Hong Kong's insurance industry saw total gross premiums rise 35.5% year-on-year to HK$573.6 billion in the first half of the year.

Zhitong Finance APP has learned that the Hong Kong Insurance Authority has released provisional statistics for the first half of 2026. During the period, total gross premiums of the Hong Kong insurance industry reached HK$573.6 billion, up 35.5% year on year. Among them, new business premiums for long-term business (excluding retirement scheme business) reached HK$275.2 billion, up 58.4% year on year.