Fit for the future
InsurTech
Disruption in full swing
The upside of digital disruption
Growing takaful with InsurTech
United Arab Emirates
Time to re-examine strategies
Stable returns for UAE insurers make the market attractive for foreign investors
Retirement and savings to spur growth in the GCC: Gulf Insurance Forum
Oman
New regulations promise better prospects
Energy
Tech-based threats the new emerging risks for energy companies
Broking
In the digital economy, a great customer experience is more important than ever
Maximising the reach of trade credit insurance
Reinsurance
Mechanisms of collaboration among emerging-market reinsurers
Protecting the entrepreneurial spirit
Takaful needs to be more affordable, say experts
Better cooperation paves the way for further growth
Regulations for a better marketplace
MENA
MENA: Reinsurance market has lower level of underwriting returns
MENA: GAIF works on electronic links for cross-border motor insurance
Industry veterans publish book on pioneers of Arab insurance
Middle East: Minority of residents think they could take more action on climate change
Algeria: Insurers hit by debts owed by paralysed industrial groups
Bahrain: Govt unveils new growth blueprint
Bahrain: Call to streamline motor insurance policies
Egypt: Private sector players to participate in national health insurance system
Egypt: Insurers step up establishing risk management panels to obtain credit rating
Egypt: Technical loss rate narrows on higher premiums in 1H
Egypt: Prudential Financial invests in Sarwa Life
Jordan: Industry's 1H net profit surged 40% to $18m
Kuwait: Gulf tensions raise the cost of insurance on local oil tankers by 775%
Libya: Insurer signs cooperation protocol with Insurance Institute of Egypt
Morocco: Disaster insurance scheduled to be introduced next year
Morocco: State-owned agriculture bank sets up insurance brokerage
Oman: Regulator issues rules for mandatory health insurance scheme
Qatar: QFC expands its platform to more FinTech providers
Saudi Arabia: Regulator introduces medical insurance policy for tourists
Tunisia: New insurance law to introduce simplified contracts
Turkey: Ministry establishes state-owned reinsurer
Turkey: 40,000 insure Istanbul homes within 4 days following quake
UAE: Dubai adopts coding to enhance standardised medical service reporting
UAE: Etihad Credit Insurance awards contract to Coface
UAE: Number of local hires in insurance sector grows
UAE: Traffic deaths fall by 34% in five years
Global
Losses from cyber attacks set to reach all-time high
Global economy to dodge recession, but expect flat growth
Green and sustainable bond issuance by insurers gaining momentum
Takaful
Egypt: Takaful firms narrow 1H technical loss rate
Egypt: Takaful operators vying for national bank's Islamic branch clients
Saudi Arabia: Bupa Arabia joins MCSI EM Index
Saudi Arabia: Walaa to take over MetLife AIG ANB via share swap
Saudi Arabia: Al Etihad engages SRB to boost shariah-compliant products
UAE: Salama to raise foreign ownership to maximum limit
MAPFRE ASISTENCIA team at the 26th FAIR Conference in Marrakech
50th Gulf Assist Board of Directors Meeting in Bahrain: Completing 25 years of Gulf Assist in the Middle East Market
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