The hidden appeal
Empowering tomorrow's actuaries: Strategy, skills, and Saudi vision
From classroom to boardroom: Middle East insurance industry embraces training
Saudi Arabia
Saudi insurance industry poised for accelerated growth
Reinsurance optimisation in Saudi Arabia: Actuarial insights from 2024 Reinsurance Adequacy Review
InsurTech story in Saudi Arabia is just beginning
Motor insurance penetration rate hits 76%
India
Insurers are renewing themselves to insure rapidly growing renewable energy sources
New kid on the block to shake up India's reinsurance market
Indian insurers are the first choice of Indian expats in Gulf region
Indian insurers in the GCC: Early advantage, Growing competition
The power of continuity
Shaping tomorrow: APEX calls for bold action to ignite MENA market growth
Mobility in transition: 5 trends are changing the industry's risk profile
FAIR: Africa, Asia join forces for insurance transformation
Under one umbrella, business looks at a multi-pronged market approach
MENA
GCC: Growth in earnings of listed insurers muted by Saudi market downturn in 1H2025
GCC: Robust growth expected for Islamic insurance in 2025-26 amid profit challenges
Algeria: Reinsurer posts solid 7.5% profit growth in 2024
Bahrain: Solidarity Bahrain pioneers Shariah-compliant Tier 1 preference share offering
Egypt: Insurance premiums surge 30% in 1H2025
Egypt: Life insurance penetration remains low amid population growth
Jordan: Digital platform integrates health insurance claims with national billing system
Kuwait: FY2025 insurance premiums fall 9% y-o-y
Lebanon: Investment income expected to remain strong contributor to Arab Re's earnings
Morocco: Insurance federation prioritises motor insurance modernisation in 2H2025
Oman: Regulator blocks unauthorised motor insurance premium increases
Qatar: QIC Group reports 6% rise in net profit for 1H2025
UAE: Central bank assesses implications of climate risks on financial sector
UAE: New reinsurance broker establishes operations at DIFC
Global
Reinsurance: Holistic approach needed to maintain resilience in a complex risk landscape
Reinsurance: Who dares wins-Innovation in an era of hard market softening
Marine insurance: Globalisation slowdown heralds "brave new world", warns IUMI president
Green energy: Tokio Marine launches unified platform for green transition insurance
Takaful
Global: Nasdaq Dubai has edge in hard-currency sukuk in core Islamic finance markets
Egypt: General takaful co remains profitable despite tough macroeconomic conditions
Ethiopia: Amana Insurance to become the country's first fully interest-free insurer
Ghana: Authorities to introduce takaful and other Islamic finance regulations by end-2025
Indonesia: Family takaful shows robust growth in 1H2025
Kuwait: GIG-Takaful Insurance completes US$23m rights issue
Malaysia: Major takaful player to diversify products for market leadership
Nigeria: Regulator to ban co-insurance between takaful and conventional insurers wef 1 Jan 2026
Turkiye: Growth of takaful sector mirrors expansion of overall insurance market
UAE: Salama board approves company's capital restructuring
Products and alliances
People on the move
MARKET PROFILE - Saudi Arabia
MARKET SPOTLIGHT - India
For millions of Indian expatriates in the Gulf region, insurance is more than a financial product—it’s a vital link to home, a tool for protection, and a source of emotional reassurance.
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Despite regulatory support and ongoing educational initiatives, there is still a significant talent shortage of actuaries in the KSA.
NOTEBOOK
South Africa’s leading short-term insurer has initiated a strategic rebranding exercise to consolidate its specialist business units under a single brand, Santam Specialist Solutions (SSS).
As the (re)insurance conference season gets into full swing, one note seems to carry through all of the conversations we are having: talent and training.
Insurance education and training is undergoing a rapid transformation, with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at its core.
Saudi Arabia’s insurance industry saw major developments over the past two years, setting the stage to meet Vision 2030 targets.
Saudi Arabia’s insurance sector continues to mature, with reinsurance optimisation playing a pivotal role in aligning risk management strategies with evolving business goals.
Even though its economy is rapidly expanding, and the insurance industry is growing, the KSA still suffers from a significant protection gap.
India has set ambitious targets to ensure its energy security and achieve its global climate commitments, which include putting in place 500 gigawatts (GW) of renewable capacity by 2030 and achieve net-zero status by 2070.
Valueattics Re is India’s first private reinsurer to get a licence from the insurance regulator to operate in the Indian market.
What links a centuries-old German fire insurer with today’s business models in the insurance markets of the Middle East and Asia? More than one might expect.
The insurance markets in MENA have undergone significant evolution over the past decade, driven largely by regulatory developments that have reshaped the industry. However, more needs to be done.
The mobility industry is undergoing profound transformation. New technologies, business models and market players are changing the rules of the game, often faster than legislation and market structures can keep up.
While total net profit across 76 listed GCC insurers held steady at $1.2bn in 1H2025, the overall performance was weighed down by Saudi insurers, who saw profits decline by 40.3%, with only six out of 25 recording higher earnings, according to a...
The Islamic insurance sector in the GCC will continue to benefit from growth prospects through 2025 and 2026, forecasts S&P Global Ratings (S&P) in a white paper.
Algiera-headquartered national insurer, Central Reinsurance Company (CCR), increased its GWP to DZD50.05bn ($369m) in 2024, 7.5% higher than the DZD46.55bn in 2023, according to financial data released by the company.