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Jun 2026

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June-Home
Editor's Letter

ME insurance industry reconnects and presses ahead amid underlying tension

Middle East conflict
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Giga-projects, Nat CAT & Iran war: Riyadh Re's 3-pronged strategy for a shifting ME

MENA insurance market set to soar on reconstruction upside

News Snippets

Major reinsurers spell out their approach to Iran war

Trapped assets in the ME region unlikely to trigger claims

Iran war upturns marine and war risk insurance reality

Market Profile
Magazine article aboutAfrica-Re-at-50-Evidence-reigns-over-sentiment-in-optimism-for-African-insurance-growth

Africa

Africa Re at 50: Evidence reigns over sentiment in optimism for African insurance growth

Africa sees a rising wave of takaful energy

Rethinking risk: The future of motor insurance in Africa and the Middle East

Multinationals and SMEs power African health insurance expansion

Market spotlight
Magazine article about80-90-of-Egyptian-insurers-on-track-to-meeting-new-capital-thresholds

Egypt

80-90% of Egyptian insurers on track to meeting new capital thresholds

Misr Insurance bets on SMEs, innovation, and reform

Egypt's takaful market evolves with a commercial focus

Nat CAT
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De-risking climate-resilient trade and investment in the MENA region

MENA Nat CAT demand diverges amid rising awareness and shifting priorities

March 2026 floods shatter the UAE's "once-in-100 years" extreme weather baseline

Modelling flood risk in data-scarce Middle East

View from India
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MGAs seen as a structural solution to insuring the 'missing middle'

Anniversary
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Transfer of supervisory authority to the Central Bank takes insurance industry to new heights

News

MENA

Algeria: Cash Assurances to market Nat CAT and home insurance plans nationwide

Egypt: Biggest non-life insurer posts 4% rise in net profits in 2025

Jordan: GAIF35 Conference to be held under royal patronage

Kuwait: Regulator bars cash transactions in the insurance sector

Morocco: Regulator to examine feasibility of setting up centralised database for mandatory insurance

Oman: Oman Re delivers strong 1Q2026 results with 59% increase in net profits

Saudi Arabia: Saudi Re reports 32% jump in net profit on the back of 73% revenue growth in 1Q2026

Tunisia: Govt to revamp motorcycle insurance branch

Turkiye: Insurance and pension sector set for bold transformation

UAE: ADGM enhances insurance regulatory framework

UAE: Insurance sector's 2025 financial results reflect sustained premium rate increases

Global

Where the real contest lies for insurers when illness goes offshore

Accelerated changes & new purpose mark insurance market's advance to 2035

Takaful

Bangladesh: Akij Takaful Life Insurance forms bancatakful partnership

Egypt: Regulator issues rules for Shariah-compliant operations

Indonesia: Regulator highlights industry progress in divesting takaful windows

Kuwait: Underwriting returns fuel profitability at KIB Takaful

Malaysia: FWD Takaful enters 10-year bancatakaful partnership

Pakistan: Regulator issues first digital general takaful licence

UAE: SALAMA set for growth following completion of capital restructuring

Products and Alliances

Products and alliances

Diary
People on the move

People on the move

Modelling flood risk in data-scarce Middle East

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Source: Middle East Insurance Review | Jun 2026

In the Middle East, where historical data is limited and climate change is impacting the atmospheric system, AI is transforming flood modelling by calibrating factors like extreme river flows and rainfall.
 

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