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Dec 2025

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MENA

Algeria: Insurance market expands in 1H2025 but outstanding claims rise

The Algerian insurance market recorded a significant increase of 8.1% in revenue in the first half of 2025, reaching DZD99.3bn ($767.0m), including international acceptances, according to data from the National Insurance Council (CNA).
 


Bahrain: Solidarity Bahrain acquires full ownership of Bahrain National Insurance Co

Solidarity Bahrain, a subsidiary of Solidarity Group Holding, has completed the transfer of shares of Bahrain National Insurance Co (BNI) from the parent company.
 


Egypt: Insurance federation sets out new 4-year strategy

The new board of the Insurers Federation of Egypt (IFE) has formulated an ambitious strategy for the years 2025-2029—a vision that reflects both continuity and progress, anchored on Egypt’s national agenda for financial inclusion, innovation and sustainability.
 


Egypt: IFE urges collaboration to set up mechanisms to assess risks relating to cultural assets

The Insurers Federation of Egypt (IFE) has stressed the need for insurance companies to cooperate with the Ministry of Culture and the Supreme Council of Antiquities to develop unified technical mechanisms to assess the risks associated with antiquities and cultural artifacts.
 


Jordan: Insurance market sees double-digit growth in 9M2025

Gross written premiums in the Jordan insurance market registered a solid double-digit growth rate in the first nine months of the year (9M2025), driven primarily by strong performance in the motor and medical insurance branches, which also accounted for the largest share of paid claims.
 


Kuwait: Kuwait Re reports 36% increase in net profit for Q32025 driven by strong revenue growth and investment gains

Kuwait Reinsurance Company (Kuwait Re) has reported a net profit of KWD12.96m for the first three quarters of this year (3Q2025), 36.4% higher than the KWD9.50m posted for the corresponding period in 2024, according to interim financial reports released by the reinsurer.
 


Morocco: Insurance market continues recovery trajectory

Morocco’s insurance and reinsurance sector achieved a total turnover of MAD37.7bn ($4.07bn) in the first half of 2025 (1H2025). 
 


Qatar: QIC net profit rises 23% amid MENA portfolio rebalancing

Qatar Insurance (QIC), the leading insurer in Qatar and the MENA region, posted a 23% increase in net profit before Pillar II tax for the first nine months of 2025 (9M2025).
 


Saudi Arabia: Profitability pressured by weak pricing and declining investment income

Profitability in the Saudi insurance market has been volatile over time, with competitive pressures driving frequent changes in the pricing cycle, said Moody’s Ratings.
 


Turkiye: Amended Private Health Insurance Regulation to take effect on 1 Jan 2026

The  Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency (SEDDK) has published the amended Private Health Insurance Regulation in the Official Gazette. 
 


UAE: 2025 set to be record-breaking year for Sukoon

Sukoon Insurance,among the top five insurers in the UAE, has announced a 56% year-on-year (YoY) surge in profit before tax.
 


UAE: Insurance industry's momentum strengthens

Building on the recovery established in the first half of the year, the UAE insurance industry continued to demonstrate solid improvement for the first three quarters (3Q2025) of 2025.
 


Global

Record-breaking 21st SIRC displays Asia's growing reinsurance influence

The 21st Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC) opened on 3 November with a strong message of resilience, collaboration and future-readiness as the global reinsurance community gathered in Singapore in record numbers.
 


Asia: MAS aims to unlock opportunities with the insurance industry in key areas

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has identified three key areas of opportunity where the regulator hopes to further collaborate with the insurance industry.
 


Climate: Finance will determine whether biodiversity recovery succeeds, and insurers are on the front line

Climate goals are unattainable without a healthy planet. Yet natural capital and ecosystem services are deteriorating at an alarming pace.
 


Global: Insurers' decisions often made in silos, study finds

A global survey of insurance industry leaders reveals that many say they are making decisions for their business in isolation, with limited awareness of the broader consequences.
 


Takaful

Bahrain: Takaful International posts stable financial results for first 9 months of 2025

Takaful International Company (GIG Bahrain Takaful) has announced a total net profit before tax for the first three quarters of this year (3Q2025) of BHD1.248m ($3.3m), compared to BHD1.163m for 3Q2024, representing an increase of 7%. 
 


Indonesia: Shariah insurers face data and coordination hurdles in offering Umrah coverage

The Indonesian Shariah Insurance Association (AASI) has outlined several challenges facing Islamic insurers in developing Umrah pilgrimage insurance. 
 


Malaysia: Central bank to issue policy document aimed at unlocking the full potential of takaful

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) plans to issue a policy document on the broader application of ta`awun (mutual assistance) in takaful by the end of this year.
 


Morocco: Takaful contributions climb by over 50% in 1H2025


Pakistan: Pak-Qatar Family Takaful plans IPO

Pak-Qatar Family Takaful (PQFTL), a Shariah-compliant insurance company, has filed a draft prospectus for an initial public offering (IPO).
 


Saudi Arabia: Al Rajhi Takaful set to sustain earnings momentum over next 2 years

Al Rajhi Company for Cooperative Insurance (Al Rajhi Takaful; ART), among the biggest insurers in Saudi Arabia, is expected to continue its earnings trend over the next two years.
 


MENA

UAE: Salama announces capital restructuring exercise

Islamic Arab Insurance Company (Salama), one of the UAE’s leading takaful providers, has announced that its shareholders have approved a capital reduction and subsequent capital increase as part of a comprehensive plan to restore solvency and reinforce its financial position in line with regulatory requirements of the Central Bank of the UAE.
 


Takaful

Africa: ARC launches Shariah-compliant retakaful facility to expand climate protection

Johannesburg-headquartered African Risk Capacity (ARC) has unveiled its ARC Retakaful Waqf Facility (ARC ReTak), a non-profit, Shariah-compliant initiative expanding climate protection to underserved communities across Africa.