From Editor-in-Chief
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
Messrs Mahesh Mistry and Myles Gould of A.M. Best explore the challenges and risk landscape facing both established players and newer entrants in the regional reinsurance markets.
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The solution to low retention levels in the region may lie with large dominant reinsurers which have the muscle to push for change, says Mr Rainer Lehner of Asia Capital Re.