Dubai-based online-only insurer Beema, part of the diversified state-owned global energy group Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), is expanding its operations within the GCC to include Bahrain.
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) said that the kingdom’s insurance industry has shown steady results for the six months ended 30 June 2022.
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) said that it is currently developing ESG disclosure guidelines to assist companies, including insurers and banks, with ESG integration and reporting. It expects to issue the guidelines in the first half of 2023.
The Insurance Federation of Egypt (IFE) has affirmed the insurance sector’s commitment to carbon-neutral goals.
The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) is holding a number of consultations and meetings with reinsurance companies to discuss the development of the reinsurance market, including products and coverage, according to FRA chairman Mohamed Farid.
The aggregate profits of 19 insurance companies operating in the local market in Jordan increased by 9% for the first nine months of this year compared to the corresponding period last year, according to a study by Sanabel Al-Khair for Financial Investments.
The Moroccan Federation of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (FMSAR) has announced that its e-Constat application, an online motor claim platform, will be implemented in all Moroccan cities with effect from 1 December 2022.
Listed insurance companies in Saudi Arabia saw an increase of 26% in their combined top line in 3Q2022, with premium volumes increasing to SAR40bn ($10.6bn) from SAR32bn in the corresponding period in 2021, according to an analysis by actuarial consulting firm, Badri Management Consultancy.
The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has released the Comprehensive Motor Insurance Rules aimed at regulating the contractual relationship between the insurer and the insured.
Eight new insurance companies were established in Turkiye recently, indicating interest in the insurance sector, according to the Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Authority (SEDDK) chairman Mehmet Akif Eroglu.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has signed an agreement with nine local insurance companies to launch the framework of the new Unemployment Insurance Pool.
Aircraft leasing firm Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has filed a London lawsuit against 11 insurers, including Lloyd’s of London, AIG, Chubb and Swiss Re, two months after it wrote off almost $600m for 19 aircraft stuck in Russia, reported Reuters.
Global
Amid growing stakeholder expectations for businesses to have more social impact, a new Geneva Association report, The Role of Insurance in Promoting Social Sustainability, highlighted insurance’s abundant, inherent social benefit in providing financial stability and peace of mind to people and businesses.
The insurance industry is forecast to return to growth in 2023-2024 after total global premiums are estimated to have contracted by 0.2% in real terms in 2022, according to Swiss Re Institute’s latest sigma report.
The cyber risk landscape is rapidly evolving, with cyber attacks increasing in severity and sophistication.
Excess deaths for the first seven months of 2022 were over 13,700, or 14% more than predicted, according to Australia’s Actuaries Institute.
Takaful
The Indonesian Shariah Insurance Association (AASI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Islamic Insurance Association of London (IIAL) to cooperate on takaful.
The Malaysian Takaful Association has launched its Financial Sector Blueprint (FSB) 2022-2026 to empower the takaful industry.
Global
InsurTech firm Blink Parametric has reached agreement with Salaam Takaful which will lead to a parametric product to be embedded in the takaful company’s travel insurance policies in Pakistan.
Takaful
Al- Takaful Insurance Company (Al-Takaful) in Palestine has registered net profit of $1.7m by the end of the third quarter of 2022, a 31.7% increase of the same period of the preceding year, according to a statistic conducted by Al-Iqtisadi news agency.
Net profit before zakat for Aljazira Takaful Taawuni Company increased by 23.83% to SAR26.15m ($7m) in the first nine months of 2022, versus SAR21.12m in the same period of the past year, according to the interim financial results posted on the Saudi stock exchange (Tadawul).
Dubai Islamic Insurance & Reinsurance (AMAN) has announced that it has reached agreement to sell its life insurance portfolio to Abu Dhabi National Takaful Company as part of its plans to transform into an investment company.
Management actions implemented in Abu Dhabi National Takaful Company (ADNTC) since 2020, including the restructuring of the family takaful reinsurance programme and strategic diversification of the underwriting portfolio, are expected to contribute toward the maintenance of the insurer’s strong underwriting performance over the coming years, said AM Best.