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Aug 2022

Read the latest edition of AIR and MEIR as an Interactive e-book

Bright days ahead for Qatar's insurance industry

MARKET PROFILE - Qatar

The six listed Qatari insurers, which together account for nearly 90% of market premiums, have achieved back-to-back growth in GWP and earnings in 1Q2022 and 2021. The uptrend looks set to extend further this year on the back of the roll out of a new compulsory health insurance scheme, tourist arrivals during the 2022 FIFA World Cup and infrastructure developments in the run up to the mega event.
 

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A regional reinsurance hub in the making

REINSURANCE

In the last issue of MEIR, we looked at the MENA region’s efforts to develop a reinsurance hub of its own as, in the last couple of years, the reinsurance sector has seen some significant changes as around 15 firms withdrew from the market....

Building capacity to address the skills gap

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) plays a vital role in the training and development of human capital across all financial disciplines in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the MENA region. BIBF’s Ms Manal Mashkoor addresses the...

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    Food glorious food

    There is a well-known saying that claims, ‘Any society is only three square meals away from revolution’.

Insurance

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Life & health

  • ESG guide for life and health insurers

    The UN’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative last year commenced work on understanding the risk management and insurance challenges and opportunities within the life and health industry. The focus was on a post-COVID world...

Market Profile

Qatar

  • Magazine article aboutInsuring-FIFA-World-Cup-2022-Goals-and-highlights

    Insuring FIFA World Cup 2022: Goals and highlights

    With Qatar hosting the World Cup later this year – the first Middle Eastern country to do so – a new set of challenges and risks must be addressed to ensure a smooth tournament in a world that is still dealing with the fallout of...

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  • Insuring FIFA World Cup 2022: Costs and covers

    As far back as 2013 pessimists were asking if Qatar really was ready to host the world’s biggest soccer tournament. Soccer fans of the world are some of the most unforgiving and are likely to be highly critical of every aspect of its...

  • Harmonising regulations

    The Qatar Central Bank is responsible for the supervision of the insurance sector and hopes better regulation will increase the efficiency of the sector’s performance, improve the penetration rate and reduce the protection gap.

Reinsurance

  • Magazine article aboutA-regional-reinsurance-hub-in-the-making

    A regional reinsurance hub in the making

    In the last issue of MEIR, we looked at the MENA region’s efforts to develop a reinsurance hub of its own as, in the last couple of years, the reinsurance sector has seen some significant changes as around 15 firms withdrew from the market....

  • Registrations for SIRC 2022 take off

    With the ‘early bird’ rate for booking places at this years’ SIRC closing at the end of August, registrations continue apace for the most important event in the APAC reinsurance calendar.

  • Lebanon: Consolidation crucial to overcoming challenges

    The insurance industry in Lebanon is going through challenging times with players facing difficulties with the business environment and reinsurers cutting capacity and/or redeploying it to other more stable markets. LIA Assurex Insurance’s Mr...

Investment

  • Magazine article aboutDiversifying-investments-to-hedge-against-inflation

    Diversifying investments to hedge against inflation

    Insurers are showing interest in revising asset allocations amid inflation and a recent increase in global rates, and are also targeting investment strategies that offer yields with lower volatility. Middle East Insurance Review spoke to asset...

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Takaful

  • Magazine article aboutSudan-Working-to-create-a-better-market

    Sudan: Working to create a better market

    Despite the political instability and deteriorating economy, the Sudanese takaful market continues to register consistent growth rates - but more can be done to get the most out of this promising nation, says Shiekan Insurance &...

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Actuarial

  • Magazine article aboutBuilding-local-competencies-for-the-future

    Building local competencies for the future

    The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has issued directives requiring all insurers to establish an internal actuarial unit with in-house Bahraini competencies. We spoke to CBB’s Mrs Elham Ebrahim Taleb to understand the objectives of the...

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Education and training

  • Magazine article aboutBuilding-capacity-to-address-the-skills-gap

    Building capacity to address the skills gap

    The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) plays a vital role in the training and development of human capital across all financial disciplines in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the MENA region. BIBF’s Ms Manal Mashkoor addresses the...

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