AM Best has upgraded Dubai Insurance Company's (DIN) Financial Strength Rating to 'A' (Excellent) from 'A-' (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to "a" (Excellent) from "a-" (Excellent) of Dubai Insurance Company (PSC) (DIN) (). The outlook of these credit ratings has been revised to 'Stable' from 'Positive"
The UAE insurance industry sees rising demand for comprehensive motor insurance in the wake of severe floods in recent weeks that submerged or swept away vehicles.
Anoud Technologies (Anoud Tech), a global InsurTech group based in Qatar, launched its UAE branch last week as part of its strategy to become the IT platform provider of choice for the insurance industry in the MENA region and beyond.
The National Health Insurance Company - Daman, part of PureHealth, the largest integrated healthcare platform in the Middle East, has launched its first non-health insurance product, The Daman Gratuity and Employee Benefits (GEB) Trust.
While preliminary estimated insured property losses arising from the floods in April in the UAE are likely to exceed US$650m, they could reach as high as $850m, with the most affected emirate being Dubai, says Guy Carpenter, a leading global risk and reinsurance specialist.
The Global Association of InsurTech Professionals (GAIP) has been launched in Dubai, to bring under one umbrella international InsurTech personalities, innovators, technology providers, investors, senior dignitaries, government authorities, insurance industry regulators, and other key stakeholders.
Insurance companies are willing to insure industrial and commercial facilities that take risk mitigation measures, according to Minister of State for Financial Affairs Mohammed bin Hadi Al-Husseini.
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, has consolidated its position as the principal hub for the (re)insurance industry, with the highest gross written premiums (GWP) recorded in its 20-year history of $2.6bn in 2023, increasing by 23% from $2.1bn in 2022.
Comprehensive motor insurance premiums increased by between 10% and 20% in the first quarter of this year, reaching 3% of the total value of the vehicle.
S&P Global Ratings (S&P) says that it is too early to assess the full financial impact of the floods ravaging the UAE over the past week and that therefore, negative rating actions are unlikely at this time.