From Editor-in-Chief
Maturing with the market
Zurich projects high growth in Middle East
DIFC: Lloyd's and the DIFC - Making it a suitable match
Captives: The captive advantage
Captives: Captive reinsurance: A pragmatic approach
Strategic global view: Alternative capital and the future of reinsurance
At a critical juncture
Battle for share as construction booms
Financial lines - The next growth area
C&E: Insurance boom with growth in construction
C&E: Professional indemnity - Changes affecting Middle East projects
C&E: Construction and the need for long-term risk management
Motor: Keeping motor losses under control
Multaqa Qatar - A forum to bring the industry forward
Becoming champions in takaful
Conference report: International Takaful Summit - Focus on growth foundations
Conference report: 2nd Takaful Seminar - Takaful for tomorrow
Awards: Topping the takaful league
SAARC conference: South Asian market players to gather in annual forum
MENA & GCC: MICC welcomes Mr Mohamed Larbi Nali as 18th member
MENA & GCC: Zein Hawwari of Arab Re wins Multaqa's 1st ever Essay Contest
MENA & GCC: ACE's new business region to help drive growth in MENA
MENA & GCC: Eleven MENA countries have world's highest road fatality rates
MENA: Medical insurance profitability remains a challenge
MENA & GCC: GCC reinsurers limited in geographical diversity
MENA: Rising confidence as demand for insurance remains strong
GCC: Region's insurance market growing as fast as China's and Brazil's - A.M. Best
GCC: Telco launches covers for smartphones and tablets
Algeria: CASH Assurances to set up life specialist
Bahrain: BNH's profit rises 30% to US$8 mln
Egypt: Insurers allowed to outsource investment management
Jordan: Insurance Commission to merge with Ministry
Jordan: Gras Savoye sets up in Amman
Jordan: Regulator liquidates Arab German Insurance
Jordan: Arab Insurance Institute to open in Amman
Morocco: Wafa Assurance nets profit of US$96 mln
Oman: Premiums up 10% to US$946 mln in 2013
Oman: Minimum capital to be hiked
Ahlibank Qatar to offer bancassurance services
UAE: ADNIC's net profit up 25% to US$49 mln in 2013
UAE: Dubai gov't forms health insurance management committee
UAE: AXA eyes stake in Green Crescent Insurance
UAE: Union Insurance's profit up 562% to US$18 mln
UAE: Insurance House's net profit jumps 27% to US$2.6 mln
Global: Insurers start paying out for MAS plane
GCC: Sukuk issue volumes likely to be stable in 2014 - S&P
Brunei to introduce new takaful guidelines by June
Kenya's market overhaul eyes Islamic finance framework
Arab Loss Adjusters to launch in Malaysia
Takaful Malaysia sees higher payout
Malaysia plans ethical sukuk guidelines
Saudi Arabia: Health covers to be mandatory for foreign visitors
Tunisia: Takaful to command 10% market share in 5 years
UAE: Aman's ratings lowered to 'BB+' and placed on CreditWatch Negative
UAE: Abu Dhabi National Takaful sees 30% increase in profit
UAE: Watania grows 193% in 2013
Diary of events
People on the move
Lloyd's recently announced plan to set up in the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) marked a great start to 2014 for the UAE insurance market. However, there may be difficulties which Lloyd's will encounter in pursuing this new venture, says Messrs Michael Kortbawi and Irshied Tayeb of Bin Shabib & Associates.
Mr Ronny Vellekoop of Marsh discusses the opportunities for captive utilisation across various sectors, as well as the unique features of Shariah-compliant captives.
Buy Now
Dr Paul Wöhrmann and Ms Adriana Scherzinger of Zurich Insurance Company look at the advantage of using reinsurance captives for businesses in the Middle East.
A combination of innovating for the digital future and cultivating traditional strengths will be a promising way of securing the reinsurance industry's long-term relevance and regain some of the ground lost over the past few decades. The emergence of alternative capital adds more urgency to this imperative, argues Dr Kai-Uwe Schanz of Dr. Schanz, Alms & Company AG, Zurich.