From Editor-in-Chief
Trust Re: Becoming a reinsurer of choice
Industry braces itself for tougher times ahead
Interview with regulator: Protecting the sector amid uncertainty
Motor in Jordan: Changing the rules of the game
Rendezvous dynamics - 2nd MENA Rendezvous: Market feels the heat
Rendezvous dynamics - A FAIR call for innovation
Rendezvous dynamics - Push for prudence in MENA market
Pensions - A new approach to retirement savings
Pensions - Muslim integrity and retirement security
Takaful rendezvous - Delivering on the promise of takaful
Impact of IAIS on the MENA region
Healthcare - Fitness first for health insurance
Motor - Every vehicle is worth something
Brokers - The value of brokers
Focus on asset management - The rotation towards "non-traditional" fixed-income assets
A founder and a vision creator
MENA & GCC: MENA Insurance CEO Club looks ahead to greater traction
MENA & GCC: Zurich committed to Middle East, says Regional Chairman
MENA & GCC: Aetna extends reach in the Middle East
MENA & GCC: Political unrest to cost MENA US$800 bln - HSBC
MENA & GCC: Generali adds EMEA unit
MENA & GCC: Gulf employee healthcare costs highest in EMEA
GCC: Few large insurance groups implementing RBC - Moody's
Jordan: Industry bodies launch electronic traffic accidents reporting system
Lebanon: Medical business led premium growth in 1H
Morocco: Finance city opens up opportunities for reinsurers
Morocco: Munich Re and GCube join Marsh on solar power project
Oman: CMA fines 20 insurers
Oman: Social insurance now covers self-employed
Qatar Chamber backs national health scheme
UAE's SMEs rank high on export growth
UAE: ADNIC opens new branch in Sharjah
IAIS to develop global insurance capital standard
GCC: Strong takaful growth expected in GCC - Moody's
Bahrain: CBB revising takaful model to accelerate growth
First Takaful Rendezvous to be held in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian Takaful Association starts work on retakaful contract wording
Malaysia: Takaful Ikhlas eyes growth in Sarawak
Takaful Malaysia partners bank on Hajj accounts
Oman: Al Madina to offer shares in IPO as it converts to takaful
Pakistan: Nokia customers get takaful cover
Saudi insurance sector risks greater market share concentration - S&P
Senegal relooks sukuk plan
UAE: Retakaful named as key pillar of Dubai's Islamic hub
UAE: Al Fajer Re to set up company in the DIFC
UAE: RAK government mulls over first sukuk issue
UAE: IDB considers sukuk programme in Dubai
Family takaful makes better sense for Zurich, says Regional Chairman
FWU issues sukuk backed by takaful
Saudi Re conducts engineering underwriting workshop
Diary of events
People on the move
Growth prospects notwithstanding, the pressure is on the various stakeholders in the MENA region to help build a disciplined and sustainable market, said speakers at the 2nd MENA Rendezvous in Dubai last month.
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At the 23rd Federation of Afro-Asian Insurers and Reinsurers (FAIR) Conference held in Beijing, speakers discussed how technology and innovation can play a pivotal role in creating a sustainable future.
Whilst the influx of alternative capital into the global reinsurance market was probably the hottest talking point at this year's Monte Carlos Rendez-vous, this is not the most serious challenge facing the MENA market. Rather, the long-standing concern of unchecked competition amongst others is most resonant, as pointed out by a Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority report.