ME insurance industry reconnects and presses ahead amid underlying tension
Giga-projects, Nat CAT & Iran war: Riyadh Re's 3-pronged strategy for a shifting ME
MENA insurance market set to soar on reconstruction upside
News Snippets
Major reinsurers spell out their approach to Iran war
Trapped assets in the ME region unlikely to trigger claims
Iran war upturns marine and war risk insurance reality
Africa
Africa Re at 50: Evidence reigns over sentiment in optimism for African insurance growth
Africa sees a rising wave of takaful energy
Rethinking risk: The future of motor insurance in Africa and the Middle East
Multinationals and SMEs power African health insurance expansion
Egypt
80-90% of Egyptian insurers on track to meeting new capital thresholds
Misr Insurance bets on SMEs, innovation, and reform
Egypt's takaful market evolves with a commercial focus
De-risking climate-resilient trade and investment in the MENA region
MENA Nat CAT demand diverges amid rising awareness and shifting priorities
March 2026 floods shatter the UAE's "once-in-100 years" extreme weather baseline
Modelling flood risk in data-scarce Middle East
MGAs seen as a structural solution to insuring the 'missing middle'
Transfer of supervisory authority to the Central Bank takes insurance industry to new heights
MENA
Algeria: Cash Assurances to market Nat CAT and home insurance plans nationwide
Egypt: Biggest non-life insurer posts 4% rise in net profits in 2025
Jordan: GAIF35 Conference to be held under royal patronage
Kuwait: Regulator bars cash transactions in the insurance sector
Morocco: Regulator to examine feasibility of setting up centralised database for mandatory insurance
Oman: Oman Re delivers strong 1Q2026 results with 59% increase in net profits
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Re reports 32% jump in net profit on the back of 73% revenue growth in 1Q2026
Tunisia: Govt to revamp motorcycle insurance branch
Turkiye: Insurance and pension sector set for bold transformation
UAE: ADGM enhances insurance regulatory framework
UAE: Insurance sector's 2025 financial results reflect sustained premium rate increases
Global
Where the real contest lies for insurers when illness goes offshore
Accelerated changes & new purpose mark insurance market's advance to 2035
Takaful
Bangladesh: Akij Takaful Life Insurance forms bancatakful partnership
Egypt: Regulator issues rules for Shariah-compliant operations
Indonesia: Regulator highlights industry progress in divesting takaful windows
Kuwait: Underwriting returns fuel profitability at KIB Takaful
Malaysia: FWD Takaful enters 10-year bancatakaful partnership
Pakistan: Regulator issues first digital general takaful licence
UAE: SALAMA set for growth following completion of capital restructuring
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