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Navigating regulatory challenges in MENA
D&O: Management liability in Gulf economies - An emerging risk?
D&O: Shifting sands of D&O liability
D&O: The right coverage in the rise of D&O
D&O in the UAE: A changing landscape
A market with a promise still
Interview with regulator: Poised for independence
Boosting insurance growth in Morocco
Market roundup: 2013 in review - Laying the groundwork for further growth
MICC Essay: Taking advantage of social media
Strategic global view: Brand equity in insurance - An economic view
Oil & Gas: On the pulse of Middle East offshore risks
Indonesia: Family takaful - Reaching the potential
Indonesia: General takaful - Overcoming the hurdles
Afghanistan: Setting the stage for takaful
Surplus sharing: Surplus distribution: Reality and misperception
Takaful Rendezvous - Using retakaful to grow
MENA & GCC: Life premiums accelerate in 2013 - Swiss Re
MENA & GCC: Political risks on the rise for direct foreign investors
MENA & GCC: EMEA firms failing to keep pace with new risks - ACE
MENA & GCC: Aetna to expand in Middle East & Africa with new acquisition
MENA & GCC: Aviva expands provision in the GCC
GCC: Lifestyle-related diseases to cost US$36 bln in 2013 - Booz & Co
Bahrain: Long-term insurance leads premium growth
Jordan: AAIB launches crisis help plan
Morocco: France's Wendel buys 13.3% stake in Saham Group
Morocco: Casablanca Finance City inks deal with UK institute
Oman: Bank Muscat to recover US$38.8 mln in fraud losses
Qatar to launch second phase of compulsory health scheme in April
Qatar launches 3-year plan for financial sector regulation
Qatar General plans to convert into private shareholding firm
Qatar: Al Koot puts on hold conversion plans
UAE: Dubai rolls out mandatory health insurance
UAE: IA raises minimum capital for brokers
UAE: ADNIC partners with Dubai Trade to launch online platform for cargo insurance
UAE: Oman Insurance sets up China desk
AIG inks travel insurance deal with UAE Exchange
UAE: NEXtCARE and Mediclinic Middle East sign MoU
Global PRI coverage reaches US$54.3 bln in 1H13 - MIGA
Bahrain: New takaful rules to be introduced soon
Bahrain: Solidarity to insure public-private housing project
Brunei: Takaful sector registers double-digit growth in 1H2013
Indonesia: Law on spinning off windows delayed
Takaful Malaysia's 9M profit up 38%
More M&As expected in Malaysia's takaful sector - Fitch
Oman: Takaful IPOs raise US$155 mln
Pakistan: Pak-Qatar Family Takaful distributes surplus
Pakistan: No deal yet between takaful and conventional players
Saudi Arabia: New insurance company listed on Tadawul
Asia and GCC to lead Islamic finance growth - S&P
IFSB adopts new standard on takaful
AXA holds diabetes awareness drive with partners
Warba Insurance opens in KidZania Kuwait
Diary of events
People on the move
The Moroccan insurance industry is a good example of a market's drive to be self-sufficient and yet be outstanding in performance. Yet, there is still a massive untapped potential for players.
Morocco's insurance industry is set for major changes, with a draft law to establish an independent supervisory body and plans to open the social security sector to insurers. Mr Hassan Boubrik, Director of Insurance and Social Security Directorate, Ministry of Economy and Finance, elaborates.
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Motor and life insurance in Morocco have great potential if the low insurance awareness is overcome, says Mr Mohamed Zerrei of Grant Thornton.