Coping with the revolution and its side-effects
Political risk remains high
UIC Yemen: Moving to takaful
YQI targeting the top ranks
Malaysia: Competition pushes operators to be different
Malaysia: Gearing up for growth
Malaysia: Bank Negara targets niche players for future takaful growth
Talbot strikes out on its own
Microinsurance must fulfill the needs of women
Microinsurance: MENA spells good potential for microinsurance
Microinsurance: Close co-operation needed to achieve financial inclusion
Microtakaful – Time to make a real difference to people’s livelihoods
MENA & GCC : More GCC employers offer flexible benefits
Insurance for SMEs: The growing pains of family businesses
Agriculture: Agricultural insurance to help improve food security
Online auction to salvage resale cars
Tunisia: Industry to move with region’s new norms
UAE: Sharjah to provide social and health insurance for all citizens
MENA & GCC : MENA premiums up 17% to US$31.4 bln in 2011
MENA & GCC : Beirut now the most expensive city in MENA
MENA & GCC : GCC’s end of service benefit to hit US$75 bln by 2020
MENA & GCC : MENA women want financial freedom
MENA & GCC : GCC’s top 30 insurers see falling profitability
MENA & GCC : GCC to see strong growth in 2012 despite regional risks
Iran: Iranian insurers ready to cover foreign oil tankers
Jordan: Federation adopts electronic traffic accidents reporting system
Jordan: Premiums grew 9.5% to US$288 mln in May
Hong Kong-based fund pays US$130 mln for Jordan Dubai Capital
Lebanon: Bank Audi completes LIA Insurance divestment
Libya: Clyde & Co opens office in Libya
QFCRA signs information exchange deal with IAIS
UAE: DHA launches second phase of e-claims project
UAE’s new oil pipeline to reduce shipping and insurance costs
UAE: Half of investors have no life and critical illness cover
UAE: OIC and National Bank of Fujairah ink bancassurance deal
UAE: Green Crescent trims first-quarter net loss to US$2.3 mln
UAE: Pacific Prime partners InterGlobal to offer direct settlement in Dubai
UAE: Zurich unveils new travel products for UAE residents
CAT losses cost insurers US$12 bln in 1H12
Piracy falls sharply in first half of the year
It’s “AIG” again
Global commerce to bypass the West as emerging market intra-trade increases
Bahrain: Takaful Int’l launches mobile app
Malaysia: New test for takaful agents vexes operators
Takaful Malaysia looks to Labuan for SPV
Oman: Takaful regulation expected by end-3Q
Pakistan: Regulator formalises windows
Pakistan: Centre of Excellence for Islamic microfinance formed
Saudi Arabia: Long-awaited mortgage law to be passed
UAE: National Bonds launches family financial protection plans
UAE: Standard Chartered unveils Islamic wealth products for HNWIs
UAE: Dar Al Takaful launches travel products
Risk management to assume greater role for Islamic institutions: Deloitte
S&P launches Shariah index with the OIC
Islamic Development Bank prices US$800 mln five-year sukuk
West Africa moves closer to Islamic financial services
While women form 70% of the world’s poor, microinsurance structures often overlook the specific needs of women causing them to fall through the cracks. To best serve the low-income, it is essential that product design and delivery take into account women’s unique needs.
Insurers should actively shape the market through engaging policymakers and leverage on local initiatives to construct a broad and consistent microinsurance programme.
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A successful microinsurance framework requires that insurers and microfinance institutions co-operate and complement each other on a technical basis as well as in providing the right products and delivery channels.