The Philippine insurance industry recorded a 13.25% increase in total premiums as of the third quarter of 2025, according to data from the Insurance Commission (IC). Total industry premiums reached PHP372.08bn ($6.41bn) by the end of September, almost PHP50bn higher than the same period last year. Life insurance premiums climbed 13.77% to PHP299.45bn from PHP263.21bn a year earlier, while the non-life segment rose 13.07% from PHP53.13bn in Q3 2024 to PHP60.07bn in Q3 2025. Co

Southeast Asia may soon have an insurance programme for rebuilding damaged infrastructure following natural catastrophes. This was announced by the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) after the 8th Technical Meeting of the Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF) held in Kyoto, Japan, in October. The DOF said member countries at the meeting agreed to explore the creation of the SEA|DRIF Sovereign Asset and Fiscal Empowerment (SEADRIF-SAFE) facility. The in

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