From Editor-in-Chief
Reinsurance: Cat focus - Floods: Containing the deluge
Reinsurance: Cat focus - Post-Thai Floods: Arab reinsurers forge ahead in the Far East
Still a land of opportunities
The fab five
Peak risks in a dynamic country
Playing to win amid changing rules
Grooming future financial leaders
Building competency in the GCC insurance industry
Women in insurance - Cracking the glass ceiling
The Back Page: MENA's talent conundrum
MEIF tackles industry concerns
Takaful in Indonesia - Spinning off windows
Takaful in Indonesia - Regulating takaful: Lessons from Malaysia
Shariah Speaks - Clearing potential red flags
Islamic Wealth Management - Singapore has potential to be latest Islamic wealth management hub
Judicial co-operation in enforcing money judgments
Running the healthcare trail
MENA & GCC: Business confidence in Gulf dampened by risks
MENA: M&A deals up 42% to US$45 bln in 2012
MENA: Foreign investors face growing expropriation risks in MENA
MENA & GCC: Middle East: Health benefits come out tops for employees
MENA & GCC: Middle East network security market set for rapid growth
Bahrain: Life and savings products boost premium growth
Bahrain establishes Supreme Council for Health
Bahrain: BKIC's profit up 1.4% to US$11 mln in 2012
Bahrain: Arig reports US$15 mln net profit in 2012
Egypt: Allianz denies Egypt exit plan
Iran: Specialised insurer set up to cover oil shipments
Jordan: Industry postpones motor insurance rates float
Jordan: IC to continue as independent regulator
Oman: Sovereign wealth fund eyes Dubai Group's ONIC stake
Qatar: Doha Insurance's net profit down 8% to US$17 mln
Qatar: Training given to health providers
UAE: Emirates Insurance grows premiums to US$176 mln in 2012
UAE: ADNIC provides insurance to Society of Engineers
NBAD Trust provides pension plan for expats
UAE: Reduced medication costs to affect premiums
UAE: Dubai Exports supports rising trade
Demand for trade credit insurance on the rise in 2013
Market model now more focussed on consumers - Ovum
MENA & GCC: GCC needs more consistent application of rules - A.M. Best
MENA & GCC: Turkey and QFC seen as most friendly tax systems for Islamic finance in MENA
Bahrain: Takaful outpaces market growth
Bahrain: Make IFSB regulations mandatory, says senior CBB official
Kuwait regulator calls for transparent Islamic finance monitoring
Malaysia: RBC necessary for long-term viability of takaful, says association head
Malaysia: AmBank seeks new takaful partner
Malaysia's first retail sukuk over-subscribed
ICIEC records slight fall in contributions for 2012
Saudi Arabia: Tabuk floods see more than 600 families evacuated
Saudi Re returns to profit in 2012
Saudi Arabia: Higher claims pushes Al Rajhi Takaful's profits down by half
UAE: Dubai prepares Islamic-compliant standard for businesses
Sukuk rating crucial for investor confidence - Fitch
Diary of Events
People on the move
Demand for trade credit insurance (TCI) and surety bonds is on the rise as a result of increasing trade flows, mostly from high-growth markets, in an overall deteriorating risk environment, said the International Credit Insurance & Surety Association (ICISA).
Buy Now
The insurance market is moving from a model of one-to-many - particularly in mass media - to a framework where consumers are gaining more power in the business transaction, according to a new research by Ovum.