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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
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The US$1.4 billion global Islamic finance industry is set for double-digit growth in 2014, with Asia - most notably Malaysia - and the GCC set to lead the way, said a recent report by Standard & Poor's (S&P).
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Kuala Lumpur-based Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) has approved the adoption of two new standards, on risk management for takaful and capital adequacy for Islamic banks.