.74bn.
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AI-Set Insurance Prices Win Over Only 34% of Europeans
Only 34% of Europeans trust AI-set insurance prices; EIOPA's high-risk AI rules and FCA fair-value precedent show what closes that gap.
APAC Cybercrime Surge Tests Insurers’ Underwriting Discipline
APAC cybercrime tops 30% of recorded crime as global cyber rates keep falling, straining insurer underwriting discipline and capacity.
QBE Takes Full Control of Raheja QBE Under New India FDI Rules
Raheja QBE FDI deal: QBE buys out Prism Johnson to take full ownership, the first insurance transaction under India 100% FDI liberalisation.
Travelers Builds TravelersLLM In-House as Combined Ratio Hits 88.6%
TravelersLLM protects Travelers' underwriting data in-house, layering Claude on top -- and its 88.6% combined ratio shows AI spend isn't hurting margins.
Dominican Republic Secures the Caribbean’s First Sovereign Parametric Cover
Parametric insurance reaches household level in the Caribbean as the Dominican Republic hard-wires automatic climate payouts into Supérate, its national conditional cash-transfer programme.
ProAssurance Acquisition Closed at $1.3bn: The Doctors Company Becomes MPL’s Dominant Force
ProAssurance acquisition closed June 26 as The Doctors Company paid $25/share ($1.3bn all-cash), creating the US MPL market's dominant carrier with $12bn assets and…
QBE Asia Leadership: Karlowski Named COO, Chan Elevated to Regional AI Head
QBE Asia leadership expanded on 29 June 2026 with Patrick Karlowski named COO and Florence Chan elevated to a newly created regional data and…
AM Best: The US Cyber Insurance Market Has Split in Two
US cyber insurance market splits into surplus-lines and admitted sub-markets as the industry loss ratio hits 53.0% and pricing falls for eight straight quarters.
UK Salary Sacrifice Cap to Cut Pension Savings for 2.8 Million Workers
UK salary sacrifice pension cap from April 2029 will prompt 2.8 million workers to reduce DC saving, squeezing group pension volumes and the bulk-annuity…