From Editor-in-chief
Globalising the London market
Fortifying SCOR
Turning DIFC into a force in reinsurance
Kay International: Exploring growth avenues in tough markets
Reinsurance in MENA: Ready for change?
Monte Carlo: Prices to remain stable
How facultative underwriting develops a market
Brokers' Feature: The changing role of brokers in the Middle East
Brokers - A vital link in insurance
Motor Update: More needed to manage distribution and claims in motor
Life Update: Life insurers should adapt to today's consumer paradigm
Eurozone Crisis: A crisis without borders
Asset Management Focus: The future of asset management
Speciality Lines Focus: Forum calls on insurers to explore specialty lines
Marine Update: Safeguarding the security of global trade
Takaful in Europe shows signs of life again
Bienvenue, takaful!
Maldives: Riding on the growth of insurance
Setting risk expectations early
Developments in arbitration - A cause for concern?
Decisiveness in leadership
Ratings on the move
MENA Insurance CEO Club holds 3rd Strategic Seminar
MENA: Political unrest eclipses insurance demand
Mena & GCC: Economic downturn drives demand for liability insurance in EMEA – Marsh
GCC: Financial advisors and investors becoming more risk tolerant
Arab countries need to catch up with global governance standards
FAIR Conference to be held in Beijing next Sep
Bahrain: Takaud to introduce pension products in 4Q
Kuwait: Gulf Insurance gets financing to expand
Lebanon: Orange card scheme sees big drop in premiums
Palestine: Government paying more attention to insurance
TheCityUK extends global financial centre network to Morocco
Oman Re planning to go public within two years
Qatar: QFC Regulatory Authority seeks feedback on rule changes for insurers
UAE: Long waiting time drives patients abroad
UAE: ADNIC implements Pharmacy Benefit Management
UAE: Coface to support SMEs with trade credit insurance
Yemen to approve new health insurance law
Global reinsurers absorb record 2011 losses with lower impact on capital – IAIS
Global Federation of Insurance Associations formed
AIG unveils new logo as part of rebranding
Regulatory support crucial for family takaful growth
KFH-Bahrain provides Islamic financing solutions for SMEs
Egypt: Ridge Islamic Capital reportedly planning to enter takaful space
ING to sell Malaysian takaful unit to AIA
Malaysia: MTA inks MoU with university
Malaysia: Takaful IKHLAS launches incentive campaign for civil servants
Oman: Association seeks more time to review draft takaful law
Philippines: Stock exchange looks to draw Islamic investors
Saudi Arabia: Weqaya Takaful signs health deal with Saudi Electricity Co
Takaful growth prospects diverging in GCC and Southeast Asia – S&P
HSBC withdraws from Islamic retail business in six countries
Diary of Events
People on the move
Interest in takaful has been revived in Europe upon the news of Swiss Life introducing the first-ever family takaful product in France. We recap Europe's recent experience in Islamic finance.
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France has revived the takaful discourse in Europe with the recent launch of a family product. Mr Faizal Ahmad Manjoo of Markfield Institute of Higher Education evaluates the move and the implications for the sector as a whole.