Inflation and interest rates emerge as threats
Egypt
Greater push for livestock insurance in Egypt
Impact of emerging business models on financial inclusion and insurance penetration
Insurers struggle to achieve growth
Life and health in Egypt benefit from new legislation
Medical and credit losses impact Egyptian reinsurance
New requirements for credit insurers in Egypt
How can the insurance industry contribute to Arab national security?
Adequate reinsurance capacity to support cedents
Discipline and rationality reign in mid-term reinsurance renewals
Small reinsurers find opportunities in MENA
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Insurance Authority: A bright new future awaits
Energy transition projects are complex and require proper assessment
General
Technology and crop insurance can mitigate climate-change impact
Life & health
Combating abuse in healthcare insurance
Bank Negara's digital initiatives could be a gamechanger
More collaboration needed between takaful and InsurTech
South Asia is a hotbed for takaful
Pace of takaful consolidation picks up
MENA war and political violence
MENA
GCC: Bahrain National Holding's stake in Saudi insurer to be diluted again
GCC: UAE-based InsurTechs eye Saudi market
MENA: Scope of insurance technology in the region explains modest funding
Egypt: Insurance federation studies serious marine accidents globally
Egypt: Regulator ready to receive applications for registration as asset valuation experts
Egypt: Insurers join efforts to reduce plastic pollution
Morocco: Interest-rate hikes pose liquidity risk to insurers
Oman: Insurers' audited financials show aggregate direct premiums jump by 13% in 2022 to over $1.4bn
Qatar: Central bank introduces licence for digital insurance comparison services
Saudi Arabia: Health insurance covers 11.5m nationals
Saudi Arabia: SAMA approves InsurTech rules
Turkiye: Currency fluctuations pose additional complications in February quake claims
Turkiye: Health insurance leads industry growth in 1H2023
UAE: Central bank cancels 50% discount on motor insurance premiums
UAE: Dubai National Insurance continues to promote cycling safety
Global
Global insured losses from Nat CATs at $50bn in 1H
Global insurance M&A drops sharply in 1H
Global: Q2 sees investment of $917m into InsurTech
US: Maui wildfire insured losses could touch $4.5bn
Takaful
Africa: Takaful sector urges adoption of Islamic insurance
Indonesia: Takaful association upbeat about prospects for this year
Qatar: Takaful sector is GCC's most profitable market in 2022
Tanzania: Zanzibar introduces takaful
First cyber insurance law case in Germany
Intellectual property disputes are a major driver of digital health claims
Working with AI linked to risks of loneliness and insomnia
Climate litigation more than doubles in five years
Cheaper to mitigate deforestation risk, yet companies avoid action
US: Health insurer accused of rejecting claims using AI algorithm
A shake-up in asset and wealth management sector imminent by 2027
Risks to global food supplies rising
Global anxiety levels are declining
ESG credit indicators no longer part of reports
Climate risk to crops is underestimated
Howden launches blended insurance product
UAE: Union Insurance Company launches new individual health insurance plan
Turkiye: Fintech Papara launches insurance arm
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