Nat CAT comes calling
Türkiye
Turkish broking at crossroads of transformation and sustainability
Insurance regulation in Türkiye meets market needs
Türkiye's life insurance is ready for take-off
Final loss report on 2023 Türkiye earthquake
Turkish insurers and reinsurers boost non-proportional Nat CAT cover
Türkiye: Motor still engine of non-life insurance
Saudi Arabia
Long-term strategy for Saudi Arabian reinsurer
New Saudi insurance regulator for a new day
Saudi insurance brokers adapt to new environment
Saudi insurance sector continues growth trajectory
Saudi life insurance needs a little nudge
General
Ensuring insurance growth in Jordan
Can public-sector insurers give up motor and health portfolios?
Life & health
Make the trend your friend
Developing insurance talent in Egypt
UAE: Hybrid training model for insurance
The challenges of insurance education in MENA
MENA reinsurers cope with Nat CAT
Reinsurers manage profitable second quarter
Egypt: AI skills gap in insurance
AI algorithms, predictive analytics and automation capabilities in insurance
Pakistani farmers benefit from takaful
MENA
MENA: Türkiye overtook KSA in premium volume in 2023
Algeria: Insurance industry grew by 4% in 1Q2024
Bahrain: Consolidation needed in insurance industry to stop price wars
Egypt: New insurance law stipulates minimum capital for actuarial firms
Egypt: Policyholders Protection Fund to support insurance training programme
Jordan: Cabinet approves several insurance bylaws
Kuwait: Kuwait Re's outlook revised to positive following enhancements in operating performance
Morocco: Crop sector needs customised insurance
Morocco: Bill adopted to extend insurance notification period from 20 days to 60
Morocco: Regulator delays decision on travel insurance premium refunds for visa rejection class
Oman: Oman Re's net results for the first half of 2024 impacted by Nat CAT but saved by investment gains
Qatar: P&C insurance market has modest growth potential and is resilient
Saudi Arabia: Peer review of four insurers shows strong capitalisation but mixed company profile scores
UAE: Insurers explain need for motor premium hikes
UAE: Reinsurers reportedly lose $136m in last flood event
UAE: Government announces new system for issuance of health insurance policies for foreign visitors
Global
Global: Severe thunderstorms drive insured losses to $60bn in 1H2024
Global: Balance returns to the global property CAT market
Global: Crashes and collisions dominate $15bn of aviation insurance claims
Takaful
Jordan: Solidarity increases profit by 15% in 1H2024
Bahrain: Takaful International net profit for shareholders touches $1.5m for 1H2024
Egypt: AM Best assigns FSR of 'B' to Egyptian Takaful Property & Liability Insurance
Qatar: Assets of listed takaful operators cross $1bn
Türkiye: Participation insurance continues to grow
Guy Carpenter launches FloodShield, near real-time parametric flood cover
QBE Insurance launch global cyber coverage
Solidarity Bahrain and Al Salam Bank launch multi-year motor takaful insurance product
Swiss Re and Goodcarbon introduce carbon credits insurance product
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.