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Jun 2016

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Middle East - MENA: P&C insurance growth to be 2nd highest in the world for 2016-25


Middle East - GCC: Gulf region is best performing market for India's biggest life insurer


Middle East - Bahrain: Insurers seek 3rd-party motor insurance tariff increases


Middle East - Bahrain: Insurers lobby for priority in large projects


Middle East - Bahrain: Arig swings back to profits in 1Q 2016


Middle East - Bahrain: Insurers can do more to develop life insurance


Middle East - Kuwait: Smart phone use a main cause of motor accidents


Middle East - Lebanon: IMF says pension reform is vital


Middle East - Oman: Regulator approves amended regulations for agents


Middle East - Oman: Insurers urged to upgrade local human capabilities


Middle East - Oman: Al Anwar executes MoU to divest stake in Falcon


Middle East - Turkey: Motor 3rd-party liability insurance reforms passed


Middle East - Turkey: Insurance mart to see consolidation, new players


Middle East - UAE: Insurers urged to be ready for surge in medical insurance demand


Middle East - UAE: Insurers modifying conditions in fire insurance policies


Middle East - UAE: Health insurance wastage cost US$1 bln yearly


Middle East - UAE: Emiratisation in insurance sector to exceed 17% by 2020


Middle East - UAE: Chedid Capital buys 75% stake in insurance broker


Africa: Focus on 7 sub-Saharan countries as frontier markets


Africa: Insurance markets more robust due to economy, regulation, distribution


Africa - Algeria: Insurers need to enter SME market for business growth


Africa - Algeria: Insurance association seeking auto premium increases


Africa - Egypt: Insurers re-examine fire underwriting in wake of fires


Africa - Egypt: Health insurance Bill ready to be sent to Parliament


Africa - Kenya: Jubilee reports highest ROE among insurers in 2015


Africa - Morocco: Insurance market saw accelerated growth in 2015


Africa - Morocco: Insurers faring well with much potential ahead


Africa - Nigeria: Blueprint to be unveiled soon for insurance sector


Global - Usage-based auto insurance to grow to 142 mln subscribers globally by 2023


Global - .insurance domain space is launched


Takaful Takaful - Global gross contributions rose 5% to US$23.2 bln in 2015


Takaful - Middle East: Family takaful seen as growth opportunity


Takaful - The Comoros: Union becomes 44th member of ICIEC


Takaful - Ghana: Insurance regulator to introduce takaful to the market


Takaful - Malaysia: Rural market key to takaful growth


Takaful - Malaysia: Zurich takes over 100% of MAA Takaful


Takaful - Saudi Arabia: Vision 2030 to fuel at least 15% insurance growth per year


Takaful - Saudi Arabia: Roads need to improve for auto premiums to fall


Takaful - Sri Lanka: Amana Takaful reports sturdy results for 2015


Takaful - Sudan: Regulations being drafted for mandatory health insurance


Takaful - UAE: Takaful expected to form 35% of total insurance mart by 2021


Takaful - UAE: Abu Dhabi National Takaful Co doubles net profit in 6 years