COVID-19
The crux of combating COVID-19
Tunisia
Overcoming obstacles
Yielding success
Keeping up the momentum
Outlook
Three main factors could hit GCC insurers in 2020
InsurTech
The rise and rise of online aggregators
Reinsurance
Price differentiation is overrated
Cyber
Loud and clear?
Business, interrupted
MENA
GCC: Gulf financial wealth could run out by 2034 without reforms: IMF
GCC: Growth potential supports stable outlook for region's insurance markets
GCC: Society of Actuaries US delegation visits Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Algeria: Sector expects anaemic conditions this year
Bahrain: Regulator sets out benefits in unified own-damage motor policy
Bahrain: Trust Re partners FinTech Bay
Egypt: Fund to be set up to insure state assets
Egypt: Regulatory official upbeat about prospects for sector
Jordan: Comprehensive health insurance scheme targeted to cover all citizens by 2024
Jordan: Sector maintained steady performance in 2019
Kuwait: Supreme committee to be set up for insurance supervisory unit
Kuwait Re reported 40% jump in net profit to $15m for 2019
Morocco: Govt works to reduce motor accident fatalities
Saudi Arabia: SAMA releases draft bancassurance rules
Saudi Arabia: Healthcare spending reached $40bn in 2018
Turkey: Call for masterplan to deal with uninsured fire risk
UAE: Nearly half of employees fear for their long-term health
UAE: Orient Insurance's net profit up 6% to $116m
UAE: ADNIC saw net profit jump 21% to $77m in 2019
UAE: Oman Insurance's 2019 profits of almost $52m the highest in 5 years
UAE: Authorities outline liability for medical treatment of coronavirus cases
UAE: Fidelity United swang back to profit in 2019
UAE: RFIB and Tysers complete acquisition deal
Global
Life insurers should stress test economic risk of pandemics
Insurance Europe supports IAIS work on climate-change related disclosures
Global insurance M&A at a four-year high
Takaful
Egypt: Misr Emirates Takaful to set up special department to liaise with brokers
Malaysia: Ecosystem and other factors fuel growth opportunities for takaful
Malaysia: PruBSN pledges support for Malaysian Takaful Association's national campaign
Pakistan: Pak-Qatar Takaful expands network to over 100 branches country-wide
Qatar: QIB introduces a suite of takaful products on mobile app
Saudi Arabia: Al Ahli Takaful and CHUBB Arabia agree to hold preliminary merger talks
UAE: Dar Al Takaful in exclusive talks to acquire Noor Takaful
UAE: SALAMA posts 2019 profit surge, recommends first dividend since stock listing
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