Mr Muhannad Al Samman - Syrian Insurance Federation: Syrian insurance sector still resilient
Mr Majdi Abu-Saleem - Emirates Transport: A driving force in government risk management
Life & Health - Life in the top 3 markets
Life & Health - A changing demand for life
Life & Health - The evolving nature of life distribution
Life & Health - New-age Critical Illness insurance
Bahrain - Where's the light?
Addressing the UAE's fire risk
1/1 Renewals - Another difficult year ahead?
MICC Survey: Battle for share in booming market
International Trade Sanctions: Why insurers need to stay vigilant
MEIF: Seeking new vistas
Gaining market share on its own terms
Rethinking role of insurance in corporate risks
Risk management in line with Shariah
Islamic finance: Improving Shariah compliance in Malaysia
Middle East - MENA: Macroeconomic and market developments seen as top risks - Allianz
Middle East - Guy Carpenter sets up advisory council for EMEA
Middle East - GCC: Employers cautious in pay rises and hiring plans this year - Mercer
Middle East - Bahrain: TAKAUD teams up with private bank on wealth management
Middle East - Kuwait: Expat health insurance fees hit US$2.5 bln over 15 years
Middle East - Lebanon: Insurance sector grew at least 3-4% in 2015- ACAL
Middle East - Lebanon: A.M. Best affirms Arab Re's 'B+' rating
Middle East - Oman: 3% surcharge to be levied on premiums
Middle East - Palestine: Regulator warns insurers against tariff undercutting
Middle East - Qatar: National health plan for citizens suspended
Middle East - Turkey: Minimum wage hike to raise motor claims payout - association head
Middle East - UAE: Demand for home insurance triples in wake of New Year's Eve fire
Middle East - UAE: Medical, pension and savings to lead growth this year - Nexus
Middle East - UAE: Indian firms start reinsurance ops in DIFC
Middle East - UAE: Dubai National Insurance & Reinsurance launches global health cover
Middle East - UAE: PartnerRe set up at DIFC
Middle East - UAE: ADNIC to issue convertible bonds worth more than US$100 mln
Global - MetLife to divest US retail unit
Global - Willis acquires Gras Savoye to expand global reach
Africa - Sub-Saharan Africa markets increasingly attractive
Africa - Algeria: CAAT increases capital by 40% to US$149 mln
Africa - Egypt: Medical insurance up 30% to US$243 mln in FY2014-15
Africa - Kenya's insurance industry to see double-digit growth - Timetric
Africa - Morocco: Insurance agents' bodies unite to face challenges
Africa - Morocco: Insurance industry starts mediation system
Africa - Tunisia: Third-party motor hikes to continue till 2020
Takaful - Bahrain: Medgulf Takaful inks agreement with Copart
Takaful - Egypt: Takaful grows market share to 12% - EFSA
Takaful - Malaysia: MCIS Insurance still eyeing takaful business
Takaful - Malaysia: Takaful continues to outpace industry growth - Fitch
Takaful - Kuwait: Wethaq Takaful Insurance's ratings affirmed at 'BB'
Takaful - Pakistan: Crescent Star Insurance to buy majority shares in Pak-Kuwait Takaful
Takaful - Pakistan: EFU General partners with Meezan Bank in motor takaful
Takaful - Saudi Arabia: Insurance market to grow by at least 14% per annum - Arqaam Capital
Takaful - Saudi Arabia: Surge in auto premiums expected to ease
Takaful Global - ACR mulls over options for retakaful units
Diary of Events
People on the move
Most MENA markets still have life insurance penetration of less than 0.3% of GDP, but the expanding middle class with its rising incomes and awareness mean there is significant scope for expansion. We look at the performance of the top life markets in the region by penetration.
Challenges aside, there are some growth drivers that indicate a positive outlook for life insurance, says Mr Peter Drummond of Legal & General Gulf.
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Distribution tools within the models today need to embrace technology at lightning speed, say Messrs Syed Raza Haider of Alinma Tokio Marine and Ali Asghar Bhuriwala of Badri Management Consultancy.
As Critical Illness insurance (CI) continues to develop in the Middle East, Dr Christopher Reynolds and Mr Mohamed Faye of PartnerRe look at customer expectations as well as issues and examples from other markets to describe how a "new-age CI" policy could look and feel.