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Hong Kong life insurers’ premiums jump 51%

Written by Adam Cadle
28/04/2026

Hong Kong’s life insurers have seen their revenue from premiums of in-force business surge 33.7% YoY.

This figure includes $82.3bn (HK$632.7bn) from non-linked individual policies, $3.9bn(HK$30.2bn) from linked policies, and $6.4bn (HK$49.3bn) from retirement schemes, preliminary data from the Insurance Authority has shown.

Industry-wide, total gross premiums in the industry rose to $107.5bn (HK$827bn) last year. This represents a 29.7% increase compared to 2024.

By the end of December 2025, the total assets held within the long-term business sector had grown to $0.7trn (HK$5.4trn), with net assets valued at $96.8bn (HK$744.3bn).

Ranked by total single premiums, Hang Seng Insurance led the market with $3.7bn (HK$28.7bn), followed by AIA International with $3.2bn (HK$24.3bn), FWD Life (Bermuda) with $2.7bn (HK$21bn), HSBC Life with $2.7bn (HK$20.93bn), and Manulife (International) with $2.4bn (HK$18.4bn).



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