From Editor-in-Chief
EFSA: Strengthening Egypt's insurance market
ISKAN Insurance: Adapting to the times
Market needs a stronger foundation
Leading insurers strengthen position despite competition
Propelling the industry forward
Interview with regulator: Seeking balanced regulations amid uncertainty
Kuwait Insurance Company: A firm foothold
Enaya Insurance: Looking beyond Kuwait
First Takaful Insurance Co: Staying competitive by adding value
Political violence: ISIS crisis puts pressure on market
Healthcare: Do health insurance premiums require control?
Healthcare: Health insurance for all Qataris
Healthcare: Health insurance in Saudi Arabia - Growing under watchful regulations
Regulations: Towards a modern regulatory framework
Regulations: Compliance trends and the impact on insurance
Regulations: Building on the legacy
Ebola: The risk to the Middle East
Claims management: Maximising value from salvage assets
Claims management: HR issues for claims handlers
Strategic global view: MENA reinsurance market dynamics overshadowed by global developments
UAE takaful market to benefit from regulatory changes
Bancatakaful: Gaining competitive advantage through bancatakaful
Bancatakaful: A successful dimension of takaful distribution
Regulations: Wave of regulatory reform reaches Malaysia's takaful market
Special: GAIF at 50: An Arab strategy with 12 drivers
MENA & GCC: MICC turns five
MENA & GCC: Middle East Insurance Industry Awards shortlists 42 finalists
MENA: Insurers switch strategies in quest for higher profits - A.M. Best
MENA & GCC: Specialty insurance provider expands into the Middle East
GCC: Value of infrastructure projects up by 78% in 2014
Algeria: Premiums nearly flat in 1H
Algeria: Insurers lose US$1.25 bln annually to traffic accidents
Algeria: Bancassurance on the rise
Bahrain Insurance Association moots motor accident fund
Bahrain: Trust Re's GWP climbs by 19% to US$314 mln for 1H
Egypt: Insurers invest at least US$44 mln in Suez Canal bonds
Egypt to be regional HQ for Gras Savoye
Jordan grows 3% despite challenges - A.M. Best
Morocco: Mutual insurer ties up with Ivory Coast rural agency
Morocco: Social security fund spends US$44 mln on diabetes care
Oman: Insurers' stock listings to improve capital market access - Moody's
Qatar Re reports 55% jump in 1H premiums
Tunis Re seeks partner
UAE: Insurance Authority regulates most advisory firms
UAE: More than a third of drivers admit to being distracted
Monte Carlo: Moderate growth expected despite pricing pressures
Climate change could sting reinsurers that under-estimate its impact - S&P
GCC takaful contributions to reach US$8.9 billion in 2014 - EY
GCC's low insurance penetration gives Malaysia headstart in takaful - S&P
SALAMA setting up life JV in Egypt
Egypt: Takaful Insurance Property's profits surge nearly 50%
Pakistan: First takaful window launched, more in the pipeline
Saudi Arabia tops opportunity index of global insurance industry - Aon Benfield
Saudi Arabia: Price war may be over - S&P
Sri Lanka: Amana Takaful profits flat, mid-year premiums up 4%
UAE: Omani companies buy stake in Watania
Diary of events
People on the move
Leveraging Islamic wealth management to promote bancatakaful gives banks the competitive edge, says Ms Nur Ain Ramli of Bank Muamalat Malaysia.
Buy Now
Customer centricity, flexible products and convenient processes are some of the key success factors for bancatakaful, says Mr Muhammad Owais Ansari of FWU Global Takaful Solutions.
More than a year after the Islamic Financial Services Act was introduced, Malaysia's takaful operators are placing more attention on their strategies and procedures, says Mr Manjit Singh of PricewaterhouseCoopers.