Editorial
Strength in unity for GIC Re
Overcoming testing times
Africa Re reaffirms commitment to region
Cover Story: Pensions - Addressing the long-term costs of GCC state pension schemes
Cover Story: Pensions - The need for attractive employee benefit plans in the GCC
Cover Story: Pensions - Takaful pensions: Time for providers to step up?
Jordan - A silver lining on the horizon
Jordan - Maintaining an edge
Jordan - Leading in consolidation
Jordan - Innovating to face challenges
Cyber Risks - What isn't vulnerable to cyber attacks?
Cyber risks: Have energy companies got it right?
Cyber Risks - Cyber value-at-risk: Measuring the impact of cyber risks
IT in Insurance - Telematics: A global motor insurance phenomenon
London moves to boost takaful
Building blocks of family bancatakaful
Credibility, integrity and resilience
UK Insurance Act: Implications for Middle East insurers
Insurance in Africa: Moving to a new beat
Brokers make their mark at regional congress
The Global Insurance Capital Standard: A major regulatory initiative takes shape
Middle East: 12 of 14 countries face terrorism threats - Aon
Korean Re to grow Middle East presence
GCC to harmonise insurance rules
Bahrain: More focus needed on long-term financial planning - survey
Bahrain: Trust Re's 1Q profits rise by 10%
Kuwait: Al Ahleia Insurance makes offer for Kuwait Re's shares
Lebanon: 44% of households lack medical insurance
Lebanon: Premiums up 6% in 1Q
Oman: AXA Gulf and Bank Muscat ink 10-year bancassurance tie-up
Oman: Premiums rise by 6% to US$315 million in 1Q
Oman: Falcon Insurance to go public
Palestine: Govt and insurance body to work closely on motor
Qatar: Traffic department sets up investigation units in insurers
Syria: Premiums grew by 4% in 2014 despite civil war
Turkey: CAT loss aggregation service launched
Turkey: Call for limits on third-party auto premium rates
UAE: RAKBank buys 79.23% of RAK Insurance
UAE: Regulator acts to boost insurance talent
UAE: Insurance Authority developing services through smart devices
UAE: Number of insurance brokerages down 15% to 136
UAE: Dubai extends health insurance to more citizens
UAE: Rise in motor premiums necessary to cover losses - EIA
UAE: DIFC aims to triple in size by 2024
UAE: Workplace injury insurance being studied
UAE: New India Assurance to open office in DIFC
UAE: Union Insurance launches high-end health insurance scheme
UAE: Arch Reinsurance completes acquisition of Gulf Re
UAE: Galaxy Insurance Brokers wins quality award
UN calls for stronger industry support for climate change agenda
South Korea to provide foreign tourists with free MERS insurance
Africa: Regulators concur on need for technology to increase insurance access
Algeria: Slight dip in premiums in 1Q
DR Congo: Central bank partners with trade insurance agency
Egypt: Life premiums increase by 24% in 1Q, surpassing non-life growth
Ecobank Kenya moves into bancassurance
South Africa: Barclays to buy majority stake in Kenyan insurer
Microinsurance pact signed in Tunisia
Tunisia: STAR seeks to grow regional role and expand offering
Kuwait: First Takaful restructures to deal with losses
Malaysia: Takaful targets 25% market share by 2020
Malaysia: Govt launches education savings plan with takaful coverage
Malaysia: PruBSN ties up with BSN on takaful plan
Al-Takaful Palestinian Insurance extends branch network
Saudi Arabia: Stock market liberalisation to affect mainly big listed firms
UAE: A.M. Best affirms Emirates Retakaful ratings, revises outlook to positive
UAE: Dar Al Takaful waiting for opportune time for rights issue
Global: IFSB Summit reiterates need for cross-border regulatory cooperation
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