China Galaxy Securities says 2026 brings a two-sided opportunity for Chinese insurers. Asset side: broader allocation options and a healthier equity market should ease investment-return pressure. Liability side: participating/dividend life products are becoming the main source of new premiums; assumed/guaranteed life rates are stabilizing, reducing reliance on suspend-and-reprice tactics, and deposit migration in a low-rate era should continue to unlock liability-side potential. The broker sees

Israeli defense minister Katz said on the 4th that recent developments in Lebanon could create conditions for an Israel-Lebanon peace accord. He said a US-mediated principled statement reached in Washington between Israel and the Lebanese government reflects ground-level progress, including steps to reduce Hezbollah’s military capability, pull its forces north of the Litani River and establish a demilitarized zone. An IDF spokesman said fighting in southern Lebanon remains ongoing. Katz added Israel "will not entrust its security to any other party" and said the unfolding situation could, for the first time in nearly 50 years, offer northern Israeli residents "real and lasting security."

Taiwan weighted index (TAIEX) opened down 203.88 pts, -0.45%, at 45,473.58 on Friday, June 5.