The battle for talent - part two
Main business imperative of reinsurance is investing in people
Ensuring SIRC remains future-ready
Is global warming shifting the diversification paradigm?
Managing risks amid price corrections and political uncertainty
MENA reinsurers' blueprint for tomorrow's risk
Egypt: Reinsurance expected to regain momentum in 2025
Algerian reinsurer eyes pricing and ESG support
Acing your medical treaty renewal
India is a growing global reinsurance hub
Takaful is a growing force in the UAE
Sudan takaful provides hope despite war
Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Takaful growth opportunities amidst challenges
UAE takaful market set to progress
UAE life insurance shows great potential
Critical illness covers are essential
UAE brokers face rising costs and InsurTech competition
Insuring construction risks in the UAE
New UAE insurance broker regulations
Insurance maintains momentum in growth and profitability
Saudi regulatory reforms and insurance innovation
Insuring the Saudi sports sector
General
The (re)insurance response to war in MENA
New insurance products for new risks
Shielding ports from business interruption risk
AI driving trust and efficiency in MENA insurance
AIRDC in Thailand amid global uncertainty
Global platform to boost microinsurance in Africa
Türkiye's new (re)insurance future
Collective effort needed for climate-related risks
MENA
Algeria: Proposed insurance law must address digital distribution and other issues
Bahrain: Strategic partnership to develop innovative consumer lending and insurance marketplace
Egypt: AXA and Egypt Post agree to form microinsurance joint venture
Egypt: New Egyptian Accounting Standard for insurance contracts in 2025
Kuwait: Health ministry guidance on suspended medical insurance scheme awaited
Morocco: Competition Council gap analysis on insurance sector
Morocco: Specialty MGA Africa & Middle East launches with new Casablanca office
Oman: Authority issues regulation on health co-insurance
Saudi Arabia: Insurers adjust capital situation
Tunisia: Direct insurers' net premiums increased by nearly 10% in 1H2024
Tunisia: Insurers mobilise for decarbonisation
UAE: DNI & UAE Cycling Federation celebrate 3 years' collaboration of working together
UAE: New insurance brokerage regulation will take effect on 15 Feb 2025
UAE: Fitch assigns Union Insurance 'BBB' IFS rating
UAE: Watania signs deal to develop centralised AI and ML business intelligence platform
UAE: Orient Insurance to expand into 3 other countries
MENA: Africa Specialty Risks operates as a Lloyd's service company
MENA: Reinsurers gain from pricing environment
Global
Global: Reinsurers' losses should stay within 2024 catastrophe budgets despite Milton
Global: Geopolitical conflict could expose global economy to $14.5tn loss
Takaful
Global Takaful Alliance to be launched in Riyadh in December
Algeria: Conventional insurers could open takaful windows to tap growth
Egypt: Takaful contributions up by 23% in first half
UAE's Al Fujairah National Insurance launches storm coverage for third-party motor policyholders
Marsh and Tokio Marine Kiln launch port disruption insurance
Liva Insurance partners with the Zubair Corporation to offer exclusive employee benefits
KSA's Tree launches the kingdom's first pet insurance
DIC and OneDegree introduce digital assets custodial risk insurance product
HAYAH and Shory launch health protection product in UAE
People on the move
Author: Catherine Darroue, Senior Director of Customer Proposition, EMEA, at Aetna International
Most of us probably won’t remember any one event that touched as many lives as deeply as the COVID-19 pandemic. Each and every one of us have likely experienced worrying uncertainty, or at the very least, stressful isolation.