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Risk management seen as top priority for regulators
Risk Management: A call to raise ERM awareness in the MENA region
Risk Management: The value of embedding capital models
MEIF: Technology to take centrestage at 11th MEIF
Growing despite challenges
Moving the industry forward
Life and health in positive mode
Bahrain National Holding: Maintaining the leading edge
Al Ahlia Insurance: A legacy in a competitive market
Health: Forging healthy partnerships
Health: Making client relations a priority in health insurance
Life prospects in the GCC
The route to success in bancassurance
Intense competition persists in MENA reinsurance markets
Raising retention in the Middle East
Review & Outlook: MENA insurance markets: An evolving landscape
Review & Outlook: Managing 21st century risk exposures in MENA
Bahrain: Leading takaful
MENA: "Galvanised extremism" highlighted as a risk this year
Most GCC insurers can absorb effect of oil price plunge - A.M. Best
GCC drivers urged to know their limits on car insurance
QBE opens trade credit lines in MENA region
Algeria: Insurers review auto premium rates
Egypt: GAIF Chairman named insurance personality in survey
Egypt: MetLife Alico partners with ALEXBANK
Jordan: Storm over blizzard claims
Jordan: Majority support early retirement
Morocco: Flood repair bill exceeds US$103 mln
Oman: ONIC and OMINVEST explore possible merger
Qatar: Motor insurers linked to unified traffic system
Qatar: QIC sets up EU subsidiary in Malta
Turkey: Nat CAT cited as top risk for businesses
UAE: Premiums grow 12% to US$9 bln in 2014
UAE: Insurers face tough battle for business graduates
UAE: Ironshore acquires Dubai-based Vision Underwriting Agency
UAE: MetLife, Emirates Money in preferred partnership accord
Global Nat CAT losses hit five-year low in 2014 - Aon
Bahrain: t'azur signs pact with finance company
Brunei: Takaful dominating insurance sector - OBG
Malaysia: Great Eastern inks deal with Bank Muamalat
Malaysia: Takaful and conventional insurers join efforts to help flood victims
Oman: MSM removes 4 companies from Shariah index
Pakistan: More conventional players seek to enter takaful sphere
Pakistan: Pak Kuwait Takaful signs agreement with Meezan Bank
Saudi Arabia: Medical insurance now a must for dependents' residence permits
Saudi Arabia: Call for independent supervisor for motor sector
Somalia opens first takaful entity in over 20 years
UAE: Dar Al Takaful joins online cargo insurance platform
UAE: Al Hilal Takaful partners with Social Solidarity Fund
UAE: Takaful Emarat to double capital to US$55 mln
Islamic finance to grow 19% to US$2.5 tln in 2015
A.M. Best affirms A- ratings of ACR ReTakaful Holdings and its subsidiaries
Diary of events
People on the move
The Islamic finance industry is set for major growth in 2015, growing by nearly 19% to US$2.5 trillion from $2.1 trillion in 2014, said AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE).
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A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of "a-" of ACR ReTakaful Berhad (ACR ReTakaful) (Malaysia) and ACR ReTakaful MEA B.S.C. (c) (ACR ReTakaful MEA) (Bahrain). A.M. Best has also affirmed the ICR ratings of "bbb-" of ACR ReTakaful Holdings Limited (UAE).