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Jul 2016

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Middle East: CFOs lack risk appetite in current business climate


Middle East: Hotels in region lack supplier liability insurance


Bahrain: National health insurance scheme to start in 2019


Bahrain: Trust Re's 1Q profits up 8% to US$8.4 mln


Kuwait: Regulator pushing to enact law this year


Kuwait: Gulf Insurance Group buys 90% stake of Turkish insurer


Oman: Insurance sector sees premiums grow by 7% in 1Q


Qatar: Draft health insurance law completed


Qatar: Property insurance to reach US$1.8 bln by 2019


Qatar: Traffic accidents can now be reported at insurance firms


Turkey: Insurance industry shows impressive 1Q growth


Turkey: Insurers face risk of inadequate reserves


UAE: Composite insurers to segregate life and non-life ops by August


UAE: Insurers urged to be ready for surge in health insurance demand


UAE: DHA extends grace period for mandatory health insurance scheme


UAE: Daman mulls plan to reward those with healthy lifestyles


UAE: Auto insurance aggregator launched


African Risk Capacity aims to boost disaster cover to US$2 bln by 2020


Algeria: Insurers to settle auto claims within 8 weeks starting Sept


Egypt: Insurers recommend mandatory fire cover for shops


Kenyan insurers benefit greatly from Treasury budget proposals


Morocco: Lloyd's keen on presence in Casablanca Finance City


Nigeria: A.M. Best upgrades ratings of Africa Re


Tunisia: Finance Ministry explores liberalising auto insurance


Zimbabwe: Health insurers owe private doctors US$220 mln


Global - IAIS updates assessment methodology for G-SIIs


Global - AIG joins the crowdfunding market


Global - Zurich sells businesses in Morocco and Taiwan


Takaful News - A.M. Best affirms ratings of Emirates Retakaful (B++), positive outlook


Takaful News - Egypt: Takaful business made up 12% of total insurance mart in 1Q


Takaful News - Indonesia: Regulator to promote Islamic REITs to attract Middle East investors


Takaful News - Syarikat Takaful cautiously optimistic on earnings outlook


Takaful News - Oman: Takaful commands 9% share of total insurance market


Takaful News - Saudi Arabia: Regulator sets timetable for loss-making insurers to restructure operations


Takaful News - Saudi Arabia: Insurance sector netted US$216 mln in profits in 2015


Takaful News - Saudi Arabia: 2,000 motor loss assessors to be trained


Takaful News - Tunisia: Zitouna Takaful turns operations around in 2015