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
Dr Abdulazziz Al Horr of Qatar Financial & Business Academy looks at what training institutes and organisations are doing to prepare financial sector leaders of the future.
Buy Now
Regulators around the world are increasingly prioritising training and competency requirements for licensees to ensure financial services markets that are stable, sustainable and above all, fair to the consumer. Mr Silvan Said of Gulf Insurance Institute evaluates the trends while stressing the importance of a competency framework.