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
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Despite the relative pessimism on pricing and the increased risk retention by ceding companies, global reinsurers at Monte Carlo Rendez-vous expressed optimism of a moderate growth for property & casualty and Nat CAT cover in the medium term.
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Reinsurers could be underestimating their exposure to catastrophe losses resulting from climate change by an average of about 50%, said Standard & Poor's (S&P) in a study.