Living in interesting times
Bahrain
AI and aggregators dominate InsurTech scene
Enhanced insurance regulations in Bahrain
Growth in most lines except life insurance
Reinsurance in Bahrain
Oman
Life and property drive growth in Oman
Oman insurance regulation
Takaful is a growing force in Oman
Brokers should evolve
General
Yemen: Insurers hopeful of stability amid conflicts
Steering away from risks in the Red Sea
Life & health
Fraud and scams in health insurance
India needs digitally-empowered agents
SIRC Connect
Reinsurers offer Nat CAT capacity but it comes at a price
Long-term motor reinsurance capacity limited
Malaysia: Latest retakaful player focuses on life and health to compete
The state of Arab insurance markets today
MENA
Algeria: Insurance industry grows by 2.65% in 2023
Algeria: Natural disaster losses could rise to 0.7% of GDP on average
Egypt: Market sees tightening of reinsurance terms
Jordan: Proposed health insurance extension scheme for private-sector workers suspended
Kuwait: Fairfax becomes majority shareholder of GIG on completion of purchase of stake
Morocco: Bancassurance beats insurance broking channel in premium income for the first time
Morocco: Insurance market continues to demonstrate resilience
Saudi Arabia: Insurers target health coverage for 25m people by 2030
Saudi Arabia: Najm simplifies process of buying domestic worker insurance policies
Türkiye: Compulsory quake insurance coverage amounts and tariff rates to rise from February
Türkiye: Government to launch income protection insurance scheme for grain growers
UAE: Mental health insurance premiums increase by 10-15%
UAE: BMS completes acquisition of Berns Brett Masaood and rebrands to BMS Masaood
UAE: Insurance federation explains need for stricter risk management for paper and plastics factories
Global
Global: Reinsurance industry recovers from capital losses
Global: 1 Jan property reinsurance renewal sets stage for an interesting 2024
Global: Disinformation tops global risks 2024
Global: Record thunderstorm losses and deadly earthquakes in 2023
Canada: Insured losses from catastrophic events top $2.3bn in 2023
Takaful
Egypt: Committee to study applications for switch from takaful to conventional
Malaysia: InsurTech gets green light to establish takaful and retakaful operations
Malaysia: Zurich Malaysia and Senang.io teams with Bank Islam to introduce digital solutions
Morocco: Takaful operators show improved performance in 1H2023
US: Stress at work reaches alarming proportions
As flood risk rises, populations abandon areas
Climate change makes weather forecasting harder
Drivers find vital safety features annoying and switch them off
Climate change forces millions to flee their homes
Forests in Southeast Asia can weather climate change better if left undisturbed
Supply chain biggest challenge for cyber security
Ample capacity for cyber insurance
APAC sovereigns have limited capacity to adapt to flooding risks
MS Amlin launches financial lines cover in the Middle East
National Bank of Oman and Takaful Oman launch range of bancatakaful products
GIG Life Takaful and Al Baraka Bank launch bancassurance products in more than 25 branches across Egypt
GIG Gulf launches online motor insurance solution for micro-SMEs
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