Springing back from adversity
TPA heavyweights come together for bigger slice of the market
Agriculture
Return of the locust plague
Jordan
In the face of uncertainty
Working for a better marketplace
Africa
Africa rising
Motor
Driving the business of mobility
Healthcare
5 ways insurance providers can ease the burdens of COVID-19
Technology
The virtual insurer is the new norm
Political Risk Insurance
Navigating through political and economic headwinds
UAE: Technical profits hint at long-term growth opportunities for takaful operators
MENA
Insurance regulators discuss ways of countering COVID-19 impact
GCC: COVID-19 and low oil prices threaten insurers' earnings
Algeria: Insurance sales fall 10% in 1Q2020
Egypt: Regulator eases premium payments on micro-loan covers
Egypt: New products to be launched to boost microinsurance growth
Egypt: More players in insurance broking segment
Lebanon: GWP slip by 4% in 2019
Lebanon: Ministry of Economy urges insurers to cover COVID-19
Morocco: Life business plunges in February
Morocco: Insurance and intermediary bodies offer credit facilities to agents & brokers
Oman: Online insurance transactions jump 59% in 2019
Saudi Arabia: Insurers issue results warning
Saudi Arabia: Traffic accidents fall by 60% following nationwide curfew
Saudi Arabia: SAMA releases model IDI policy
Turkey: Industry continues to post profits in 2019
Turkey: Guidelines issued on professional liability cover for real estate valuers
Turkey: Govt extends credit insurance protection, pledges reinsurance support
UAE: Dubai Expo 2020 postponed until next year
UAE: Listed insurers report exposure to fraud-hit healthcare group
UAE: International health insurer VUMIĀ® opens office in Dubai
UAE: Regulator postpones implementation of new life insurance rules for 6 months
UAE: Insurance Authority launches professional training academy
UAE: Industrial Development Bureau to insure industrial facilities in Abu Dhabi
UAE: Local insurers lack sports cover expertise
Global
Reinsurers well-placed to manage COVID-19 disruption: Willis Re
Forcing insurers to pay out could destabilise the industry
A low-carbon world is necessary to reduce future losses of Nat CATs: Swiss Re
Takaful
IFSB seeks views on exposure draft on takaful sector transparency
Egypt: Regulator clears confusion over stakes held in Islamic insurers by conventional players
Saudi Arabia: Islamic credit insurer contributes to COVID-19 fund
UAE: SALAMA records $15m in profits in 2019
UAE: Watania posts 40% jump in net profit for 2019
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