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Jan 2025

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Syria

As Syria is reborn, insurers hope to follow

The recent upheaval in Syria is clearly a significant event for all in this strategically-vital country – as well as for those bordering it, including Türkiye, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon. But what does it mean for the insurance sector?
 


The place for (re)insurance in the new Syria

An unanticipated putsch in Syria is being viewed as a means to effect positive transformation in a war-riddled nation. The regime change is unlikely to alter the risk environment in the broader region substantially and could create opportunities for insurers and reinsurers once reconstruction and redevelopment gets underway, says Control Risks’ Ms Niamh McBurney. 
 

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Syria's insurance sector mirrors systemic collapse

The devasting impact of Syria’s 13-year conflict and sanctions on its economy have become evident from the dramatic implosion of its insurance market. Karam Shaar Advisory’s Mr Benjamin Fève compares the Syrian insurance sector before and after its crisis to show how it went from genuine growth to a decline masked by misleading expansion data.
 

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Insurance: Syria's hopes for post-Assad recovery

The fall of the Assad government offers the country’s new leadership a chance to reconstruct an ailing economy. We cast an eye over how the insurance industry could play a crucial role in recovery.
 

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