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
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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
The reinsurance sector absorbed record-high losses in 2011 with a smaller impact on equity capital than in 2005, the former record-setting year with respect to Nat CATs, said the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) in its first-ever Global Insurance Market Report (GIMAR).
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A federation of the world’s insurance associations has been created for the first time, with 31 insurance associations representing 87% of the worldwide insurance business formally establishing the Global Federation of Insurance Associations (GFIA).
American International Group (AIG) has revealed a new corporate logo as part of its rebranding effort. The new logo will be used in a limited capacity until the insurer completes the rebrand of its property & casualty (P&C) and life & retirement segments later this year.