From Editor-in-Chief
Impact of global trends on the Middle East Mr Lutfi El Zein, Chairman of Medgulf Group
Strengthening Egypt's broker channel
Understanding regulations better
Africa: In pursuit of growth
Africa: Succeeding in Africa's insurance industry
Tunisia: Moving up and on
Interview with regulator: Nurturing stronger players
On track towards a brighter future
Risk management: Ebola: Lessons in risk management
Strategic global view: The technology and data revolution in insurance: A brave new world?
Maritime safety regulation: Freight container securing - the next frontier
Piracy: Still in treacherous waters
C&E: Project insurance: Key issues for underwriters
C&E: A changing construction landscape
Health: The evolution and future of TPAs
Translating CAT model data into financial terms for renewals
Pensions: The nomination clause in takaful and pension contracts
Pensions: Legal and tax issues in takaful pensions
Pensions: Takaful solutions needed for greying Malaysians
Conference report: Takaful players urged to go beyond comfort zones
Better capabilities needed to seize bancassurance potential
MICC: The value of hard work
Strengthening the UAE's insurance market
Middle East & GCC: Nominations welcome for 2nd MIIA
MENA Insurance CEO Club's members exceed 20
GCC: Average white-collar salaries rise by nearly 8%
Bahrain: Regulator to standardise auto insurance policy wording
Bahrain: Impact of new traffic law to be seen within a year
Bahrain: Trust Re's paid-up capital increases to US$200 mln
Copart expands operations in Bahrain
Jordan: Premiums up 7.6% in 2014 to US$745 mln
Jordan: Govt to liberalise compulsory auto insurance rates
Kuwait: Government eases requirements on foreign insurers
Kuwait: Al Ahleia Insurance sees 11% drop in profits for 2014
Kuwait: GIG records 18% growth in net profit to US$40 mln
Oman: New regulation proposed for brokers
UAE: DIFC Insurance Association is formed
UAE: Regulator and industry to amend motor policies
UAE: Insurance sector to be key beneficiary of sanction-free Iran
UAE: ADNIC reports losses in 2014
UAE: Fenchurch Faris grows presence in Dubai
Africa: Association expedites vehicle access across West Africa
Algeria: More efforts needed to grow agriculture insurance
Egypt: Students to get mandatory personal accident cover
Egypt: Federation to set up new microinsurance committee
Egypt: Contractors consider setting up insurer
Kenya: Leapfrog gets green light to buy Resolution Insurance
Kenya: Pan Africa buys 51% stake in Gateway Insurance
Morocco to share auto expertise with Tunisia
Uganda: Motorsport body gets insurance cover
Lloyd's continues to grow global presence
Collaboration needed to combat the ISIS threat, says expert
Bahrain: BKIC quadruples stake in Takaful International to 41%
Jordan: First Insurance takes stake in local insurer
Malaysia: Takaful operators urged to seize potential in ASEAN
Takaful Oman Insurance is profitable in first year
Pakistan: EFU Life inks bancatakaful partnerships
Saudi Arabia: Industry turns around with net profit of US$196 mln in 2014
UAE: Regulator to set up takaful committee by year-end
UAE: Noor Takaful ties up with Islamic bank
UAE: Al Hilal Takaful and Euler Hermes sign distribution agreement
Shariah-compliant equine product offered at Lloyd's
Reinforcing mutuality to encourage takaful growth
Takaful Re holds family takaful workshop in Dubai
Diary of events
People on the move
The world needs to prepare for enhanced disaster risk reduction processes, says Ms Mary Rahal of Arab Re as she reflects on the lessons learnt from the Ebola virus and other outbreaks.
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Technology and data-driven underwriting holds great promise for both insurers and insureds. However, as long-time principles such as risk pooling and mutual risk sharing erode, governments may have to actively accompany the transition to a new paradigm of risk selection and transfer, argues Dr Kai-Uwe Schanz of Dr. Schanz, Alms & Company.