A rich offering for the wealthy: Emirates Insurance Company
RFIB plans bigger presence in Dubai
Middle East Insurance Industry Awards
Saluting the stars
The new frontier
Getting back into the fold
Distribution
Going into digital action
Bancassurance: Strategic partnership upgrade
Aviation
UAE: Revised requirements for aircraft and drone operators
Set of risks for air transport widens
Cyber fraud
Beating the mandate fraudsters
Regulations & Tech
Safety net for tech innovation
Dubai Rendezvous
Reinsurers in an era of disruption
Gulf Insurance Forum
Need for diversification and innovation grows as oil prices flounder
Takaful still holds potential in the UAE
Interview
A risk management star
ERM
Globalisation: An ERM toolkit
MENA
MENA: Call for Arab insurance markets to establish specialised institutes to raise standards
MENA: IMF urges region to stay on course with reforms
GCC: Major changes predicted in pension programmes
GCC: Umbrella social insurance system to promote labour mobility
Bahrain: Health insurance chalked up fastest growth last year
Bahrain: Arig's premiums and profits up in the first nine months
Bahrain: Insurance training to be provided for commercial court judges
Jordan: Insurers report combined profits of $30 mln for 1H
Kuwait: Govt rejects formation of separate insurance regulator
Kuwait: First phase of health insurance scheme to start in 1Q17
Oman: Mandatory health insurance for private sector by 2018
Oman: Motor insurance takes biggest share of 37% of total mart in 2015
Qatar Central Bank to regulate insurance broking sector
Saudi Arabia: SAMA updates name from "Agency" to "Authority"
Turkey: Non-life sector turns in positive return in 1H
Turkey: Insurance market seen as one of "modest growth, higher risk"
UAE: Nuclear energy insurance pool to be established
UAE: Oman Insurance discusses cladding risk with key clients
UAE: ADNIC back in the black with 3Q net profit of $39 mln
UAE: Union Insurance posts 35% rise in premiums
UAE: Reinsurers raise premiums & tighten terms for fire business
UAE: Abu Dhabi Global Market participates in Singapore FinTech Festival
Cyber security attacks must be top priority for firms in the UAE
UAE: New Emiratisation scheme for insurers to start next Jan
Africa
African Risk Capacity to deliver $8 mln drought insurance payout to Malawi
Africa: Liberty Holdings makes acquisitions in Botswana and Malawi
Algeria: Work afoot to have insurance law amended
Algeria: Insurers to offer cyber risk cover
Algeria: National reinsurer increases capital to $199 mln
Egypt: Insurance premiums to increase 30% with currency devaluation
Egypt: Microinsurance regulations introduced
Kenya: Insurance Regulatory Authority appoints new CEO
Morocco: Atlanta licensed to start Ivory Coast non-life venture
Morocco: Attijariwafa Bank sells stake in largest domestic insurer
Morocco: Allianz completes acquisition of Zurich unit
Tunisia: Regulator outlines tasks to create insurance champions
Tunisia: AMI Assurances attracts at least five wooers
Global
IAIS concludes annual conference with plans to revise ComFrame
GFIA continues engagement with G-20 and global leaders to support growth and investment
Protectionist (re)insurance restrictions create barriers to economic growth
Insurance on growth path with rising global energy demand
Takaful
Algeria: Need for legal framework to promote takaful
Bahrain: Central bank to issue new takaful standards
Morocco: Insurers ready to work with banks when Islamic finance starts
Saudi Arabia: Tawuniya nets health insurance deals in ICT sector
Saudi Arabia: Call for locals to fill top ranks in health insurance sector
Saudi Arabia: Insurance industry profits more than double for first 9 months
UAE: Orient Insurance to be involved in new takaful venture
Global: Brokers urged to do more for takaful
Dubai: RGA Middle East's fifth anniversary dinner
Diary of Events
People on the move
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Insurers and banks in the region should upgrade their partnerships from short-term alliances to a more long-term and strategic relationship to better serve the needs of customers, says Mr David Harris of RSA Insurance.
TAKAFUL INTERVIEW
Growth in takaful business continues to outpace that of the overall insurance market but profitability remains a concern which should prompt operators to rethink their business models.
Emirates Insurance Company looks to leverage on the UAE’s affluence after launching its suite of High Net Worth insurance products.
Lloyd’s broker RFIB marks 10 years in the DIFC with plans to have a bigger local presence to better serve clients in the region.
Recognising the industry’s best at the 3rd Middle East Insurance Industry Awards.
As the largest general insurance market in the region, Iran opens a huge window of opportunity for international and regional insurers, but there are hurdles to be overcome. This requires collaboration between the Iranian insurance sector and...
Iranian insurers are looking to get back into the mainstream at a time of rapid change in the domestic and international markets. It is thus crucial for both parties to understand each other well, says Mr Soran Seyedi of RFIB.
The broking industry is embracing disruption and strategising its approach to keep pace with new threats and changing customer needs amid a rapid digital evolution.
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the UAE has recently introduced new regulations relating to the minimum insurance standards and conditions applicable to airlines, aircraft operators and drones flying in the UAE. Mr Nick Humphrey of...
The nature of risk is changing and insurance brokers in the Middle East are being challenged by the transport industry to reinforce their traditional contract offerings with analytical services and more flexible solutions, says Mr Henry Adair of...
Mr Peregrine Storrs-Fox of TT Club provides an overview of the current criminal activity that presents risk to every business and individual in relation to effecting expected payments.
Regulators, largely inexperienced in the digital space, are faced with a daunting challenge: how to promote the development of financial technology without conjuring up the prospect of failures and a loss of public confidence? How to strike the...
Reinsurers should continue to focus on ERM and innovation to weather the continuing soft market, observed speakers at the 2016 Dubai Rendezvous last month.
Mr Adnan Abu Alhaija’a, Senior Risk Manager of Arab Orient Insurance ' gig is the Corporate Risk Manager of the Year at the 2016 Middle East Insurance Industry Awards. He tells us about his risk management journey from being a systems...
Messrs Bryan Fuller and Neal Rischall of Extremis LLC discuss ways to embed enterprise risk management practices within insurance companies, by developing processes and procedures to continually monitor and gauge their risk, while having appropriate...
The Arab insurance industry needs to establish more specialised institutes and centres to raise technical standards in the region as it currently lacks competencies compared to international insurers operating in the region, according to Mr Ebrahim...
The countries of the MENA region are still facing two of the world’s most pressing economic and geopolitical issues: the slump in oil prices and the intensification of conflicts, said the IMF in its latest regional assessment “Regional...
GCC governments are reviewing existing models of both public and international pension funds to ensure they are sustainable, said EY’s GCC Wealth and Asset Management 2015 released recently. There could be significant changes in the way GCC...
RGA Middle East held its annual CEO/VIP Dinner last month in conjunction with the company’s fifth anniversary in the region. In his welcome address, Managing Director of RGA Middle East, Mr Ashraf Al Azzouni, said the company is proud of the...