Editorial
NEXtCARE: Raising healthcare standards through innovation
News Special - MICC: Celebrating five years
Cover Story - FAIR at 50: FAIR's golden jubilee
Cover Story - FAIR at 50: Returning to the roots of FAIR
Cover Story - FAIR at 50: FAIR vistas: From Kuala Lumpur to Cairo via Beijing
Cover Story - FAIR at 50: Bracing for a new era
Cover Story - FAIR at 50: FAIR Non-life Reinsurance Pool - A strong victory symbol of Afro-Asian cooperation
Cover Story - FAIR at 50: GIC Re: Custodians of the FAIR Nat CAT Pool
Country Profile - Egypt: Making the industry resilient
Country Profile - Egypt: A growing appetite for life
Country Profile - Egypt: IFE working to upgrade the sector
Country Profile : Egypt's takaful take-off
Health Market Update: Using analytics to detect fraud, waste and abuse in health insurance
Health Market Update: HR managers - Catalysts of change in health insurance
Health Market Update: Advances in hepatitis C treatment: Alert for insurers
Takaful Market Profile - Malaysia: Double-digit growth expected for takaful
Personality Profile: Sharing the MetLife values
Getting ready for VAT
Risk Management Feature - A real revolution: The Internet of Things
Strategic Global View: Protectionism in global reinsurance markets - On the rise again?
MENA: Region will attract more reinsurance capacity - QFC Barometer
MENA: Saudi Arabia & UAE offer most opportunity in region - Aon Benfield
MENA: Many countries to be water-stressed in 2040
Middle East: Man-made and natural threats could cost the region US$$367 bln - Lloyd's
Middle East: Fenchurch Faris appointed Lloyd's coverholder
Bahrain: Arig's reports 32% rise in profits to US$6 mln in 1H
Bahrain: Trust Re's 1H net profits jump by 180% to US$32 mln in 1H
Kuwait Insurance Co sees 1H profit increase 31% to US$15 mln
Kuwait: Positive growth expected for insurance market - BMI
Kuwait: Al Ahleia's takeover of Kuwait Re to have negative impact - Moody's
Lebanon: Bankers Assurance posts 24% fall in 2014 net profits to US$8 mln
Oman: Retentions improve in 2014
Oman: Insurers expect wave of claims after heavy rains
Palestine: Insurance Federation calls for action against unregistered vehicles
Qatar: Central Bank extends deadline by 6 months to comply with insurance rules
Qatar: Finance academy works with insurers to develop talent
Syria: Insurance sector sees 1H losses of nearly US$1 mln
Syria: Arab Union Re to cover transport risks
Turkey: Insurers' work hampered by violence
Turkey: Govt consolidates outsourcing rules for insurance companies
Turkey: CAT pool issues second quake bond
UAE: DIFC Insurance Association attracts 31 members
UAE: Insurers get one more year to separate life and non-life businesses
UAE: Two thirds of listed insurers post profits in 1H
UAE: Experts lined up for Dubai Rendezvous
UAE: 6 in 10 residents lack home insurance in Dubai
UAE: AWNIC acquires Vision Capital Brokerage
Cyber insurance premiums to grow at least 20% annually to over $20 billion in 10 years - AGCS
Qatar Re to move HQ to Bermuda
Cigna expands in Africa with new expat products
Egypt: Large private insurance funds obliged to hire investment managers
Egypt: Govt plans terrorism cover for military & police
AXA to invest US$192 mln in Egypt
Egypt: New group outlines plans to raise insurance awareness
Morocco: Wafa Assurance reports 1H profit of US$50 mln
Tunisia: AMI Assurances to raise capital by US$16.8 mln
Tunisia: STAR's net profit jumps 252% to US$23 mln in 1H
Bahrain: t'azur ties up with Khaleeji Commercial Bank
Egypt: Takaful sector commands 13% of insurance market in 1H
Malaysia: Cooperative body to provide takaful
Takaful Malaysia inks pact with RHB Islamic Bank
Oman: Takaful accounts for 7% of insurance market in 1H
Pakistan: Jubilee Insurance launches takaful business
Pakistan: Pak Qatar Family Takaful partners with Islamic financial institution
Pakistan: EFU Life signs bancatakaful agreement
Saudi Arabia: Foreign players unlikely to enter market, says insurance committee member
Saudi Arabia: Bupa Arabia to double capital to US$213 mln
Saudi Arabia: Solidarity's losses hit US$89 mln
Saudi Arabia: Insurers liable for Mecca crane crash losses, says court
Saudi Arabia: Land transport pumps US$80 mln into insurance market yearly
UAE: Takaful Emarat opens branch in Abu Dhabi
UAE: Shariah-compliant investment firm to offer takaful
Diary
People on the move
The Federation of Afro-Asian Insurers and Reinsurers (FAIR) holds its 24th Conference in Cairo this year to commemorate the 50th year of its founding. We trace its accomplishments and hear from its new Secretary General on how it is preparing itself for the next 50 years.
Ahead of the 24th biennial Conference to mark its 50th Anniversary, we look at FAIR's long hard climb, and the road ahead to regional cooperation.
Africa and Asia take turns to host the biennial FAIR Conferences to discuss current issues impacting the insurance industry. We recap some key points raised at the past three Conferences.
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At 50, Federation of Afro-Asian Insurance & Reinsurance (FAIR) is now preparing to strengthen its presence, and arming itself with new technologies to prepare for the next 50 years, says Dr Adel Mounir, Secretary General.
With the assistance of its members in the last couple of years, the FAIR Non-Life Reinsurance Pool has achieved a more profitable portfolio through selective underwriting, and will continue focusing on profit-driven business, says Ms Aylin Kocaturk of the Pool.
Mr K Sanath Kumar, Acting Chairman cum Managing Director of GIC Re provides the background to the formation of the FAIR Nat CAT Pool, with an update of its performance so far.