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May 2025

Takaful


InsurTechs are revitalising the UAE's takaful business

By introducing greater efficiency, creating more accurate underwriting models to offer dynamic pricing and increasing accessibility, InsurTechs in the UAE have reshaped the traditional takaful business model.
 

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Momentum and market realities in takaful

Blind spots in awareness and regulation, and structural limitations continue to cap the potential for takaful. However, digital innovation and a renewed focus on mutuality can still make it a mainstream alternative.
 

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Pakistan takaful growth: Micro, mobile and customer centric

Pakistan’s takaful sector is undergoing a quiet transformation. With micro life takaful and parametric crop protection, this industry is tapping tech to go deeper and wider.
 
 

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A continuing quest for awareness and scale in takaful

The takaful and retakaful sectors are caught between regulatory tightening, digital transformation and rising ethical expectations. We get insights on the sector’s most pressing structural and financial challenges.
 

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Indonesia: How parametric takaful protects coffee farmers

Zurich General Takaful Indonesia (Zurich Syariah) launched the innovative Sharia Parametric Weather Index Insurance in 2022. Since then, payouts have been made to more than 200 farmers. However, there are several considerations to ensure shariah-compliance and how to reach out to coffee farmers. 
 

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Testbeds for successful takaful spread in South Asia

The South Asia region is witnessing considerable acceptance for takaful among both its large Muslim and non-Muslim populations. Takaful is taking root in two countries with distinct religious demographics, offering possibilities for inclusive insurance solutions in the region.
 

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