The head of a pin (again)
Saudi Arabia
Building resilience
Departure of expats increases pressure for more insurance M&A
Strategic partnership to aid expansion
Tech trends revolutionising insurance
Rebound expected in health insurance sector
Insurance growth: Stimulating the private sector
General
Cyber - A new 'security first' insurance market
Cyber - Protecting digital-first consumers
Motor - Back to the future for UAE motorists
Motor - Changing driving patterns increase demand for pay-as-you-drive insurance model
Claims - New strategic imperatives in insurance claims management
Claims - The business case for digital claims
Life & health
Balancing opportunity and options in the health markets of the Middle East
Rising need for telemedicine and greater healthcare accessibility
View from India - Health insurers at risk of neglecting COVID-19 patients
Technology as an enabler of strategic objectives
Actuaries increasing in influence in the region
MENA
MENA: COVID-19 amplifies structural challenges facing the region's reinsurers
Middle East: Total assets of top 5 insurers in the region jump by 7% in 2020
Middle East: Zurich partners with Amazon Payment Services to launch digital payments for customers
Africa: Santam to take full control of engineering underwriter
Bahrain: BKIC net profit up 11.2% in 1Q
Egypt: General Healthcare Authority and Ibnsina Pharma ink digitalisation cooperation protocol
Egypt: Misr Life launches investment fund with Misr Capital
Morocco: Life insurance expected to become more important as a savings vehicle
Morocco: South African giant buys additional stake in Saham
Qatar: QIC turns to profit in 1Q2021
Tunisia: Maghrebia posts record profit for 2020
Turkey: Call made for umbrella insurance law
UAE: ADNIC reports 9% jump in net profit to $36.4m for 1Q
UAE: Dubai Investments buys additional stake in National General Insurance
Global
Price increases moderate in 1Q2021
Global InsurTech funding reaches all-time high in 1Q2021
S&P: Slow vaccination keeps emerging markets' recovery at risk
Willis Towers Watson to sell some assets to ease merger concerns
Takaful
Egypt: Egyptian Takaful aims to achieve EGP1bn contributions
Malaysia: Takaful grows faster than conventional insurance in Labuan in 2020
Saudi: Insurance market grows by 2.3% in 2020
Saudi: A pool for compulsory travel insurance
Saudi: Saudi Re posts 90% increase in profit for 1Q2021
UAE: Watania 1Q net profit grows by 74%
UAE: Salama posts highest 1Q profit since 2011
Tunisia: Zitouna achieves 56% jump in profits in 2020 despite COVID-19
Corporates that ignore 'grey swans' at risk of shareholder action
Cyber threats against industrial control systems began rising in 2020
Cyber not a game of chance
Pandemic driving new supply-chain risks
Insider risk management is equally important post pandemic
Lloyd's highlights importance of insurance to safeguard employee value
People on the move