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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
A number of positive developments in 2013, notably in healthcare and takaful, are likely to lead the GCC insurance market on a sustainable growth path.
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A marketing approach combining traditional tools with social media will increase the presence of insurers, but organisations need to find the right balance, says Mr Suresh Gunathilaka of Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company in his runner-up entry to MICC's 2nd Essay Competition.
The commercial value of an insurer's brand is a function of excellence in key business and corporate processes rather than a result of image-building public relations or corporate social responsibility activities, argues Dr Kai-Uwe Schanz of Dr. Schanz, Alms & Company AG, Zurich.