Welcome to the InsuranceAsia News Country Awards for Excellence 2026

Welcome to the InsuranceAsia News’ Country Awards for Excellence 2026.

Designed to recognise excellence, the awards programme identifies top-performing insurance companies across Asia Pacific. It provides a structured framework for insurers of all types to benchmark their performance against industry peers in 13 countries throughout the region.

Our annual Country Awards for Excellence programme identifies and celebrates the leading companies in the Asia-Pacific insurance market. It provides all participants with a premier opportunity to benchmark their performance against industry peers on a country-by-country basis.

Judging Process

Winners are selected by our judging panel and editorial team through a rigorous, multi-stage evaluation. This includes a detailed assessment of submissions, comprehensive background research, independent reference checks, and in-depth market analysis.

Judges

Patrick Chan

Former Chairman, Confederation of Insurance Brokers, and former Managing Director, Nova Insurance Group

Kim Soo Chua

CEO, General Insurance Association of Malaysia

Allan Yu

Former CEO, Tahoe Life, and former CEO, Zurich Hong Kong

Mithun Varkey

Editor-in-Chief, InsuranceAsia News