Concerns are growing over the shortage of skilled professionals in the insurance sector in Ethiopia, as the government plans to open the sector up to foreign investors.
Gulf Insurance Group (GIG), a leading insurance group in the MENA region and the largest in Kuwait, yesterday announced a net profit of KWD16.8m ($54.7m) for the first half of 2024, plunging by 33.6% from KWD25.3m for the corresponding period last year.
Bahrain National Holding (BNH) has reported a net profit attributable to shareholders of BHD2.64m ($7.01m), a 37% decrease from the attributable net profit of BHD4.16m achieved during the first half of 2023.
Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga (Takaful Malaysia) has launched Kaotim Legasi, an affordable Hibah (conditional gift) takaful plan with high coverage of up to MYR2 million.
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company has announced that its US subsidiary StanCorp Financial Group has reached a $2-bn agreement with The Allstate Corporation, a major US property and casualty insurance company.
The Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (IRCSL) has announced plans to implement reforms aimed at strengthening the stability and resilience of the local insurance industry, as the sector grapples with economic challenges that have stalled its growth.
Taiwan's financial services sector has reduced its exposure to mainland China in the wake of uncertainties arising from the political and economic situation across the Taiwan Strait and the on-going Sino-US trade war.
The overall turnover of the six Tunisian (re)insurers listed on the Tunis bourse amounted to TND835.16m ($270.87m) in the first half of 2024, an increase of 10.3% compared to the corresponding half in 2023.
Bahrain National Holding (BNH) has received a binding offer from Solidarity Group Holding for the acquisition of 100% of its wholly-owned insurance subsidiaries, BNH says in a stock exchange statement.
The insurance industry in Sri Lanka, as is the case with other economic sectors in the country, is poised to benefit from the ongoing economic recovery, Dr P Nandalal Weerasinghe, the governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, has said.