The road ahead
Creating synergies
CEO Roundtable
Market braced for late and "extremely tough" renewal season
Aviation
Turbulent times in a hard market
COVID-19 and aviation claims
How COVID-19 paralysed global aviation
United Arab Emirates
Sailing in rough waters
Life to achieve deeper penetration
COVID-19 and health insurers
Finding opportunities in a time of crisis
Market remains resilient despite headwinds
In a state of regulatory flux
The test of leadership
Brokerage
Stronger relationships crucial to securing the future of health insurance
Staying relevant in the age of disruption
Claims
Claims fraud, abuse and leakage prevalent in certain product lines
Regulation
Financial crime compliance is key to MENA's participation on the world stage
The matrix: Interconnectedness and regulatory risk
Corporate Governance
Rewriting the rules of corporate governance
GCC: Takaful sector resilient so far, but there are challenges on the horizon
Towards a fruitful public-private partnership
MENA
Middle East: Dive In reveals sector's views on cross generational working
MEA: Chedid Capital acquires 80% of ASCOMA, creates broking leader in the region
Africa: Allianz and Jubilee Insurance forge strategic partnership
Bahrain: COVID-19 strains solvency levels of insurers
Egypt: Insurers directed to set up reserve for risks related to new accounting standard
Kuwait: P&C and health sectors carry intermediate risk
Lebanon: Insurers see huge support from reinsurers
Morocco: Insurance market weakens in August
Oman: Listed insurers report 56% increase in combined profit in 1H
Saudi Arabia: 2 more insurers hold talks on possible merger
Saudi Arabia: Insurers face headwinds as drop in claims from lockdown seen as temporary
Tunisia: Ageing population highlights need for supplementary pension plans
UAE: Govt launches post office system to enhance online health insurance management
UAE: Bayzat and Sehteq among MENA's 50 most-funded startups
UAE: Africa Re sets up office in DIFC for Middle East expansion
Takaful
Global: IFSB disseminates first set of country-level takaful data
Nigeria: Capital hike underway for microinsurers and takaful operators
Saudi Arabia: ICIEC signs MoU with Spanish state export credit agency
Saudi Arabia: Gulf Union Cooperative and Al Ahlia Insurance to merge under new brand
UAE: Abu Dhabi National Takaful expected to enhance position in domestic market
Global
Number of insurer-MGA relationships will hold steady or increase in 2020
IFRS 17 a major challenge for reinsurers
Future pandemic risk should be tackled via public-private partnership
Pandemic-related BI case reduces trust in insurers
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