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Jan 2014

Takaful News


Bahrain: New takaful rules to be introduced soon

New rules to enhance the operational model for Bahrain's takaful industry are on track to be finalised and implemented by the end of 2013, said the Central Bank.

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Bahrain: Solidarity to insure public-private housing project

Solidarity General Takaful, a subsidiary of Solidarity Group Holding, will be insuring a public-private partnership (PPP) housing project in Bahrain.

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Brunei: Takaful sector registers double-digit growth in 1H2013

Brunei's takaful sector grew 15% y-o-y in the first half of 2013 to BND105 million (US$84 million), slightly more than the conventional sector's 12% growth in the same period, figures from the regulatory authority have shown.

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Indonesia: Law on spinning off windows delayed

A new insurance law governing the conversion of takaful windows to fully capitalised, standalone companies has been postponed to 2014, an official at the country's financial regulator told Reuters.

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Takaful Malaysia's 9M profit up 38%

Syarikat Takaful Malaysia's profit for the first nine months of 2013 increased 38% y-o-y to MYR92.8 million (US$28.8 million), while revenues grew 3% y-o-y to MYR1,334.5 million during the same period, mainly due to higher sales generated by family takaful.

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More M&As expected in Malaysia's takaful sector - Fitch

The introduction of a risk-based capital (RBC) regime for Malaysia's takaful sector and the limited scale of most operators could lead to further consolidation in the next one to two years, said Fitch Ratings in a new report.

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Oman: Takaful IPOs raise US$155 mln

The first two takaful initial public offerings (IPOs) in Oman have raised a combined US$155 million following their month-long subscriptions.

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Pakistan: Pak-Qatar Family Takaful distributes surplus

Pak-Qatar Family Takaful has announced the distribution of a 27.5% surplus among its individual family takaful participants for 2012.

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Pakistan: No deal yet between takaful and conventional players

Takaful operators will not strike a closed-door deal and withdraw their petition against the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) unless their concerns are fully addressed in the new set of rules, said Mr Rizwan Ahmed Farid, CEO of Dawood Family Takaful.

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Saudi Arabia: New insurance company listed on Tadawul

MetLife-AIG-ANB Cooperative Insurance Company (ANB Cooperative Insurance) has been listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).

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