Bright prospects await Arab insurance landscape
Adding value in an increasingly complex market
Life Insurance
The vicissitudes of life
Saudi Arabia
Looking forward to a new era
The market shall overcome growth challenges
M&A
Pushing for consolidation
Renewals
Reinsurers grapple with new dynamics
Risk
Why insurance companies fail
New takaful regulations seek to drive distribution
MENA
Middle East & Africa: Rated insurers well capitalised to offset regional risks
Middle East: Active cyclone season in 2018 highlights risks
GCC: Region's market outlook for 2019 is mostly positive
Bahrain: Unified motor insurance policy to be launched in June
Bahrain: Insurance bond for property developers launched
Bahrain: Arig posted 16.5% growth in GWP, net loss of $55.3m
Egypt: Premiums surged 32% to $2.7bn in 2018
Egypt: Regulator approves amended rules mandating insurance for microfinance customers
Egypt: IFE panel suggests ways to decide compulsory motor insurance pool contributions
Egypt: Insurers raise objections over proposed new law on capital requirements
Egypt: Japanese agency lends expertise in universal health insurance
Kuwait Re's 2018 profits grew 10% to $11.1m
Lebanon: Economy needs urgent 'surgery' as it nears collapse
Morocco: Regulations have yet to catch up to new risks
Morocco's country risk rating is most favourable in North Africa
Morocco: Allianz enters life market
Oman: Listed insurers recorded 11% increase in combined profits after tax for 2018
Qatar: QIC Group achieved 57% jump in net profit in 2018
Saudi Arabia: Motor insurance management system launched
Saudi Arabia unveils $426bn infrastructure development programme
Saudi Arabia: Insurers slap higher motor rates on rental cars
Turkey: Premiums up 15% to $9.6bn in 2018
Turkey: Insurers urged to outsource fire risk evaluations
Turkey: Agencies see lower insurance demand but higher expenses
UAE: Slow pace of emiratisation by insurers under scrutiny
UAE: Health insurance premiums forecast to increase
UAE: Regulator drafts legal framework for M&A in insurance sector
UAE: Orient posts 11% increase in profit
UAE: Oman Insurance leads market with AED3.7bn in GWP
UAE: elseco acquires Dubai-based MGA Malakite from StarStone
UAE: ADNIC saw 10% increase in GWP to $792m in 2018
UAE: World Bank to establish office at Abu Dhabi Global Market
UAE: Non-life companies unlikely to expand through organic growth
UAE: AIG expands services from the DIFC
Global
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Takaful
Global: Takaful assets expected to total $72bn by 2023
Global: Debate over accounting for Islamic insurance contracts
Bahrain: Takaful International unveils new brand identity
Jordan: Solidarity partners with ESKADENIA in its digital transformation
Malaysia: Howden ties up with niche energy takaful broker
Malaysia: STMKB saw net profit surge to a record high of 43% in 2018
Morocco: Takaful-related Bill passed unanimously by first chamber
Saudi Arabia: Tawuniya renews health insurance deal with national airline
Saudi Arabia: Solidarity Takaful terminates contracts with two agents
UAE: Salama's net profit plunged in 2018
UAE: Abu Dhabi National Takaful recorded net profit increase of 33% in 2018
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