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Saudi Arabia – Insurance Awareness Campaign
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UAE - Oman Ins. and Mashreq Bank partner
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Oman - Health insurance scheme reviewed
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Bahrain - StartUp Bahrain Week
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KSA - Dr. Mohammad Alsuliman named new Najm CEO
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UAE - Etihad Credit Ins. to secure $3bn exports
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ADNIC launches 2 new locations at Tasjeel in Sharjah
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UAE – AED 1.16 B profits of 30 insurers in 2018
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40 technologies likely to expand in 2019
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China - Insurance for overseas investments up 20%
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UAE – Large need for cyber insurance
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Cloud computing race in 2019
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Moody’s: Egyptian ins. market has untapped potential
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Dubai - Careem offers accident ins. for drivers and passengers
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Bahrain to host GCC Financial Forum
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Saudi Arabia - Regulatory Sandbox for fintech firms
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Dubai – First smartphone insurance plan
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Bahrain - Takaful International unveils new brand identity
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Oman - Two arrested for insurance fraud
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Kuwait – The Stock exchange fees are compulsory
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Sharjah - Recommendations for health ins. System
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Egypt – Insurance mandatory for microfinance provider
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Reinsurance inadequately priced
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Egypt – Technical loss ratio decreased to 29.7% last year
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Asia-Pacific insurance M&A up 40%
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UAE – Innovation is the cornerstone of ins. Development
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Retro pricing hikes amid flat 1/1 market
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Around 20% of 2018 ILS capacity remains trapped
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Bahrain - Solidarity launches new call centre service
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UAE – ADNIC ins. awarded ISO for Complaints Management
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Omani French Association discusses the ins. Industry
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Chinese insurers’ growing assets offer boost to economy
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Egypt – Ins. premiums at EGP 46.7 B in 2018
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Reinsurance cycle no longer stuck to the bottom
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Jordan – Ins. training on anti-money laundering
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Kuwait - Bidding extended for retired citizens’ health ins.
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Egypt to increase ins. contribution to GDP to 2%
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Jordan – Awareness manual on buying insurance
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Egypt – 30% maximum Takaful wakala fee
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Global cyber attack could cost businesses almost $200bn
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Oman – Al Madina Takaful launches e-insurance
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Dubai to provide insurance for hazardous professions
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Facebook Acquires First Blockchain Startup
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Abu Dhabi – Health dept. launches Artificial Intelligence Lab
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Paris Fintech Forum on cryptocurrency and blockchain
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Bahrain – Ins. Bond on escrow accounts for real estate
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UAE - Region’s first IoT lighting conference
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GCC’s first course in fintech
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Saudi Arabia - Amana Ins. launches rights issue today
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Kuwait - KD 176m expat health ins. fees in 2 years
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Bahrain invites innovative firms to cross-border testing pilot
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Egypt - Misr Insurance signs an urban development deal
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Tawuniya renews health ins. deal with Saudi airlines
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China – Market premiums at $567 billion in 2018
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Tunisia - 43rd general assembly of FANAF
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Fitch gives Lloyd’s of London predictions for 2019
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Insurance Linked Securities Market Grows to $93B in 2018
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ILS fund inflows more than compensate for losses
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Cat bond attraction as investment & risk transfer to persist
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More price action required across most reinsurance lines
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April still sweet spot for 2019 renewals
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Workers’ comp business ripe for insurtech innovation
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Saudi Arabia – 75% increase on ins. of rented cars
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M&A to continue amid adverse market conditions
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Egypt – Oppositions to capital requirements in Ins. Act
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Bahrain - Standard Chartered partners with Zurich ins.
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UAE - Etihad Credit Ins. signs contract with Ernst&Young
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April renewal a potential catalyst for pricing
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Middle Eastern insurers are well capitalized
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Ins. losses for California wildfires top $11.4 billion
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Global ransomware attack could cost $193 billion
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Abu Dhabi Global Market in the Asian FinTech Coop. Committee
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Insurers collaborate on blockchain in health industry
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40% retro hike to bump property reinsurance pricing
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Oman – Profits of insurers up by 11% in 2018
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Jordan – Workshop on governance, risk and compliance
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Saudi Arabia - Najm unveils Auto Ins. Management Solution
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SAMA Governor sponsors 5th Saudi Ins. Symposium
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Bahrain - Solidarity moves to digital transformation
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UAE – Introducing a framework for ins. Acquisitions
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UAE – 5% decrease in health ins. Abuse
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Bahrain – Unified motor ins. contract in June
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Bermuda reinsurers to post improved Combined Ratio
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Global pension gap a major insurance opportunity
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UK fintech firm established in Bahrain
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Bahrain - Labiba to tackle fintech and artificial intelligence
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Financial Institutions Can Out-Innovate Fintechs
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Modest, regionalised price increases in 2019
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Saudi Arabia – 89% unaware of motor contract changes
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Cat-exposed property to see double-digit rate increases
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California homeowners’ market hardens after wildfire losses
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Reinsurers should consider rewarding climate resilience
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Egypt – Assets of insurers reach EGP 112.4 bn
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Egypt – Changing the financial year of insurers
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Cyber risk could cost businesses $5.2tr
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Ins. natural catastrophe losses hit $90bn in 2018
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Bahrain participates in Dubai Health Forum
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India - $872m ceded to foreign reinsurers in 2017-18
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Slight increase in reinsurance demand at 1/1
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Egypt – Group contracts provide economic security
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Kuwait – Capital Markets Authority refuses ins. Supervision
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Kuwait – Ministry of commerce renews 39 ins. Licenses
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Egypt – Absence of e-marketing in ins. Sector
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UAE - Cash Collection Remains Problematic
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Dubai – Neuron to provide health ins. to citizens
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Egypt – Credit rating a condition for ins. Growth
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Egypt – 4 Axes for the new insurance law
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Egypt – Insurers to invest EGP 150 billion in 4 years
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Industry cat losses at $71.5bn for 2018
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Limited room for reinsurance rates to decline further
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Catastrophes leads buyers to rethink reinsurance
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Ongoing Brexit uncertainty for London ins. Market
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Rates diverge between loss-affected accounts at 1/1
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P&C reserve development risk to increase
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Retro re-pricing to drive higher costs later in 2019
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UAE – New regulations for electronic insurance
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Reinsurance rates increase by 1.1% at Jan renewals
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Global reinsurance capital resilient
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Reinsurance demand to boost brokers’ revenues
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European reinsurers to maintain stable pricing
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UAE - New life ins. starting at AED 3 per day
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UAE – 3 phases to implement IFRS 17 by 2020
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UAE – Tough conditions to insure “bad” drivers
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Chinese insurers' assets at USD 2.65 trillion
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Reinsurance rates to improve through mid-year 2019
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Interesting 1/1 dynamics to continue into April
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ACORD eyes more robust digital standards
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Florida - Insured Michael losses at $4.9bn
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Egypt – Compulsory life ins. for microfinance customers
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Stable outlook for Asia Pacific ins. industry: Moody’s
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Government drive to boost takaful in Malaysia
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Impact of Indonesian tsunami on insurers to be minor
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5th Saudi Insurance Symposium 2019
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Dubai - Woman uses friend's ins. for child's therapy
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UAE leads Mena startups
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UAE - Etisalat to adopt Artificial Intelligence and blockchain
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Bahrain FinTech Bay to host InsurByte conference
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Dubai Intl Financial Centre plans expansion
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Tunisia – Investigation results of the “Ulysse” ship collision
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Kuwait - Credit Information Exchange Bill
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UAE - Emergency Travel Assistance Ins. Contract
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Egypt – 21 licenses for the electronic ins. Issuance
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Jordan – Training on anti-money laundering in ins.
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Pricing gap emerges in 2019 reinsurance renewals
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AIG and Democrance Partner for digital insurance
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UAE – Insurers warned against delayed approvals
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UAE – Motor ins. according to Kilometers soon
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Online insurance platforms could hurt competition
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UAE – Motor ins. prices decrease by 18% in 2018
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UAE – The technology and skills needed in the future
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Price optimisation to face closer scrutiny
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The renewal wasn’t flat (or down) for everyone
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Kuwait – Weakness of life market
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Bermuda - ILS listings exceed $30bn for first time
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The struggle continues for hedge fund reinsurers
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Bahrain - Major VAT issues probed
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Reinsurance rates flat to down at renewal
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Global reinsurance capital hits $348bn
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ILS market ends 2018 at new record size
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Egypt – Ins. Federation examines actuarial future
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UAE – AED 50 billion of ins. premiums expected in 2018
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Saudi Arabia – New Merger & Acquisition insurance operation
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Saudi Arabia - 18,739 complaints about health insurance
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Saudi Arabia - Tawuniya inaugurates first ins. sales academy
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Kuwait - Insurance firm must pay complete compensation
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UAE - Cardless cash withdrawal via mobile banking app
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Egypt - 20 e-government services to be provided in 2019
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$878,000 reward to uncover cryptocurrency’s vulnerabilities
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Oman – Ins. investments exceed 621 million Rials
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UK: Ins. fraud - 3 men guilty of murdering 5 persons
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Does the Saudi market attract foreign insurers?
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Reduction in opportunistic ILS capital is positive
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Arab Reinsurance Company maintains its B+ rating by A.M. Best
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UAE - Daman to stop printing health ins. Cards
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Saudi Arabia to host Internet of Things conference
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Bahrain - Market price monitoring in preparation for VAT
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UK – Worst drivers use German cars
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Kuwait – The Project of an Insurance Authority revived
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Egypt – “Medical malpractice liability” draft law amended
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Arab Reinsurance Company maintains its B+ rating by A.M. Best
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Hardening rates expected as losses exceed 20-yr average
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Bermuda dominates 58% of alternative capital market
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Oman – Implementation of compulsory health insurance
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Arab Reinsurance Company maintains its B+ rating by A.M. Best
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Arab Reinsurance Company maintains its B+ rating by A.M. Best
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Oman - Regulations for mandatory health ins. and Takaful
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Oman - Bank Nizwa Partners With Takaful Oman
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Jordan - Technology deal to improve health insurance
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Cyber risk biggest threat to European business
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Arab Reinsurance Company maintains its B+ rating by A.M. Best
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Optimism & panic at renewals
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ILS market dominated by U.S. property cat
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UAE - Etihad Credit Ins. signs MoU with Dhaman
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KSA - Najm opens a branch at Princess Nourah University
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Egypt to start Ins. Act draft discussion next week
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Morocco – Technology threatens insurance agents
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Dubai - Free health ins. with ‘Zayed Cards’
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UAE - Health ins. rates could increase by 8%
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Europe - China Re acquires Chaucer
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UAE and Saudi Arabia trial cross-border payments on blockchain
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Saudi warns of penalties for firms not offering health ins.
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Oman – Regulator discusses health ins. with oil & gas firms
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UAE - Etihad Credit Ins. gets Tinubu Square software
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CIB sets up Egypt’s 1st venture capital FinTech firm
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Nippon Life to invest in Japanese 'unicorns'
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China – Ins. sector shows stronger capacity to withstand risks
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Saudi Arabia - SAMA issues rules for foreign insurers
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Egypt – Insurers raise capitals to EGP 9.4 B
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Bahrain – Ins. premiums at BD 204.5 m in Q3
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Egypt – 2nd version of “better future for insurance”
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Insurance industry's future is in Asia-Pacific
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Nigeria – Ins. industry grows premium by 22% in Q3’18
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Bahrain – Draft regulations for bitcoins and crypto-assets
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European regulator announces the 2018 Ins. stress test
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UAE – Union insurance expands motor ins. Distribution
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Alternative capital growth to restrict pricing cycles
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Chinese man kills wife for life ins. Money
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Lebanon – Conference on ins. in the Mediterranean region
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Negative outlook for Brazil reinsurance market
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Ins. claims for California wildfires top $9 billion
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UAE - Etisalat to provide Home Ins. Solution
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A $200bn cat loss year that took 18 m to accumulate
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India scraps first preference rule for domestic reinsurers
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Threat of disruption driving tech investment
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Jordan Ins. Federation launches the 2019 training plan
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Saudi Arabia – 12 Million persons have health ins.
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UAE - Draft law on health ins. for citizens
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Demand for non-life reinsurance to increase in 2019
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Kuwait - Compulsory health insurance for expatriates
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UAE - Etihad Credit Ins. joins AMAN Union
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UAE - Union Ins. co. embraced digital innovation
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Oman – Regulator issues a warning to an ins. Agent
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Ins. as leader in the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
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Dubai - Goldilocks raises stake in Salama
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Egypt – Property claims increased by EGP 1.4 B in 2018
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Egypt – Compulsory ins. on micro-finance customers
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Calls for further IFRS 17 delays
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Stable rates but 1/1 renewals to be highly competitive
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Healthy ILS trends for 2019
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2018 insured typhoon losses at $9.5bn
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A.M. Best: Reinsurance outlook revised to stable
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Jordan – Guidelines on political violence ins.
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Egypt – Ins. premiums EGP 36 B until October
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Forum of Tunisian Ins. Law Association on Nat Cat
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Dubai and Malaysia cooperate on ins. Regulation
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UAE - Etihad Credit Ins. partners with Natixis
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UAE Gov. Drives USD 35 B Internet of Things Market
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Abu Dhabi Global Market Concludes 1st of Blockchain system
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Cession growth in Bermuda led by quota shares
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Reinsurance renewals may hold surprise to the upside
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2018 is the real test for ILS investors
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Traditional reinsurers targeting retro opportunities
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Oman - CMA discusses the health ins. Project
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Jordan Ins. Fed: Year 2018 an exceptional training year
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Egypt – Ins. sector envisions a natural risks pool
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Bermudian insurers using reins. for cat exposures
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Saudi Arabia- SAMA launches an advanced ins. Diploma
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UAE - Institute for financials studies to train 47 nationals
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Lebanon - Highest number of insurers in the region
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Kuwait – Insurers to challenge car agencies
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Cyber risk biggest threat to European business
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Reinsurance sector struggling to meet the cost of capital
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Marriott hotel data breach to cause ins. Losses
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$70bn cat ins. losses in 2018
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UAE – Ins. websites to be controlled
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Property catastrophe rates to rise at 1/1
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Jurisdictional competition for Ins.-linked securities
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US environmental losses rise to $46bn for P&C industry
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California wildfires insured losses at up to $15bn
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London's Islamic ins. body issues underwriter guidelines
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KSA - Fitch: Significant M&A in Ins. Sector
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Bahrain - BIBF wins the “Educational & Training” award
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Jordan – Ins. premiums at JOD 475 million in 9m
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1-in-100 year global ins. loss modeled at $271 B
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Premiums, profits up for U.S P&C reinsurers
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Egypt – Insurers write EGP 12 B in 3m
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Marsh granted first captive management licence in Abu Dhabi
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Ins. Federation of Egypt joins Intl. ins federation
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Egypt's EFG Hermes considers move into insurance
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Swiss voters back spying by insurance companies
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Allianz to become first fully foreign-owned insurer in China
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Oman - Insurance policy via WhatsApp
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Omar Gouda elected chairman of Intl. Takaful federation
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UAE – Ins. mergers will end price wars
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KSA – Comprehensive motor covers rain damage
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Internet of Things could unleash ins. Innovation
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Artificial Intelligence system to identify fake claims
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Property cat still key area for ILS market growth
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Kuwait – Number of claimants increases 30 times
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Kuwait – Better service at health ins. Centers
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UAE – Marine Ins. premiums at AED 1.1 B in 2017
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Saudi Arabia – Traffic authority enforces motor ins.
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Jordan – Workshop on “cybersecurity”
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Dubai Marine Ins. conf. discusses growth and challenges
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Iraq – Need to reform ins. Regulation
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Asia to drive ins. market growth
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KSA - CMA establishes risk control authority
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Agreement between Dubai Chamber and Etihad Credit Ins.
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$13bn insured loss from Californian fires
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Only 1.7% of Indonesians covered by insurance
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China - Allowing foreigners to control ins. Ventures
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Jordan – 24% tax on insurers approved
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Dubai - Marine Ins. Conference to discuss industry trends
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Bahrain -HRH Premier greets GCC Health Ins. conf.
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UAE – The Ins. Authority to preapprove controlling shares
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Lebanese – Ins. control commission meets brokers
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UAE – Motor & health ins. high GWP and low profits
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Stagnant pricing unlikely to shift in 2019
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Cost of doing business is unsustainable at Lloyd’s
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Saudi Arabia - Shura to prevent monopolies in insurance
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Tunisia – Ins. premiums up by 7.4% in H1 2018
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Global Regulators rethink ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Designation
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Retro losses could drive price increases in 2019
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IFRS17 delayed by one year amid industry criticisms
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Jordan – Workshop on war and terrorism insurance
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Egypt – Finalizing ins. and consumer finance laws in 2019
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UAE – 1st digital platform to include insurers & policyholders
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UAE - AED 1.1 billion profits of 20 insurers
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Oman – Agreement between Capital Market Authority and IAIS
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Saudi Arabia - SMS notifications update health ins. Status
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Jordan – Health premiums reached JOD 168.9m in 207
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Saudi Arabia - Health ins. to all citizens in 5 years
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Saudi Arabia - Civil Defense and "Najm" cooperate on Nat Cat damage
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The Egyptian Health Care Company started its activities
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Mr. Bachir Baddou in the executive committee of GFIA
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Saudi Arabia – Najm wins digital transformation award
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Dubai Health prevents duplication of government ins. Cards
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Dubai - Insurance most active sector in the market
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2018 could yet be worst year in a decade
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Reinsurance CFOs confident about growth
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Regulatory regimes to boost reinsurers’ shares in Asia
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Insurtech patents jumped 40% in 2017
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Wildfire engulfs thousands of California homes
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UAE – Profits of 11 insurers at AED 805m
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Hurricane Michael insured loss above $8bn
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Asian markets to drive insurance growth
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Alternative capital keeps property rates stable
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UAE - Health insurance 'misuse' rates drop
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UAE - 62% of insured population is overweight
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UAE - Markel forms strategic alliance with Etihad Credit
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Jordan – Profits of 22 insurers increase sixfold
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Kuwait - Health ins. hospitals to serve 2m expatriates
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UAE – Workshop on anti-money laundering
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5 reinsurers will dominate the global market
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Q3 cat bond issuance highest ever at $1.6bn
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Insurtech-related patents soar globally
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KSA – Rejected ins. health claims at SAR 2.25 B annually
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Kuwait – 3 insurers control 44% of motor TPL
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UAE – Generating 660 employments in retail sector
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UAE – Ins. distributors cannot issue contracts
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UAE – Hosting the Union of Arab Ins. Regulators
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Egypt – Government tackles agricultural insurance
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Algeria – Ins. customers entered digital age
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Egypt – Comprehensive motor ins. should be compulsory
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New high for global ins. M&A
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China – Premiums rise despite economic slowdown
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Rising P&C rates put pressure on Caribbean cedents
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Marsh: ‘We’re in a massive blockchain revolution’
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Ping An plans $2B IPO of Health Tech Unit
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‘New realities’ tech presents ins. Opportunities
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Rates must improve to meet cost of capital
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Reinsurers to benefit from digital transformation
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Life reinsurers must adapt to cedents’ needs
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Lloyd’s Asia seeks innovation
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African Development Bank launches disaster risk facility
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UAE - Oman Ins. Company signs up with Al Etihad Credit Bureau
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Egypt – Protocol to establish the first actuarial life table
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Governmental support for Asian reinsurers varies
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Pakistan - New insurtech-based life insurance product
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Egypt - EGP 86bn investments of insurers in 2017
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UAE 4th global Islamic fintech hub
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Saudi Arabia - MetLife opens account in mutual funds
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Singapore launches cyber risk pool
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Oman – Meeting on health insurance implementation
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Bahrain – Automated “self-service” motor ins. Renewals
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Lebanon – Storm damage not covered
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Jordan – Publication of private health ins. Guide
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Silent cyber to cause ILS fund losses
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Reinsurers of the future will embrace ILS
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Mauritania – Insurance Association announced
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Egypt – Insurers should spread Nat Cat awareness
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Saudi Arabia – Unified compulsory motor ins. Contract
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Abu Dhabi – Seminar on cyber security
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Hurricane Michael to keep a floor under pricing
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Marsh launches social unrest insurance solution
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Arab ins. market less than 1% of world premiums
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Kuwait – Call for a draft insurance code of ethics
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Jordan – Motor insurance training completed
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Marsh confirms partnership with insurtech
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Asian insurance gap reaches US$134 billion
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2018 cost of global cyber-crime $600 billion
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Calls for better safety of autonomous cars
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Egypt – Ins. Federation seeks to increase GWP retention
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Jordan – Ins. Federation issues “motor ins. guide”
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Takaful Oman launches innovative App for safer roads
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Oman - Workshop on health insurance
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Egypt – Loss ratio reaches 40% in August 2018
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UAE - 4% contribution of ins. to GDP in 2022
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UAE – Banks represent 70% of life ins. Brokerage
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Jordan – 13.1% life ins. premiums increase in 2017
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Egypt – Capital of ins. companies to be related to risk
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Sh. Khaldoun Barakat - Chairman - We maintained a B+ rating and our market position
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Arab Re supports the FAIR Reinsurance Forum
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20% of old-aged Saudis self-finance treatment
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Malaysia to ease insurance foreign investment
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Google ‘Definitely’ interested in Insurtech investments
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UAE – Smart insurance uncovers fraud
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Insurer stores damaged art for restoration
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Jordan – Pharmacists to take action against some insurers
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Egypt – Regulations on the electronic issuance of insurance
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Satellites hastening Florence and Michael claims payments
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ILS market to near $100 billion in 2018
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Lebanon – USD 4 billion insurance investments
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Respiratory system diseases costliest in Dubai
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Kuwait – 65 actions to combat money laundering in Sept
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Insurers call for delay in adopting IFRS 17
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Michael will not impact reinsurance pricing
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U.S - Underwriting losses for Medical liability
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Autonomous cars will shake insurance market
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Competition from insurtech to increase
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Sharjah Health Authority goes digital
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UAE – Insurers pay auto repair garages in installments
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Insured Hurricane Michael losses at $10bn
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Low-cost ins. for UAE workers starts today
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UAE – Decreasing prices to boost GWP before year-end
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Jordan – Draft insurance law published
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Egypt – Code of insurance ethics
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Top UK, US insurtech firms revealed
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Cryptocurrency theft reaches $927 Million in 9m
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Michael insured losses estimated at $8bn
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Dubai to transform healthcare billing
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Natural disaster losses leap 251% in past 20 years
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Michael will not be a capital event for reinsurers
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New vehicle technologies to disrupt ins. Sector
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London insurers’ profits under pressure
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Saudi Arabia to offer national health ins. Soon
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UAE - employee ins. system to start on October 15
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UAE – 3% contribution of ins. to GDP in 2018
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Travelers announces major Amazon partnership
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Insurance M&A deals to double in 2018
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Egypt - Insurance for the repatriation of remains
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UAE – 69% don’t renew car licenses due to high ins. Prices
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Saudi Arabia – Health insurers raise their prices
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KSA – Premiums reach SAR 7.5 B in Q2
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Modest cat losses to pressure rates at 1/1 renewals
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Driverless ships could offer growth
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Brexit uncertainty to hit businesses
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Jordan – Claims reached JOD 234.5 million in 6m
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Egypt – Premiums reach EGP 9.5 B in 3m
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Driving pattern determines premium
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Egypt - Feedback on Takaful regulations expected
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Storm Xavier to cost insurers €324m
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Abundant capital driving nat cat resilience
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Maritime industry unprepared to deal with global issues
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Silent cyber perceived as a greater risk
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Reinsurance M&A to continue
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Reinsurers able to absorb H2 2018 losses
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IFRS 17 to have mixed results for reinsurers
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Indonesia looks to cat bonds after string of catastrophes
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UAE – Housemaid ins. will replace bank guarantee
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Husband helped wife’s suicide to benefit from ins.
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Insurance Europe calls for IFRS 17 to be reopened and delayed
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Reinsurance pricing to decline at 1/1 renewals
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USD 248 Billion global reinsurance premiums
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Egypt – Creation of reinsurer with a capital EGP 10 m considered
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Saudi Arabia – Saudization of ins. sector jobs ongoing
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Kuwait – 15 employees of ins. dept. empowered legally
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Dubai to host GCC Insurance Forum
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UAE – 20% decrease in motor ins. Prices
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Oman – Insurers to get ready for IFRS17
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Egypt - Regulator deliberates the incorporation of microinsurers
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UAE – Acceleration of Emiratization in retail sector
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Oman – Ins. and health sectors contribute to GDP
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Ins. Federation of Egypt studies market regularly
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Egypt – New motor compulsory ins. System
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Marsh expands blockchain partnership with IBM
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Saudi Arabia – 150 firms suspended for not insuring employees
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Jordan – Training on business continuity completed
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UAE – Fund for victims of uninsured cars
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UAE – Requests to add obesity surgery to insurance
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Egypt – 41.2% increase in ins. assets in 2016-2017
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Jordan – Training on comprehensive and compulsory motor ins.
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Deloitte to help Ins. blockchain alliance in Canada
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Saudi Arabia – Health ins. complaints increase by 900%
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Kuwait to witness shift in health insurance sector
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Oman to bring in mandatory health ins. in 2019
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UAE - Etihad Credit ins. aims to boost exports
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Bermuda leading a ReinsurTech revolution
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Blockchain not understood by enough insurers
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InsurTech innovations are assisting processes
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ILS may be in unsustainable territory
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The reinsurance cycle has disappeared
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Excess capital remains dominant price driver
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ILS can help cover cyber risk
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M&A uptick to boost reinsurance demand
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Cyber ins. market to double by 2020 to $8 billion
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Reinsurance consolidation will continue: Fitch
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Myanmar to open ins. to foreign companies
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Lloyd’s will close syndicates that can’t make profits
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India's ins. industry to be worth $280bn by 2020
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Africa – Ins. sector to cope with tech
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Nigeria Ins. sector grows By 6.07% in Q2
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Cyber will redefine Property & Casualty
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Saudi Arabia – Eradicating unlicensed ins. Sales
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UAE – Dispute committee condition before lawsuits
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Kuwait – Anti-money laundering issues 87 decisions
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Egypt – 1st guide to protect non-banking customers
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Comprehensive health ins. for all Saudis
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Insurance most profitable sector in Dubai
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Egypt – EGP 55 B ins investment in treasury bills
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Egypt – 5 characteristics of ins. contract of students
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InsurTech strategies to compete effectively
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Egypt - Sharm El Sheikh Rendez-Vous next October
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Egypt – Impact of increased freight cost on ins.
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Reinsurers failing to close protection gap
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Black swan event needed to turn the market
-
Anticipating “broadly stable” renewal rates
-
“Flat but functional” property cat market
-
Re/insurers risk irrelevancy by ignoring cyber
-
Japan – Ins. Losses of Typhoon Jebi up to $4.5 Billion
-
PERILS to assume CRESTA Secretariat
-
Insurtech can achieve 10% ROE
-
M&A create a new ecosystem
-
UAE – Weaknesses in car maintenance offered by ins.
-
Marine Day at Jordan Ins. Federation
-
Introducing Misr ins. in bourse increases profits
-
Egypt – Necessity of compulsory ins. on housing units
-
Lebanon – Ins. premiums up by 2% in H1
-
Saudization of ins. jobs at 69%
-
KSA – Recent female driving increases ins. Prices
-
3,500 opportunities for Emiratis in next 100 days
-
Riyadh hosts region’s premier healthcare platform
-
Oman – 12th Middle East Conference for Health ins.
-
Saudi Arabia - SAMA starts cyber security training
-
UAE introduces regulations for fintech
-
Kuwait – Health ins. project for all citizens
-
Bermuda key reinsurance hub despite U.S. Taxes
-
Aon Creates $350M of Cyber Capacity
-
Personal lines a challenge for reinsurers in Southeast Asia
-
Reinsurance sector net income jumps 75% in H1
-
H1 catastrophes will have limited impact on reinsurers
-
Kenya's ins. sector looks to a brighter future
-
Singapore – Women drive better than men
-
Reinsurance rates likely to disappoint in 1-1 2019
-
Life reinsurance underappreciated by market
-
Fitch ups reinsurance outlook to stable
-
Alternative capital provides competitive advantage
-
Foreign reinsurers soon in Saudi Arabia
-
Dubai’s FinTech Hive welcomes 22 startups in 2018
-
Countdown begins for first UAE-made satellite
-
China – Insuer “PICC” adopts blockchain technology
-
Bahrain is a leader in Takaful
-
Tunisia – Habib Ben Hassine, new president of the FTUSA
-
Egypt- Tourism fed: compulsory ins on tourists harms tourism
-
Waiting for a $250bn industry loss
-
KSA – SAR 1167 avec health ins. Claims
-
Riyadh will host the Saudi Health Ins. Conference
-
UAE – Electronic platform do develop insurance
-
The Egyptian ins. market absorbs more companies
-
UAE – Regulating reinsurance serves the market
-
UAE – “No claim” certificate to insure car
-
Alternative capital becomes permanent
-
Zimbabwe pushes to harmonise insurance legislation
-
KSA – Insurers should issue ins. for people above age 65
-
InsurTechs growing despite unsustainable loss ratios
-
ILS investor appetite uninhibited by recent losses
-
Hong Kong seeks to attract actuaries, fintech experts
-
Saudi Arabia – Insurers add premium for additional driver
-
UAE – Safe drivers don’t get ins. price discount
-
Lloyd’s to insure a digital currency platform
-
U.S P&C reinsurers given H1 boost
-
Kuwaitization of 22% of insurance jobs
-
Egypt – Proposal to create ins. brokerage union
-
European insurers favouring profitability
-
China - $100 million investment in insurtech
-
UAE – Ins. inv. in stocks & real estate at AED 27.67 B
-
bWallet ties up with Solidarity Bahrain
-
Jordan – Training on motor insurance claims
-
Egypt – Actuarial study to expand ins. on road accidents
-
Saudi unified motor ins. contract implemented
-
KSA – Unified motor contract has no effect on prices
-
UAE – AED 25 fees on motor ins. Contracts
-
Workshop of Sharjah chamber on Unified motor ins.
-
UAE – Profits of listed insurers up by 29.3%
-
Lebanon – The ins. sector grows by 4% in 2017
-
Egypt – Compulsory ins. on tourists
-
Strong performance of top European reinsurers at H1
-
Saudi Arabia – 3 insurers control 80% of health ins. Market
-
Egypt – Premiums to reach EGP 50 B in 3 years
-
$48bn ins. M&A deals in H1
-
China - Ping An ins. addresses smart cities and supports blockchain
-
Lebanon – Annual Report of Ins. Control Commission
-
MetLife pilots Blockchain Ins. system for diabetes
-
Cyber insurers could lose 119% of policyholder surplus
-
Reinsurers to raise India flood rates
-
Bahrain - T’azur adopts motor insurtech for claims
-
China's ins. premiums falls by 3.33% in H1
-
ACORD reinsurance data standards
-
Foreign insurers in Malaysia gain more freedom
-
UAE – Six main ins. distribution channels
-
Jordan – Insurers comply with the medical tariff
-
Jordan – Travel insurance outside the kingdom
-
Chinese JD.com launches blockchain platform
-
Jordan – Workshop on digital ins. Transformation
-
UK - Amazon considering ins. comparison site
-
Cats drive losses in 2018 but totals down significantly
-
Rate momentum to fade in 2019
-
UAE listed ins. firms' Q2 profits jump 40%
-
Takaful Trends: Breaking the Reliance on the Qard’ Hasan
-
USA - Blockchain-Based Reporting ins. Tool
-
Alternative capital transforming the reinsurance market
-
Opening Saudi market to foreign insurers will enhance quality
-
UAE – An insurer adopts service solution for Apple devices
-
UAE – Ins. Authority: Motor prices include all fees
-
Egyptians spend annually $16 on insurance
-
KSA - SAMA warns against unlicensed persons
-
Lebanon – FAIR Reinsurance Forum next month
-
Alternative reinsurance capital hits $95bn
-
London Market’s electronic placing exceeds Q1 targets
-
KSA – Service provider to be paid within 45 days
-
Ras Al Khaimah – Workshop discusses motor ins.
-
Jordan – The number of victims of traffic accidents decreased
-
China banking and ins. regulator supports for more lending
-
Arab Re strengthens presence in GAIF’s 32nd conference
-
GCC – Ins. market will reach $44 B in 2021
-
Tunisia – Banking agencies pay prm of 2000 dinars annually
-
California insurers must reevaluate wildfire risks
-
Droughts, wildfires & floods cost over $7.3bn in July
-
Dubai regulator joins global fintech network
-
UAE – 5 “ISO” certificates to Ins. Authority in 2018
-
Artificial Intelligence can beast best cyber defenses
-
Moody’s upgrades Brazilian ins. sector outlook to stable
-
Oman - Ins. losses of cyclone Mekunu reach $281mn
-
Jordan – Training on “loss of profits” in fire ins.
-
Italy - Bone-breaking ins. fraud uncovered
-
New Cat bonds hit $11bn in 2018
-
Asian reinsurers remain profitable in 2017
-
Hong Kong attractive to Chinese ins. Consumers
-
Jordan – Training on ins. accounting completed
-
Egypt – Ins. investments in treasury bills at EGP 49 B
-
Insurance Authority: Emiratisation a vital issue
-
UAE – Following ins. complaints through text messages
-
74% of Jordanians are medically-insured
-
Jordan – Profits of 21 insurers jump by 332% in H1
-
KSA – Optional cover hinders health ins. of education field
-
UAE – Abuse costs 15% of health premiums
-
UAE – Compulsory malpractice ins. for eng and physicians
-
UAE – New regulations on online ins. Sales
-
UAE – 70% share of claims in motor premiums
-
UAE – Banks allow premium payment over 1 year
-
Kuwait – General ins. authority required
-
Reinsurance demand to grow in Asia
-
Global ins. M&A activity rises further in H1
-
Insurtech firm wefox in talks with Softbank
-
Technology creating competition for Asian reinsurers
-
UAE – AED 15 B ins. health claims in 2017
-
Carine Geagea, Risk Management Manager: “Credit Ratings: Risk controls or barriers to success?”
-
Saudi Arabia - Uber launches driver insurance
-
KSA – Health ins. complaints up by 907%
-
Egypt - Uber extends insurance to drivers
-
Egypt – Regulator signs microinsurance deal
-
UAE – 2nd highest penetration rate globally of shared economy
-
Saudi Arabia – No extended deadlines for liberal jobs
-
Oman – Ins. intermediaries meet the National Training Fund
-
Jordan – Marine and aviation ins. Training
-
KSA – Ins. profits to grow 100% in Q2
-
KSA – 86% of citizens without health insurance
-
Aviation market to remain stable through 2018
-
European insurers back Europe’s largest fintech fund
-
UAE – AED 2.2 B ins. profits in 2017
-
UAE – Program to identify intentional fires
-
UAE – Artificial Intelligence in ins. supports economy
-
UAE – First decrease in motor ins. Prices
-
Continuity clause for 'no-deal' Brexit
-
Japanese insurers rated for green investment
-
Indonesia - Low ins. penetration but high profitability
-
Indonesia pushes back mandatory shipment ins.
-
Nigeria: Regulatory ins. capital raised 3 times
-
USA - Insurers turn to technology to woo drivers
-
UAE - Replacement car popular among ins. Clients
-
Bahrain - Mandatory Health Insurance Forthcoming
-
Jordan – Training on IFRS 9
-
Egypt – Ins. sector attracts investments
-
Large insurers Look to cover crypto businesses
-
Japan’s life insurers offer answers to global peers
-
Global ins. cat losses hit $21 billion in H1 2018
-
London market should identify Artificial Intelligence risks
-
Former Lloyd’s Chairman warns about Brexit
-
M&A Likely to Become More Challenging
-
UAE – 5 requirements for bancassurance
-
UAE – Emiratization accelerator in financial sector
-
Oman – Ins. contribution to GDP at 1.63%
-
Negative outlook for Jan 2019 renewal
-
KSA – Uniform compulsory motor contract updated
-
GCC Islamic ins. sector to stay profitable in 2018
-
Tunisia – GWP increase by 12.1% in Q1
-
Divergent reins. sector rating outlooks
-
Insurers to underwrite crypto risks
-
Pricing in line with expectation
-
Egypt – EGP 110 million claims in metro and train pool
-
Mauritania – Guarantee of 300 M ougiyas on insurers
-
Saudi Arabia - New regulations to help consolidate ins. Sector
-
China’s Anbang to sell $10B overseas properties
-
Shipping losses in Asia on the rise
-
China - Adults aged 26-45 top general ins. Buyers
-
KSA – SAR 651 M property premiums in Q1
-
UAE – Health ins. contract to be renewed
-
Oman – Training on pricing of health ins.
-
Projected asbestos industry losses up $10bn
-
Egypt - State interested in developing ins. System
-
Egypt – Ins. sector submits 103 proposals
-
Egypt – Ins. investments to reach EGP 150 b in 2022
-
Jordan – Liability insurance training
-
UAE - Car ins. premiums to drop 8% in 2018
-
KSA – SAR 19 billion of health premiums
-
Egypt - Mandatory insurance for tourists
-
Mauritania - Insurers to be regulated by central bank
-
Oman – Plans for compulsory health ins. Underway
-
Egypt – Issuance of microinsurance electronically
-
Egypt – Debate on a better future for insurance
-
M&A deals to increase despite rising costs
-
Saudi insurers have a chance to improve results
-
Clear risk strategies more vital for (re)insurers
-
US cyber insurance premiums up 37%
-
First standard for cyber data breach released
-
Fintech, insurance drive job creation in Singapore
-
India - No vehicle ins. without pollution certificate
-
Artificial Intelligence in war on ins. Fraud
-
Catastrophe risk capital gaining importance for insurers
-
Digital ins. platform launches for China’s elderly
-
A 1$ hurricane protection saves $100 in losses
-
Asia - Travel ins. to reach US$9.9 billion by 2022
-
Time for insurance business transformation
-
Global Insurance Premiums Rise by 1.5% in 2017
-
UK brokers’ market share rises with digital channels
-
Brexit Begins to Hit UK Financial Services
-
Expanding use of Blockchain in insurance
-
Dubai ins. plan to cover hepatitis C
-
KSA – Review of health ins. of citizens
-
Algeria – GWP at DZD 133.3 billion in 2017
-
Egypt – cooperation between insurers and national health ins.
-
Cooperation between Egyptian & Tunisian ins. Federations
-
UAE - Action on dependents’ health ins. Renewals
-
UAE – Uninsured Villas
-
Artificial Intelligence may run a call center
-
KSA – 23% of health insureds are citizens
-
Headwinds curb positive marine rating movement
-
Steady growth in cyber market
-
Tax reforms to restore underwriting profitability in U.S
-
Egypt – The insurance sector to adopt IFRS9
-
Kuwait – Proposal to settle motor claims within 15 days
-
Insurers must seize potential of new tech
-
Solvency II beneficial but deterring long-term business
-
KSA – Insurers will face more challenges in 2019
-
Oman – Manpower ministry and insurers collaborate
-
Bermudian reinsurers passed 2017’s test
-
Insurance industry calling for inclusive workplaces
-
Oman – Fire insurance training
-
Reinsurers must innovate to overcome challenges
-
Cat bonds hit $35.3bn risk capital outstanding
-
Allianz launches €1bn share buy-back program
-
UAE – Insurers should issue contracts in Arabic
-
Reinsurers unlikely to earn back 2017 cat losses
-
Further disappointment for Jan 2019 renewal possible
-
Florida leads price declines in mid-year renewals
-
Crypto sector won’t affect German financial stability
-
China - Preference for Hong Kong reinsurers
-
Amazon enters online pharmaceutical field
-
New Saudi Health Ins. contract implemented
-
Bank of England warns about crypto asset risks
-
Bosch to connect vehicles to digital services
-
Prudential develops digital claims for hospitals
-
UK motor ins. sector posts record results
-
UAE - New innovation strategy in insurance
-
UAE – Better ins. products instead of inv. Risks
-
Egypt – Compulsory insurance on small loans
-
Insurers hopeful M&A will transform their models
-
MENA - Continued ins. growth & profitability
-
Saudi Arabia – SAMA warns 14 companies in ins. Sector
-
Insurers slow to adopt tech risk being replaced
-
Tokio Marine prepares for further acquisitions
-
KSA – No different ins. products for women
-
Egypt – Introducing cyber insurance
-
9% of banks global income at risk from cyber
-
China looks to trial catastrophe bonds
-
Saudi ins. stocks soar with entry of female drivers
-
Egypt – Electronic issuance through the post
-
Germany – Reputation insurance in social media
-
Global organizations don’t learn from cyber mistakes
-
10 of the most innovative fintech firms
-
Neutral outlook for European reinsurers
-
Legacy long-term care remains top concern
-
Saudi Arabia – Competition in motor ins. Market
-
Amazon launches health insurer
-
Jordan - New Cancer Insurance Programme
-
Jordan – Ins. challenges constrain profitable growth
-
40 Saudi female accident surveyors graduate
-
Special health insurance for Saudi citizens
-
UAE – AED 4.89 Billion GWP of unified motor contract
-
Egypt – 513 thousand microinsurance contracts in 2017
-
2017 losses unmasked reinsurance price inadequacy
-
Dubai’s financial centre partners with Startupbootcamp
-
Abu Dhabi Inv. Authority acquires stake in British insurer
-
Insured Sum of Russia World Cup $10 B
-
Tokio Marine acquires Thai and Indonesian units
-
Insurers move from blockchain to R3’s Corda
-
India - Blockchain for crop insurance scheme
-
Lebanon – Insurance premiums increase by 7%
-
Reinsurers well positioned for hurricane season
-
UAE – Uninsured cancer, Thalassemia and psychiatry
-
UAE – Excellent rating for 7 insurers
-
UAE – Unified contract introduces fair pricing
-
UAE – Further growth for ins. Market
-
UAE - Insurance to replace bank guarantees for workers
-
Egypt - Misr Insurance IPO before year-end
-
Digital insurance deal between AXA and ING
-
Lloyd’s begins search for Insurtech talent
-
Egypt – Compulsory ins. on microfinance customers
-
Egypt – Necessity of underwriting discipline
-
Kuwait – Settlement of small traffic accidents
-
Amazon to bring major disruption to insurance
-
$320bn cost each year from man-made risks
-
Commercial insurers must embrace technology
-
Solvency remains stable in China's insurance sector
-
London market trades aviation risks electronically
-
UAE – Motor ins. prices to decrease
-
UAE – 9569 ins. complaints of car owners
-
Bahrain – Health ins. system will generate jobs
-
Egypt - 2018 the year of insurance
-
Meeting of the Board of Directors of Arab Re
-
Meeting of the Board of Directors of Arab Re
-
Mastercard blockchain system to secure payments
-
Cyber ins. premiums to dominate by 2021
-
Amazon sizes up potential home insurance move
-
M&A to continue fuelling insurance deals
-
Lebanon – Health ins. for Egyptian community
-
Egypt – EGP 210 million Takaful premiums in January
-
Reinsurance prices at risk of declining in 2019
-
ILS influence stops further rate improvements
-
Saudi Arabia – SAR 11.1 billion motor GWP in 2017
-
UAE – 27.7% increase in ins. profits in 3m
-
Post-hurricane renewals show flatter cycle
-
Irma showed the robustness of reinsurance in Florida
-
KSA – Health insurance cost up by 132%
-
Jordan – JOD 7.5 million insurance profits in Q1
-
Reinsurance capital to reach new heights in 2018
-
Willis praises revolutionary Insurwave blockchain
-
Jordan – Training on English in insurance
-
Insurtech Investments hit new high in Q1
-
Modest-sized losses won’t change market
-
Disappointing Florida cat renewals
-
UAE – Authorization needed for bancassurance
-
Oman – Discussion of unified ins. Contract
-
Egypt – Insurers to collaborate with e-payment firms
-
2018 cat bond & ILS issuance hits $8.2bn
-
Alibaba insurtech promotes blockchain in healthcare
-
Negligible rate increases at June 1st
-
Insurers must innovate to counter BigTech
-
KSA – 51% of ins. contracts in healthcare
-
Allianz acquires 8% stake in Africa Re
-
UAE – Top 10 insurers control 75% of market
-
Egypt – Expert requests “Aman” certificate for fishermen
-
Canada - Pay-as-you-go car insurance is possible
-
UAE – Insurance app encourages safe driving
-
Oman – Vision ins: Mekunu claims not to exceed OR100,000
-
2018 Hurricane season should be an average one
-
China hits ins. sector with nearly $10m fines
-
Oman – Compulsory health ins. to be implemented
-
Jordan – Insurers’ strike on Wednesday
-
Egypt – Black list for rejected customers
-
Morocco – Digital database to fight motor ins. Fraud
-
UAE – Ins. sector emiratization to be monitored in 2018
-
Jordan – Jordan ins. federation rejects tax law
-
Egypt – Board changes at Misr Holding help stock listing
-
No deal for Swiss Re and SoftBank
-
UAE – Ins. investments at AED 61.5 B in 2017
-
UAE – Unjustified increases in medical bills
-
Oman - Insurers urged to ease claims processing
-
Egypt – New board for Misr Insurance Holding
-
KSA - New rules will allow more M&A deals
-
Oman extends closure of airport due to storm
-
1st blockchain platform for marine insurance
-
IFRS 17 set to radically change business models
-
“Mekunu” cyclone heads toward Oman
-
Saudi Arabia adds 14 new hospitals in 2017
-
Rate rises fading as mid-year renewals
-
Cyber competition driving down premium prices
-
InsurTech deals reach record high
-
Upgrading technology is top priority
-
IUA launches reinsurer focused cyber group
-
Privacy Laws could hamper ins. underwriting
-
A.M. Best to Attend 32nd GAIF conference in Tunis
-
Ins. comparison portal to launch in Bahrain
-
KSA - Health ins. council stops 8 optic branches
-
Jordan – Income tax of insurers increased
-
Flat mid-year renewal possible
-
Reinsurance business model challenged
-
Capital markets gains reinsurance influence
-
ILS as an asset class to offset market volatility
-
Dubai - New insurance corporation to focus on quality
-
Dubai - fintech accelerator opens applications for 2018
-
Bahrain – Unified comp motor contract in mid-2018
-
Egypt - Electronic ins. platform for exchange of data
-
UAE – Insurance project to benefit 5.7M workers
-
Oman – Insurers raise capitals by 14% in 2017
-
Bahrain – Solidarity: Good results of merger
-
Protectionism a challenge for reinsurers
-
Saudi ins. spending per capita at SAR 1,121 in 2017
-
Bahrain – IFRS17 insurance seminar
-
Insurers unprepared for extreme weather
-
Morocco – GWP at 40.65 billion dirhams in 2017
-
Saudization at 70% in insurance sector
-
UAE – Q1 profits of insurers up by 24%
-
UAE - Insurance Authority suspends 3 companies
-
Egypt – First agricultural ins. contract in July
-
Takaful in MENA - Ingredients for Success
-
UAE insurers experience surge in fire insurance
-
KSA - SAMA commits to merge insurance companies
-
Oman – Training on IFRS 17 accounting standards
-
KSA – Timetable for modified health contract
-
UAE – Comp. motor declined for certain vehicles
-
Lloyd’s: Poor results in 2017
-
Bermuda - ILS reach new high at $28 billion
-
Saudi Arabia – Ins. profits down by 67% in 3m
-
UAE – Stocks and bonds: 60% of ins. inv.
-
Oman – Ins. capitals increase by 14%
-
Reinsurance pricing trends unsustainable
-
Mr. Mohammed Hammoud, Head of Technical, “Improving underwriting conditions has positive returns”
-
Europe’s Regulators unprepared to protect privacy
-
Workforce needs reshaping to Embrace AI
-
Opportunities for continued price firming
-
AXA Raises $2.75 billion in year’s biggest IPO
-
China - Anbang chairman sentenced to 18 years in jail
-
26 Experts warn about Artificial Intelligence
-
US cyber premium reach $2.1bn
-
Willis Towers Watson gets ready for M&A
-
Saudi govt seeks higher insurance coverage
-
KSA – Reform programs to support insurance
-
Weak pricing outlook for mid-year renewals
-
African insurers confident following economic recovery
-
UAE - Insurance Tech firm Aqeed Launched
-
UAE - Daman hosts Intl. Federation of Health Plans
-
Jordan – 67% of bakeries’ workers are not insured
-
Africa - Rates pressure but opportunities prevail
-
Sharjah workers to get free health coverage
-
Jordan – Tax on insurers to increase to 40%
-
Egypt – Microinsurers to be established
-
Egypt – Regulator raised ins. inv. in stocks to 40%
-
KSA – VAT to be applied retroactively
-
UAE – “Fire” contract could be part of rent
-
UAE – Licenses of 24 brokers and agents canceled
-
Jordan – Opposition to “App-based transportation”
-
UAE – Banks compel clients to buy insurance
-
Marathon of Insurance Federation of Egypt
-
Reinsurance prices may not be sustainable
-
Reinsurance to remain key line in London
-
KSA - First Auto Claims Center for Women
-
Jordan – Training on Technical Reserves
-
Capital deployment to dampen mid-year renewals
-
European Central Bank test on cyber attacks
-
KSA - 907% rise in health insurance complaints
-
Saudi Arabia to tempt more foreign insurers
-
UAE - AED1.1 billion marine ins. GWP in 2017
-
Blockchain a potential game-changer
-
Marine insurance conference in Dubai
-
Egypt – Study on a natural risks pool
-
The reinsurance market is unsustainable
-
M&A is driving reinsurance demand
-
Blockchain dependent on industry leaders
-
Egypt – GWP to reach EGP 50 billion in 3yrs
-
Jordan – Training on governance, compliance and risk
-
Bahrain – Insurance does not exceed 30% of homes
-
Egypt – New products that fit low income persons
-
Digital disruption to cost 40% of insurance revenue
-
Cat bond issuance at $3.58bn in Q1
-
The human touch is still needed
-
Indian regulator gives preference to local cessions
-
UK - Reform of fire tests of building materials
-
Blockchain opportunities trigger risks
-
50% of manufacturers victim of cyber attack
-
Jordan – Workshop on cyber attacks
-
Kuwait – Gulf insurance launches training center
-
Lloyd’s to benefit from further rate hikes
-
8% of Asia-Pacific disaster losses insured
-
DGM Mr. Hussein Mallouk: A. M. Best categorizes balance sheet as very strong
-
DGM Mr. Hussein Mallouk: A. M. Best categorizes balance sheet as very strong
-
Kuwait – Training on cash flow and liquidity
-
Egypt – Insuring banking transactions
-
Reinsurance RoEs & combined ratios weaken
-
Lloyd’s commences process for post-Brexit
-
Saudi insurance to remain profitable in 2018
-
KSA – SAR 15.3 billion health ins. claims in 2017
-
UAE – Marine insurance regulation requested
-
Egypt – Misr ins. profits rise to EGP 1.3bn in 9m
-
Dubai – Expansion of DIFC’s FinTech program
-
Kuwait – Price wars harm insurance sector
-
Kuwait – Anti-money laundering in insurance
-
Egypt – 5 insurers control 87% of life premiums
-
UAE - «Passenger» covers treatment abroad in 10 cases
-
European reinsurers’ Q1 results to normalize
-
Technology will transform reinsurers’ efficiencies
-
Credit insurers prosper as tech investment increases
-
UAE – ID to replace health insurance card
-
Jordan – Training on political violence insurance
-
Egypt – Raising insurance contribution to GDP to 2%
-
Egypt – Supervision of insurance ad materials
-
Egypt – Life insurance boom expected
-
Investments help reinsurers stay profitable
-
Reinsurance pricing stable to positive
-
COFACE downgrades Tunisia's rating
-
Saudi Arabia – SAR 30 billion insurance reserves
-
UAE – AED 16.5 billion ins. shareholders’ equity
-
Lebanon – Decision to make health contracts renewable
-
Unified car security standard on cellphone keys
-
Bahrain – 14093 employees in financial sector
-
Global reinsurance capital at $605bn
-
Terror risk to drive reinsurance demand
-
ILS advance continues
-
Kuwait – Insurance for retirees extended 3 months
-
Lebanon – Insurance GWP at $1.63 billion in 2017
-
Egypt – Launching a policyholders’ protection fund
-
Egypt – GWP grow by 33% in 2017
-
KSA – Coordination to issue contracts for importers
-
Bahrain – No health insurance fees on citizens
-
Egypt – Aman contract targets 3 million citizens
-
Reinsurers using retro more after losses
-
UAE – Dividends of insurers up by 15.3%
-
Egypt – EGP 2 billion insurance capital increase in 2017
-
Reinsurers will overcome insurtech threat
-
Intelligent machines will alter insurance industry
-
Kuwait – High insurance committee established
-
Egypt – Registration of insurance broker trainees
-
Protectionism hinders reinsurance market
-
Capacity remained strong at April 1st renewals
-
KSA – Revealing insurance concepts to media
-
UAE – Decreasing depreciation of spare parts
-
Kuwait – Capital Markets Authority possible regulator
-
P&C price increases for European reinsurers
-
UAE – Family Takaful to be regulated
-
Kuwait – Medical malpractice insurance agreement
-
Bahrain has 1st Arab fintech regulation
-
Jordan – Claims adjustment workshop
-
Hopes for reinsurance rate increases dashed
-
Lloyd’s outlines disruptive technology challenges
-
Japanese P&C outlook remains stable
-
Jordan – Medical malpractice insurance fund
-
European reinsurers accuse India of protectionism
-
Africa thinking digital to revolutionize reinsurance
-
Bermuda - Increase in reinsurance registrations
-
Insurers study blockchain to fix health providers
-
Google, Amazon & Apple move into healthcare
-
UK - Competition & Brexit main challenges
-
Egypt – Insurers monitor aviation pricing
-
Egypt – Intensive efforts to fight fraud
-
Oman – 50% Omanisation of senior management
-
Bahrain – Traffic accidents handled by insurers
-
Egypt – Insurance fraud case uncovered
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Catastrophe bond market buoyant Q1 2018
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KSA – Corporate profits improve in Q1 2018
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UAE – Rating agencies positive on insurers
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UAE – Addendum part of contract
-
Jordan – Engineering insurance training
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UAE – Motor repair costs to decrease
-
Egypt – October Conference to boost ins. Sector
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Walmart to acquire Health Insurer Humana
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South Korean - Claim denied in digital exchange
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Artificial Intelligence risks are high
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85% of insurance CEOs worry about technology
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InsurTech carries consumer protection risks
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2018 a good time to enter ILS
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InsurTech could change business model
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P&C reinsurers hit by 2017 catastrophes
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Reinsurers face challenges in the future
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Efficiency to expand protection that ILS provides
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Morocco – Insurers worried about traffic accidents
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Self-driving car fatality threatens insurers
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USA - Investment gains mitigated life/health losses
-
2018 Lloyd’s challenge: pace of tech upgrades
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UAE - 20% 'no-claims' discounts for drivers
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Oman - Two citizens arrested for fake claim
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European reinsurers to see rate improvements
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Insurance M&A will accelerate over 2018
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Lebanese insurers demonstrate resilience
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Oman – Insurance Human Resources forum
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Egypt – Capital increases of 6 insurers
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Egypt – Insurance sector growth in 2019
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Europe turns into key insurtech hub
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Cyber risk-model with backing of Symantec
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Singapore- Regulator promotes sustainability
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Don’t rely on ambiguous triggers in ILS
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Climate change a P&C threat & opportunity
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Artificial intelligence a reinsurance game changer
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UK Government to welcome ILS investors
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Fintech agreement between Hong Kong and Gibraltar
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UAE – Regulator says driving record certificate free
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Lloyd’s market falls to £2bn pre-tax loss
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Tech insurance disruption, a reality in 2018
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Reinsurers obliged to develop new covers
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UAE – AED100 price of accident record certificate
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Oman – OR 623 million insurance assets in 2017
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Lloyd’s introduces electronic placement
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Reinsurers are targeting primary business
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UAE – 5% growth in professional contracts
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Insurers at initial stage of data maturity
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Capitalising on African insurance opportunities
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Russian reinsurer gets Indian authorization
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Jordan – Training on engineering insurance
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Oman – Insurance employment for Omanis
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Egypt – Health insurers to overcome losses in 2018
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Problems of microinsurance in Egypt
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UAE – Calls to insure vitamin D screening
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Iraq – Calls to restructure insurance sector
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EU’s data protection to impact insurers
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Insurance CEOs pessimistic on digital skills
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Egypt – Ins Federation to boost premiums
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European Commission’s Fintech Plan
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Big data, cyber security, and AI top trends
-
French mutual insurers face losses with new rules
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KSA – Price wars and admin. decrease ins profits
-
Kuwait – Anti-Money laundering in insurance
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Algeria – Finance ministry tackles claims delays
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Insurance M&A market more sophisticated
-
Saudi Arabia – Early to assess ins. impact of driving women
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Kuwait – Medical malpractice ins. Contract
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Egypt – Regulator launches ins. brokerage training
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Europe - M&As to increase once Brexit is finalized
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Easing financial payments within GCC
-
UAE - Reduced prices for accident free drivers
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Jordan - Elderly to join health insurance scheme
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China merges bank and insurance regulators
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KSA – Corporate governance of insurers audited
-
UAE – Insurers seek sustainable growth
-
Kuwait – Insurance Authority as necessity
-
Egypt – Insurers not involved with agriculture
-
UAE – Artificial intelligence threatens insurance jobs
-
Re/insurance M&A to persist in 2018
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Cyber premiums to reach $6.2 billion by 2020
-
Nat cats: hundreds of millions dollars in Feb
-
Saudi Arabia - Progress in health sector privatizations
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Female Saudi drivers to boost motor insurance
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Morocco - Sanlam acquires SAHAM Finances
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Sudan hosts international Takaful conference
-
UAE – Insurers asked to comply with financial laws
-
Jordan – Possible launch of agricultural insurer
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Jordan - JD602m healthcare reform plan
-
Alternative capital & reinsurers interdependent
-
Lebanon – High Health Council launched
-
Iraq – Dedicate 2018 as an insurance year
-
Egypt – New contract like “Aman” within 3 months
-
Nigeria – Stagnation in prices of insurance stocks
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Saudi Arabia – Motor insurance prices up by 24%
-
Oman – Employment and training fair 2018
-
Jordan – Training on insurance portfolio analysis
-
Egypt – Insurers to fight cyber risks
-
UAE – Takaful premiums at AED 8 billion
-
Dubai Financial Authority warns about fraud
-
Egypt - Aman certificates launched
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Egypt – Insurance increases financial inclusion
-
Eng Majed Smeirat president of Jordan Insurance Federation
-
UAE – Digital insurance a major milestone
-
Reinsurers’ set for profitability gains in 2018
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M&A is down to lack of organic growth
-
KSA – Insurers classify hail as catastrophe
-
China – Regulation on asset liability management
-
Global insurance pricing up by 0.8% in Q4
-
London is losing market share
-
Health insurance to cover Saudi citizens
-
Dubai – Blockchain-based automobile tracking
-
UAE – Insurance growth at 20% in 2018
-
Jordan – Training on reinsurance
-
Moody’s: GCC insurers face moderate risks
-
UAE – 26 insurers achieve profits in 2017
-
KSA – 140 government hospitals serve insurance
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Conditions to create a ReTakaful company
-
KSA – Settlement of 50 health insurance cases
-
Jordan – Training on insurance arbitration
-
Egypt – Health insurance prices up by 35%
-
Egypt – Life insurance for the poor
-
UAE insurers report strong 2017 results
-
KSA - Health insurance scheme for teachers
-
KSA - Insurers blamed for shortage of medical staff
-
Mena sovereign borrowing to decline by 6%
-
UAE – National insurers neglect life products
-
Chinese regulator seizes insurer
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Asia to be a driver of InsurTech
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Getting used to lower property cat margins
-
Emergency travel insurance for Emiratis
-
UAE – Need to increase insurance capital in 2018
-
Jordan – 2017 insurance profits Drop 99%
-
Egypt – Life Insurance for low-income groups
-
UAE – 2018 insurance regulations and beyond
-
Morocco – Strike of insurance brokers
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Fresh opportunities for innovative reinsurers
-
Latin American protectionism threatens reinsurance
-
Egypt – Will insurers enter Bitcoin field?
-
Egypt's social safety net: Protecting the poor
-
Kenya open to more insurance investors
-
Kuwait – Questions on adding clinics to “Afiya”
-
KSA – Insurance and health sector privatization
-
UAE – Insurers record 40% growth in profits in 2017
-
Insurers cautiously test bitcoin coverage
-
Cyber risk management lags behind threat
-
KSA – Health council renews license of 5 insurers
-
Lloyd’s to launch technology Innovation Lab
-
U.S. property insurers’ hopes for rate hikes dampened
-
Artificial Intelligence underwriting with Microsoft
-
Market conditions encourage M&A interest
-
Chinese regulator controls product irregularities
-
Disaster risk transfer to protect development
-
Hurricane Irma claims $10.2bn in Florida
-
Jordan – Premiums at JOD 600 million in 2017
-
Egypt to host FAIR Life Forum
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Malaysia - USD 352 billion life insurance sum assured
-
Abundant capital mutes property market firming
-
GCC - Negative outlook on insurance markets
-
Saudi insurance sector facing uncertainties
-
Kuwait Ins Federation: Al Hasan as chairman
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Two Bahrainis forge the physician’s signature
-
KSA - Authority for care of people with disabilities
-
KSA – Emergency cases outside health network
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Innovation to boost insurance revenues by $375bn
-
No hard reinsurance markets
-
Retakaful growth expectations disappoint
-
Reinsurance evolution ongoing
-
Cyber offerings to increase in 2018: Fitch
-
UAE – Delays in insurance claim payments
-
Saudi Arabia – Media and insurance awareness committee
-
UAE – Insurers do not provide car replacement
-
Dubai Health Authority calls for contract renewals
-
Insurance Authority issues Emiratization manual
-
UAE – Car insurance to cover fog-related damages
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Dubai ambulances to collect fees from insurers
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Reinsurance rate improvements to continue in 2018
-
Historic $1.36bn World Bank cat bond
-
UAE – Dubai courts and Insurance Authority meet
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Reinsurance capacity set to rise to $427bn
-
Bermuda to attract M&A and start-up activity
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Apple, Cisco team up with insurers
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Egypt – Regulator handles the national reinsurer
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Lloyd’s could mandate electronic placement
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Physical activity a powerful predictor of mortality
-
Storm Friederike to affect German insurers
-
Egypt – Misr Insurance Takaful to be launched
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Egypt – Insurance keyword to achieve large projects
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Egypt – 4 axes for insurance market strategy
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Egypt – Train ticket change to benefit insurance
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UAE – Maximum price for high accident frequency
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Abu Dhabi health dep. warns over utilization
-
Kuwait – Refusal of immediate claims settlement
-
Jordan – Fire and engineering insurance training
-
UAE - VAT poses challenges to the insurance sector
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UAE - Mandatory insurance for sailors
-
KSA - Policies sold under “C” not recognized
-
Saudi Arabia – Obesity surgery covered
-
Saudi Arabia - New services added to health policy
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KSA – 27.5$ billion claims paid in 5 years
-
2018 cat bond issuance at least $10bn
-
Reinsurance price rises likely unsustainable
-
KSA - Enforcing motor insurance compliance
-
Dubai advances with health insurance-visa linking
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Technology giants to disrupt healthcare
-
80% of investors still interested in ILS
-
Arab Health exhibition in Dubai
-
UAE – Emiratization linked to Premiums
-
Egypt – Workshop on Arab War Risks Insurance
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Egypt – Insurers invest in 260 projects
-
Egypt – Insurance law unchanged during 38 years
-
Lloyd’s concerned over Brexit uncertainties
-
Storm Herwart insured loss at EUR 255m
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ILS capital grew to $88bn in 2017
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High-loss cover of Saudi municipalities suspended
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Egypt - Insurance program for tourists
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Egypt – EGP 684 million Takaful claims in 10m
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Egypt – Insurers prefer group health
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Saudi Arabia – High insurance rates for drivers below 21
-
Usage-based insurance of Saudi governmental cars
-
UAE – Positive 2018 expectations for insurance
-
Jordan – Health & Life insurance training
-
UAE – 10% insurance growth in future years
-
Kuwait – Contribution of insurance to the economy
-
Egypt – Engineering insurance premiums up 142%
-
Morocco – Platform for insurance complaints
-
Global companies to follow EU’s data protection
-
London’s Priorities: Regulation, Brexit, Modernization
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UK - Insurer discrimination against mentally ill
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Saudi Arabia – Catastrophes under comprehensive motor
-
2017 catastrophes, an opportunity for reinsurers
-
India – Reinsurance regulations by February
-
JLT Re launches economic capital modelling
-
AIG to buy Reinsurer Validus for $5.6B
-
Harvey, Irma and Maria losses start to rise
-
Electronic distribution to grow in London
-
Opportunities in UN Sustainable Development Goals
-
Earthquake cat bond launched by World Bank
-
UAE – 30% maximum investment in real estate
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Kuwait – Insurance Authority as a necessity
-
Germany - Storm Friederike insured loss at EUR 800m
-
California wildfire insured cost at $2.5bn
-
UAE - Insurers to see positive results in 2018
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Egypt - 10 goals of Insurance Federation
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Egypt – Takaful premiums at EGP 3 billion in 10m
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Cambodia - Program for drought insurance
-
Saudi Arabia – Premiums at SAR 8 bn in 3rd quarter
-
Kuwait – Call to establish Insurance Authority
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Storm damage to cost Germany €500m
-
India - Foreign reinsurers to call for level playing field
-
Lebanon – Challenges of health insurance
-
Alternative capital grows 9% in 2017
-
Multi-line rate hardening at 1/1 for Lloyd’s
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Artificial Intelligence to replace 90% of sales staff
-
Alternative capital altered reinsurance
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European reinsurers to show 1.5% rate increases
-
Lloyd’s Brussels subsidiary in January 2019
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Cyber rises to 2nd biggest global risk
-
Egypt – 15 licenses for digital insurance
-
Egypt – Insurance sector investments EGP 86bn
-
Egypt – Negative insurance impact of GATT
-
UK – Insurance and finance fraud at $2.9B
-
Lebanon - Insurance fraud investigation
-
Egypt – Need for nuclear insurance
-
Modest market hardening in specialty lines
-
2018 to be a record year for ILS
-
UAE – “Unlicensed” insurance brokers
-
Egypt – Insuring judges during elections
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Egypt – Traffic law increases insurance profits
-
Jordan – Health agreement for journalists
-
Bank of England to lighten Solvency II rules
-
European reinsurers meet demands for quality
-
Challenging renewal for retrocession
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India to continue protectionist reinsurance policy
-
Egypt – Plan to insure ships against piracy
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Egypt – Takaful sector expected to grow
-
Egypt – Condition for USD broker commissions
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Lebanon - Banks an essential partner of insurers
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China's insurance premiums up 19%
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India - Cyber insurance take-up rises by 50%
-
Ghana - Uber Introduces Insurance for Riders
-
Uruguay - Insurance against lack of rain and oil prices
-
Abu Dhabi – Plan to cover mental illnesses
-
Saudi Arabia – No approval needed for health emergencies
-
Saudi Arabia – 60% decrease of engineering insurance
-
Egypt – Property insurers raise prices
-
Jan 1st reinsurance price increases a good start
-
USA – 2018 Flood Program with Private Reinsurers
-
Kuwait – Need for new insurance regulations
-
Sudan – Parliament approves insurance law
-
UAE – Old motor contract not valid
-
UAE – Contracts exempted from retroactive VAT
-
Egypt – Insurance financial inclusion in 2018
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Egypt – Engineering claims at EGP 164 million in 9m
-
Headwinds limit reinsurance pricing corrections
-
$12.6bn of catastrophe bonds in 2017
-
Insurers keep Ethiopian Reinsurance afloat
-
Rate movements varied at 1/1: JLT Re
-
UAE – No mechanism for retroactive VAT
-
UAE – Health insurance covers 4.6 million persons
-
Egypt – EGP liberalization supports insurance
-
India - Amazon to invest in insurtech
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Egypt – Life insurance challenges and opportunities
-
Algeria – 3rd motor insurance price increase
-
Jordan – Insurers to improve road safety
-
10% of African insurers ready for risk management
-
Saudi Arabia – Suspension of 15 health insurers
-
Saudi insurers to increase saudization rate
-
UAE – Insurance is a winner in 2017
-
UAE – Insurance mergers a strategic choice
-
Oman - Islamic finance knowledge held
-
Saudi Arabia - Security camera as a requirement
-
KSA – Insurance contribution to economy 1.1%
-
Egypt – EGP 1 billion energy premiums in 9m
-
Jordan – 60 age category under free healthcare
-
Lebanon – Call to strengthen the insurance sector
-
Decoupling of reinsurance pricing and risk
-
Price rises are more durable in primary lines
-
Saudi Arabia – Travel insurance provides protection
-
Kuwait – Call to improve insurance regulation
-
Europe: run-off business activity in 2018
-
IFRS 17 won’t impact insurers’ ratings
-
Saudi Arabia - 15% discount for safe drivers
-
Saudi Arabia – Usage-based motor insurance soon
-
Lloyd’s to focus on new technologies in 2018
-
European insurers well capitalized despite losses
-
A.M. Best affirms B+ rating of Arab Re
-
Saudi Arabia - Fraud caused high claim rejection ratio
-
Saudi Arabia – Visible guides for health insurance
-
A.M. Best affirms B+ rating of Arab Re
-
Oman - Seeking time for mandatory health
-
Dubai – Fines for non-renewal of health card
-
UAE – AED 5.3 billion motor premiums in 2017
-
A.M. Best affirms B+ rating of Arab Re
-
UAE – Motor premium cover family members
-
S&P: global reinsurance rate to rise by 0%-5%
-
Reinsurance price increases are temporary
-
A.M. Best affirms B+ rating of Arab Re
-
UAE – Hardening reinsurance conditions
-
Egypt – Successful 2018 reinsurance renewals
-
Egypt – EGP 18 billion insurance treasury bills investment
-
A.M. Best affirms B+ rating of Arab Re
-
Dubai Chamber tackles legal aspects of claims
-
Lebanon – 2016 Annual Report of Insurance Sector
-
Negative outlook on global reinsurance market in 2018
-
A.M. Best affirms B+ rating of Arab Re
-
Kuwait – Training program on marine insurance
-
Islamic insurance merger creates UAE giant
-
UAE – Rules on price definition and vehicle documents
-
A.M. Best affirms B+ rating of Arab Re
-
Saudi Arabia – Insurance covers influenza vaccine
-
UAE – Wearable technology transforms insurance
-
Egypt – 4 methods to limit “fire” losses
-
GCC - Improved profits of Islamic insurers
-
Saudi Arabia – 11,000 insurance complaints in 5 years
-
Saudi Arabia – Unified form for motor prices
-
Egypt – Digital insurance as major development
-
Saudi Arabia – Immediate action on court rulings
-
Dubai – Cancer to be gradually insured
-
Governments to drive InsurTech growth
-
International Supervisors tackle systemic risk
-
GCC Ins market at $44 billion in 2021
-
Saudi Arabia – Drones to monitor traffic accidents
-
Tunisian insurance employee imprisoned for 50 years
-
Robust reinsurance renewal negotiations
-
Oman – OMR358m Premiums in 9 months
-
Oman – Preparations for compulsory health insurance
-
Jordan – 2018 Training plan of Insurance Federation
-
Reinsurance investment in InsurTech $1 billion in Q2
-
Bahrain – Insurers to assess 90% of accidents
-
Oman – Executive training of 25 employees
-
Egypt – Premiums down due to low awareness
-
Egypt – Dealing with African reinsurers
-
Fitch remains negative on reinsurance
-
Moody’s stable on global reinsurers
-
Tunisia – 90% of motorcycles uninsured
-
Tunisia – Toward an anti-fraud agency
-
3 cancers to be covered in Dubai
-
UAE – confusion about Value Added Tax
-
Saudi Arabia – SAR 6 billion claims in 3 months
-
Bahrain Kuwait Insurance to raise capital
-
UK – Premium discount for self-driving vehicles
-
Egypt – EGP 8.8 billion insurance claims in 9m
-
Hurricane Maria estimates reduced to $27-$48 billion
-
Reinsurance rate hikes at 1/1 renewals
-
Egypt – Death to weather is covered
-
After losses, insurers to use more reinsurance
-
Third-party capital willing to reload
-
Counterparty diversification affects loss level
-
Saudi Arabia – High motor deductibles
-
Saudi Arabia – retroactive effect of VAT
-
UAE – Health insurance with low benefits
-
Kuwait – Gulf insurance wins CII agreement
-
UAE – Adoption of new insurance law
-
Saudi Arabia – Insurers plan mergers
-
Egypt – Financial Authority consults Chinese regulator
-
Lloyd’s: competitors seem to be governments
-
Abu Dhabi - Daman signs a fintech deal
-
Merger of Solidarity and Al Ahlia complete
-
UAE – New reinsurance regulations
-
Egypt – Insurers to adopt digital system
-
CVS Health to acquire Aetna for $69 billion
-
Global banks face significant cyber threat
-
Egypt – EGP 22 billion insurance premiums
-
Egypt – Awareness campaign of insurance federation
-
Egypt – Absence of health insurance legislation
-
Algeria – Electronic payment of premiums
-
UK government approves ILS regulations
-
Catastrophes highlight protection gap
-
Egypt – Federation supports private health role
-
Morocco – Fake accidents raise insurance concerns
-
UAE – IAIS conference in 2019
-
UAE – Investment limits applied in insurance
-
Oman – Strengthening policyholders’ protection
-
If cyber insurance were bigger, 2017 would hurt
-
Reinsurance industry “wake up call”
-
UK - Fitch sets negative 2018 outlook for non-life
-
UAE – Underpricing and overcrowded market
-
London: price improvements may not be enough
-
UK & Ireland Hurricane Ophelia losses at EUR 60mn
-
Egypt – Federation discusses reinsurance
-
UAE - ADGM, ADNIC partner on FinTech
-
UAE – AED 1.2 billion profits of 30 insurers
-
KSA – Jeddah floods surprisingly uncovered
-
Jordan – Communications and Time Management training
-
KSA - Life insurance exempted from VAT
-
Catastrophes should be covered by motor contracts
-
UAE – Difficulties in creating national reinsurers
-
UAE – Requests not to apply VAT before start of year
-
Cash payments at Saudi health facilities stopped
-
Individual Saudi spending on health insurance up by 8%
-
Kuwait – Adding treatments to insurance of retirees
-
Egypt – Insurers to join the Bourse
-
Saudi insurance firms to use e-payment
-
UAE – reinsurance absorbs AED 2.6 billion premiums
-
Egypt: Federation says medical malpractice needed
-
Jordan – Motor insurance training
-
Saudi insurance market faces consolidation
-
UAE – Hospitals reject covered treatment
-
Kuwait – Insurance premiums increase by 34%
-
Reinsurance rate increases of 20% expected
-
Saudi Arabia – 1.3 million contracts in Q2 2017
-
UAE – Insurance profits up by AED 405 million
-
UAE – Local reinsurance helps retain premiums
-
Egypt – Finalization of insurance law
-
Egypt – 5 recommendations for investment contracts
-
Insurers to shift to cloud technology
-
ILS an influential factor for 2018 rates
-
No meaningful change for pricing
-
Jordan: The profits of 21 insurance companies down by 91.7%
-
Saudi Arabia: SAR 8.3 billion written premiums for the insurance sector in the third quarter
-
Spain fines British insurance company for $ 2 billion due to oil spill
-
Saudi Arabia: Saudi government's move to boost non-oil sector enhances the insurance growth
-
Egypt: Takaful insurance companies achieve 2.5 billion EGP as premiums over 8 months
-
Bahrain: Arig posts steady 9-month profits of over US$4 mln
-
The Gulf: Tawuniya the best Gulf insurance company in 2017
-
Egypt: «Misr Emirates» targets 100 million EGP as premiums next year
-
India: Govt health insurance plan for the poor losing appeal
-
SAUDI ARABIA: SAMA: 9 insurance companies ceased operations
-
Europe: Recovery of European bonds and Allianz leading up the insurance companies
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Jordan: A.M. Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Middle East Insurance Company Plc
-
Pakistan: Senate passes proposed marine insurance law
-
Algeria: Establishment of a company to pay by third parties in health insurance in 2018
-
Dubai: Al Mansoori: the development of health insurance has become an urgent necessity
-
UAE: All insurance commissions will attract VAT
-
Germany: Hannover Re expects €800m profit in 2017
-
Saudi Arabia: "SAMA”: 283 complaints per day against banks and insurance companies
-
Egypt: Companies are preparing to face flood risks by providing policies for coverage
-
Germany: Hannover Re cedes hurricane losses to retro, frees capital for renewal
-
Hiscox starts to reap rewards of a hard market
-
Kuwait: An Omani insurance company gets approval to open a branch in Kuwait
-
UAE: Sheikh khalifa Medical City in Ajman adopts insurance companies to cover healthcare costs
-
Egypt: The Insurance Federation reviews students’ insurance
-
UK regulation to split motor insurance liability
-
Saudi Arabia: Malath Cooperative Insurance & Reinsurance Co. in operation again
-
Australia: Cyclone Debbie industry insured losses near AU $1.6bn (US$1.2bn)
-
Sudan: International insurance companies looking forward to work in Sudan
-
Egypt – Raising insurance to 1.5% of GDP
-
UAE – Insurance Authority organizes sales points
-
Lebanon – Recommendations for insurance sector
-
$9 billion of retro blown or trapped
-
Jordan – Training on audit of traffic accidents
-
Egypt – Poultry sector calls for insurance
-
Capitals, the softeners of the reinsurance cycle
-
Buyers & sellers unlikely to meet renewal goals
-
Bahrain - 58 complaints of medical negligence
-
Oman - Compulsory health will boost market
-
CRESTA data to boost insurance penetration
-
Asian protectionism, a challenge to reinsurers
-
UAE – Price war to increase premiums
-
UAE – First insurance innovation laboratory
-
Singapore to be capital for Asian insurance
-
Asia is sprinting ahead on insurtech
-
UAE - E-Dirham used in health insurance
-
1st Saudi Health Insurance Conference
-
Brake on marine rate reductions
-
U.S. P&C profitability deterioration
-
UAE – Insurance Law changes in 2018
-
Insurers key to firms’ cyber risk management
-
EU - Data Protection law raises concerns
-
Firms’ intangible assets still unprotected
-
UAE – Premiums to growth by 10% in 2017
-
UAE - Daman Digital Transformation with Microsoft
-
Jordan – Training about employee performance
-
Egypt – Social media for online marketing
-
UAE - Daman to cease printing of health cards
-
UAE – 1st insurer to adopt blockchain
-
No signs of alternative capital exodus
-
Protectionism creates risk concentrations
-
Global reinsurers target cat rate rises
-
Recent losses ‘first big test’ for alt capital
-
US rate increases to spread to Europe
-
Robotics & AI can transform business
-
Egypt – Motor claims at EGP 1 billion in 7m
-
No guarantees about reinsurance price increases
-
Demand for P&C reinsurance remains strong
-
Fitch: Lloyd’s capital pressured
-
Oman – Launch of agricultural insurance
-
Abu Dhabi – 11 fintech firms
-
UAE – Enforcement of motor insurance payments
-
UAE – Project to settle motor claims
-
UAE – Developing insurance training programs
-
UAE excludes health, life insurance from VAT
-
Bahrain Finance Institute helps Egyptian Market
-
Egypt – New Traffic Law
-
Ras Al Khaimah launches affordable health insurance
-
UAE – 20% insurance growth in 2017
-
Bahrain – Health Insurance Scheme Forum
-
Losses unlikely to harden reinsurance market
-
M&A Insurers underperformed in 2016
-
InsurTech remains attracted to P&C
-
Insurtech firms become MGAs
-
Firms don’t insure data assets
-
Saudi Arabia – Saudization of 65% of jobs
-
Saudi bourse up due to insurance
-
Sudan – Debate about insurance law
-
Resilience bonds can help public sector
-
Saudi Arabia – Health Insurance Caravan in Jeddah
-
Saudi Arabia – Potential insurance mergers
-
UAE – Licensing mechanism for “consultants”
-
Jordan – Incentives for insurance mergers
-
Reinsurance rate increases at 1/1
-
99% of Dubai residents have health insurance
-
UAE – Amendments to brokerage rules
-
Saudi Arabia – No new insurance law
-
Bahrain – Unified comprehensive motor contract
-
Bahrain – Compulsory health to reach 35% of premiums
-
UAE – Will fire insurance become compulsory?
-
4 million Algerians waiting for claims
-
UK brokers to focus on insurtech in 2018
-
ILS an integral part of the system
-
Bermudian market hurricanes loss: $25 billion
-
Lloyd’s signs artificial intelligence deal
-
UAE – 6892 insurance complaints in 8 months
-
Egypt – A database for insurance branches
-
Advocating the launch of a GCC reinsurer
-
Global cyber losses could reach $6 trillion
-
Saudi Arabia -Tougher rules for insurers
-
SAMA suspends 9 insurance brokers
-
UAE - No plan to raise required insurance capital
-
Oman moves to mandatory health insurance
-
Egypt – Financial supervisor to promote insurance
-
Egypt – EGP 2.3 billion Takaful premiums in 7m
-
Egypt – Insurance of museums
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Saudi Arabia – Enforced cover for 12 health benefits
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Saudi Arabia – SAR 159 billion premiums in 5 years
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Saudization of insurance sales jobs
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UAE – Emiratization system in year 2018
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Jordan – Journalists order reviews health insurance
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Egypt – EGP 6 billion claims by end of July
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Expectation of higher reinsurance rates is rising
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Equilibrium between ILS and reinsurance
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Lloyd’s Chairman calls for innovation
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Saudi Arabia – 10 days to fix health insurance
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Saudi Arabia – Saudization of insurance sales jobs
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance prices declines by 37%
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Egypt – Heavy rain insurance contract
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India - raising $1.7 billion from state-run reinsurer
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Insurer warns of dangerous Libyan waters
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How insurers are minimizing cyber losses
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Cyber insurance comparison engine
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European insurance sector M&A to diminish
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Lloyd’s uncertain on Maria losses
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ILS market falls to -0.34% August loss
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Driver Concerns over Autonomous Vehicles
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UAE – Insurers should pay ambulance fees
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UAE – A new start for the insurance sector
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UAE – Insurance of addiction treatment
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Reinsurers urged to investigate cedants
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Reinsurers 2017 earnings to fall 80%
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Reinsurers’ earnings based on “luck”
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Jordan – Travel insurance contract
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Jordan – Insurance Training on financial crimes
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Egypt – Insurance represents 1% of GDP
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Jordan – Law to regulate insurers
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UAE – Insurers to adopt IFRS 17
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UAE – Committee to settle insurance disputes
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Reinsurance rate rises for 2018, but not enough
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Rated European reinsurers show resilience
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Hurricane Maria a $30bn insurance loss
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Saudi Arabia – Health facilities outside insurance
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Cyber data can empower underwriters
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Global cyber premiums to increase eightfold
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Underwriters to be part actuary, part data scientist
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Warren Buffett to invest in India’s reinsurance market
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Egypt - Takaful claims at EGP 463 million in H1
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Maria turns 2017 cat losses into a capital event
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Bermudian reinsurers: $73 billion to EU customers in 20 yrs
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Fairness of EU-US reinsurance deal
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Reinsurance rate rises likely?
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Egypt – Interest rates more attractive than stocks
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Egypt – Insurance tackles cyber attacks
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Jordan – Training “Financials for non-finance people”
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Egypt – Aviation premiums EGP 272.6 million H1
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UAE – Old vehicles are not insured
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Oman – Restructuring of insurers
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Algeria – Call to reinsure oil on an Arab level
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A.M.Best - MENA Insurance Briefing
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International insurers move toward UAE
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UAE – 15 challenges for the health sector
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Oman - Health insurance forum
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U.S. and EU agreement on reinsurance
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No insurance rating weakening for hurricane Irma
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Convergence capacity continues to grow
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Reinsurers at risk from the next hurricane
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Egypt – Contracts adequately covering terrorism
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Egypt – H1 Takaful premiums EGP 2.1 billion
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Pricing won’t improve until alternative capital retreats
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Reinsurance important for longevity transfer
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Harvey & Irma could strain reinsurers
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Insurance returns could be lower than anticipated
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ILS important protection gap solution
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London to remain a global insurance hub
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Reinsurers should tap alternative capital
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Oman – OR 361 million national investments
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Kuwait – New categories in retirees’ health insurance
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UAE – Bancassurance law finalized
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Jordan – “Medical malpractice” to benefit insurers
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Gulf – 4 requirements to nationalize reinsurance
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance requirements outside commercial registry
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Egypt – 200,000 insured members of pharmacies
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4500 new insurance jobs for Saudis
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Lack of capacity and demand in terror market
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For reinsurance buyers, size isn’t everything
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Post-event opportunities for ILS
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Egypt – Insurance to cope with natural risks
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Kenya - Increasing insurance penetration to 6% by 2020
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Reinsurers continue to pullback on P&C lines
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Munich Re warns of Q3 loss on Harvey & Irma
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Egypt – Creating a database serving insurance
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Hurricane Irma economic losses $58 – $83 billion
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ReinsurTech to help reinsurers compete
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Oman – Introducing agricultural insurance contract
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Abu Dhabi - Dh14.7b in FDI in financial sector
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Egypt – EGP 55 billion insurance investments
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Cyber probably not insurable
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Artificial Intelligence to close protection gap
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Sharjah Police ease insurance services
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Jordan – Electronic payment of tax
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Egypt – Requirements of microinsurance
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Reinsurance pricing may stabilize
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Opportunity for reinsurance to shine
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Situation in reinsurance markets unsustainable
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Reinsurance blockchain prototype launched
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Expect ILS sector to be larger post-event
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Alternative reinsurance capital nears $90bn
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Reinsurers offset sluggish market with M&As
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Opportunities exist for reinsurers to adapt
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Irma insured losses could reach USD 75 billion
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UAE - Falling short on insuring family
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5% price reductions at Jan 2018 renewals
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Reinsurer RoE’s drop again
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Irma & Harvey, just an earnings event
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Reinsurance rates to decline in 2018
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Challenges & uncertainty persist in reinsurance
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Reinsurers near cost-of-capital
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UAE – Regulator supervises investment distribution
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UAE – E-system for insurance Emiratization
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Egypt – EGP 17 billion premiums in 6 months
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Bermudian reinsurers concern in wake of Harvey
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NAIC’s model to improve cyber risk management
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UAE – Exchange rate reinforces insurance profits
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UAE – Fire insurance includes alternative housing
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Egypt – Credit risk attracts insurance sector
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Cat bond 12 month issuance hits $13.5bn
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Saudi Arabia – Telematics to help price motor insurance
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Long-term reinsurtech success
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Harvey economic loss could be up to $75bn
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ILS to narrow the flood protection gap
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Oman – Insurance training efforts to raise omanization
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Oman – Tackling health insurance pricing
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Harvey to slash European reinsurers’ income by 1/3
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Harvey may stabilize pricing
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“Harvey” a top 10 most costly hurricane in history
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Cat bond market drops on Harvey
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Ireland – Prison sentences for insurance fraud
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Egypt – Insurance can protect the fans of clubs
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance capitals down by SAR 2 billions
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UAE – Strong growth of the insurance sector
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Kuwait – Committee to settle insurance disputes
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Egypt – No formal entity for brokers
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Italy - Insured Losses of 2016’s Quake $127.4M
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UK - insurers to raise premiums to offset inflation
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Germany Pioneers Ethics of Driverless Cars
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Market challenges weigh on Saudi healthcare firms
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Sixth successive January renewal of price declines
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Jordan – Dental Association to issue health card
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Egypt – Insurance Federation to meet 7 ministries
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Cyber insurance rates decline
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Middle East – Travel insurance strengthens growth
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UAE – 43% increase in insurance complaints
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Bahrain – BD 272 million premiums in 2016
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Sixth successive January renewal of price declines
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Oman – 5 insurers control 60% of premiums
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Saudi Arabia – Raising allowed age of insurance trainees
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$6.3bn cat bond loss for Andrew-like hurricane
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Declining reserves denting the earnings of global P&C
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UAE - Motor premiums to shoot up under VAT
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UAE – Insurance difficulties in asset distribution
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25 Saudi Insurers Achieve Profit Growth in H1 2017
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Bahrain – BD 6.33 million profits of listed insurers
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H1 2017 insured disaster losses $23bn
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Saudi Arabia – Suspension of 7 insurance liberal job companies
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Saudi Arabia – Compulsory motor insurance commission change
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UAE – 34.2% growth in H1 profits of 28 insurers
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Global commercial rates continue to decline
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European reinsurers still don’t compete on price
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Bermuda reinsurance strategy: primary rises
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Can “little better than break-even” be sustained?
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Jordan – War and political violence insurance training
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Egypt – Help international insurers to return
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Egypt – EGP 5 billion increase in insured properties
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Tunisia – Money Laundering in capitalization and life insurance
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Egypt – EGP 1.6 billion Takaful premiums in 5 months
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Malaysia – No part of medical expenses for insurance bodies
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Catastrophe exposure rising, soft market bites
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S&P predicts continued profits in life reinsurance
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Saudi Arabia – Training program for insurance professionals
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UAE – No discrimination based on driving license
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Jordan – Plans of insurers to raise solvency margins
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Egypt – Prison sentences for fake funerals
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Saudi Arabia – Travel insurance 0.3% of premiums
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UAE – Premiums of 15 insurers jump by 21%
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Jordan – Investment in insurance increases by 19%
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Egypt launches state-run takaful firm
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Hurricane Andrew today would cause $60 billion losses
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UAE – Health insurance prices are appropriate
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Egypt – Kotb withdraws his federation presidency candidacy
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Opinions differ on the ILS secondary market
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Global Insurance M&A in H1 Drops
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UK - Demand for general insurance to slow
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LatAm reinsurers challenged by shrinking profits
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UK - pension risk transfer: £700 billion by 2032
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Saudi Arabia – 3 days for premium refund of canceled contracts
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Saudi Arabia – Health Insurance Awareness Caravan
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Jordan – Profits of 24 insurers down by 86.4%
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Automation helping insurance margins
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Egypt – Loss ratio decreases to 32% by end of May
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Asian catastrophe losses highlight protection gap
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Investment oriented reinsurer best when sponsored
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ILS will continue to grow to new heights
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Slowdown in GCC Takaful sector expected
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Saudi Arabia – Mergers of 4 insurers under study
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Jordan – Al Wazni: Insurers to adopt risk management
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Morocco – Price war in motor insurance
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Saudi Arabia – 90% of insureds got motor discounts
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UAE – Repeated fires increase insurance prices
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UAE – Insurance will cover weddings
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UAE – No health insurance for psychiatric patients
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Turkish storm & flood losses rise to $440m
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Saudis control 14 financial activities
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More positives than negatives in life reinsurance
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Asia - M&A for foreign diversification
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Kuwait – Final Draft of New Insurance Law
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Egypt – 3 presidency candidates at Insurance Federation
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Softening & expansion of terms in energy insurance
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Reinsurers’ reserves strong, but releases “unsustainable”
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Jordan – Fines decrease motor insurance losses
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Big data to transform consumer proposition
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Chaotic insurance middle for autonomous vehicles
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Alternative capital as driver of reinsurance M&A
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Turkey - storms & floods to cost US$200m
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Jordan – Motor insurance claims up by 10%
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Egypt – EGP 14.4 billion premiums until May
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Egypt – 102 examinations of insurers in 6 months
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Saudi Arabia – 15% discount for safe drivers
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Kuwait – 400% increase in motor insurance rates
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Egypt – Insurance agreement with Islamic Finance Association
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Economy to drive Asia reinsurance demand
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Saudi Arabia – Exclusions refrain physicians
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Saudi Arabia - New centers for motor accident evaluation
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UAE – Insurance cover at retail shops
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UAE – Motor insurance pricing manipulated
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Turkey – Insurers affected by 2nd Major Storm
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UAE – Taxes and compulsory health raise inflation
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Africa to be a leader in digital insurance
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ILS reaches critical juncture in Q2
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Dubai – “Damani” to ease health procedures
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Lower commissions hindering broker growth
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Cat bond growth meant reinsurance demand flat
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Collaboration between insurers & cyber modellers
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UAE – Insurance neglects troubles with garages
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Oman – English version of insurance regulations
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Egypt – Overcoming fake motor insurance
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InsurTech to disrupt distribution & impact rates
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Saudi Arabia – Health insurance covers 12.3 million insureds
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Insurance Europe supports sustainable finance goals
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India – Reinsurers’ interest in crop scheme dampens-
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Electric grid risks need risk transfer
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Saudi Arabia – Motor insurers compelled to offer discounts
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Collateralized reinsurance drives capital growth
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InsurTech spending up 248% to near $1 billion
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Oman - Takaful share in premium grows to 9.3%
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Egypt – Prices of motor spare parts up by 70%
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UAE – 6 cases exempt motor indemnifications
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UAE – Chronic diseases are not insured
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Oman – Insurance supports development
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Insurers application of InsurTech growing
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ILS growth strong but one-dimensional
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ILS cyber opportunity needs modelling
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UK & Germany to reduce protection gap
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Saudi Arabia – Insurers expand cover exclusions
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Reinsurance to improve resilience in poor countries
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UK ILS rules published
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Convective storms drive 78% of H1 2017 global cat loss
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Kuwait – “Afiya” extended 6 months until April 2018
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Kuwait – Authority to solve insurance problems
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Jordan – Health premiums at JOD 171.5 million in 2016
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Lloyd’s to allow capital to flow in more quickly
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FAIR to hold 25th conference in Bahrain
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Alternative capital hits $86bn
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Cyber loss could equal nat cat
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First-half natural catastrophes below average
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Lebanon - El Habbal announces progress during oil seminar
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UAE – 7 criteria to determine car repair cost
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UAE – Maximum deductibles of motor contracts
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Little hope of a near-term bottoming for reinsurance cycle
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Saudi Arabia – Privatizing health according to vision 2030
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UAE – Applying maximum prices on driver categories
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Oman – 3 insurers set to go public
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Egypt – Insurance serves the economy
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Saudi Arabia – Premiums at SAR 11.4 billion in 90 days
-
UAE – 7 challenges facing Takaful locally
-
Lebanon 62nd insurance market in the world
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Alternative capital increases commercial insurance share
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Jordan – Training program about health insurance
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ILS terms & conditions converged with traditional business
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P&C to deteriorate until 2020
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European cyber demand to grow
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Saudi Arabia – Travel insurance as a condition for Schengen area
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UAE – Most hospitals refuse “ID” for treatment
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UAE – Replacement car without extra-premium
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17% of Iraqis are covered by insurance
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Oman – Continued efforts to hold insurance trainings
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UAE – Amendment to minimum capital regulation
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Lebanon – Launch of the 2025 health strategy
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Egypt – Raising interest rates slows insurance growth
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Takaful market at USD 23 billion in 2016
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Dubai Health Authority: 70 monthly complaints from insured
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Egypt – Violating insurers won’t issue electronic contracts
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Reinsurers’ betting on benign loss year
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Saudi Arabia – Insurers ready to implement Saudization
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Saudi Arabia – Transforming government hospitals into companies
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Dubai Health Authority to launch e-medical system
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Dubai - 40 medical and insurance violations
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UAE – Support to replace health card by “identity card”
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Days of Cyber Insurers Avoiding Costly Claims May Be Numbered
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2017 cat bond issuance hits $10 billion
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G20 to act on climate insurance & risk transfer
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Egypt – Insurance overcomes fuel prices and value-added tax
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Mauritania – Every insurer to deposit 300 million Ouguiyas
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Lloyd's to introduce satellite imagery
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Cyber market to absorb excess capacity
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Saudi Arabia – Competition decreases motor insurance prices
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Saudi Arabia – Education insurance prices linked to medical disclosure
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UAE – AED 161 billion insurance investments during 4 years
-
Kuwait – Fires will increase reinsurance prices
-
UAE – Special diploma in bancassurance
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Saudi Arabia – Conflict in the number of expatriates’ dependents
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Egypt – Lower oil subsidies to impact insurance
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Egypt – Strengthening of EGP will decrease prices
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Saudi Arabia – Insurers rush to employ Saudis
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Ahlia and Vision will offer shares in Muscat exchange
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Egypt – Premiums at EGP 20 billion in 2016/2017
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Egypt – 164 insurance complaints in 5 months
-
Saudi Arabia – Closure penalty for non-saudization
-
UAE – Increased prices facing higher motor accidents
-
UAE – AED 2.1 billion insurance administrative expenses in 2016
-
Kuwait – Price war among insurance companies
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UAE – AED 1.58 billion insurance stocks’ gains in H1
-
UAE – Boom in construction insurance by 20%
-
UK’s regulator warns on price discipline
-
Five non-life insurers to close in Phillipines
-
UAE – 3 Insurance Brokers suspended
-
Bank Al-Maghrib confirms the solvency of insurers
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Insurtech impacting revenues of insurers
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More frequent losses due to changing climate
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Saudi Arabia – SAR 112 billion insurance claims in 8 years
-
UAE – Health and motor insurance grow by 20%
-
Britain to be centre for insurance-linked securities
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Reputational risk from cyber kills businesses
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Saudi Arabia – Regulatory reports every 3 months on training
-
UAE – Foreign ownership helps promote insurance
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Reinsurers ask EU for mutual access with Britain
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Insurtech adoption jumps
-
Al Sagr Cooperative Insurance Company announces the Chairman of Board of Directors
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Aviva appoints new executive board member
-
Chaucer launches new company in Ireland to write international specialty business
-
Merger memorandum between Gulf Union Coop. Ins. Co. & Al Ahlia Coop. Ins. Co.
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Standard & Poor's confirms Qatar Insurance's credit rating
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Renewable energy risks an opportunity for parametric triggers: Swiss Re
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UK government promises legislation to reduce motor premium
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SCOR enters US medical reinsurance market
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Middle East earthquake risk model released, with Lloyd’s backing
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Al Ahlia will announce the launch of 25% of its shares for public subscription
-
Arch Re appoints François Dagneau as CEO of Canada branch
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UK - Motor insurance £3.5bn hit from discount rate
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Artificial Intelligence to impact the Insurance Industry
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Ghana - If insurance sector fails, the economy will fail
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Multinational Blockchain Insurance Test
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Saudi Arabia – Saudization of motor claims management
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UAE – 50.7% increase in insurance complaints
-
Kuwait – KD 10 monthly for expatriate health insurance
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India - GIC to launch $1.44 billion IPO
-
Succession of large losses a major test for ILS
-
Reputational damage from cyber keeps insurers awake
-
Insuring non-damage business interruption from terrorism
-
Brokerage the most attractive insurance subsector
-
Ignoring emerging risks is not an option
-
Indonesia’s exposure growth outpacing insurance growth
-
Record cat bond year to hit catastrophe pricing
-
Regulation and analytics can help cyber ILS
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Lebanon – Deal of Insurance Commission and Capital Markets Authority
-
Saudi Arabia – Insurance mergers to limit losses
-
Egypt – Life insurers pay EGP 5.4 billion as claims
-
Mid-year reinsurance renewals better than June 1st
-
UAE – Timeframe to start fixing cars
-
Kuwait Federation calls for independent regulator
-
Muscat Securities Market expects insurers to join
-
M&A and share buybacks on the rise in Europe
-
Kuwait – Premiums to increase by 30% in 2017
-
Kuwait – Health insurance not licensed under life
-
Oman – Insurance products regulations
-
Egypt – Facing the exchange rate shock with premium increases
-
Bahrain – Insurance will benefit from traffic law
-
No sign reinsurance pricing will bounce back quickly
-
Reinsurers face losses from South Africa
-
1st Reinsurance Product Heads to Blockchain
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Reinsurer ROEs to diminish regardless of loss activity
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Indian regulator sets up a reinsurance committee
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Risk management under budget pressure
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Taiwan to expand agricultural insurance
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$1.5tr of US properties at risk of hurricanes
-
World Bank pandemic cat bonds launched
-
More pension funds invest in ILS
-
UK - Brokers risk being cut off the EU market
-
Half of premiums ceded in UAE
-
Egypt – Difficulties with motor reinsurers
-
India - Termination of actuary membership for wrongdoings
-
Insurers need proactive cyber development
-
Egypt – Takaful premiums at EGP 743.5 million in Q1
-
InsurLab Germany to promote Insurtech
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Compulsory insurance for travelers to Thailand
-
99% chance of losing your job to a robot
-
Oman - premiums rise 3% to $350mln in Q1
-
UAE- Insurance Authority wins two awards
-
UAE – 11 new companies in insurance field
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Jordan – Suspension of housemaid insurance contract
-
Saudi Arabia – Motor premiums decrease by 3.2% in Q1
-
Reinsurance Rates fall up to 10% at June 1st
-
Third-party capital committee at Lloyd’s
-
Marsh introduces aircraft financing product
-
Value Added Tax a challenge for GCC Insurers
-
Saudi Arabia – Health insurance covers 38% of population
-
Cat bond issuance reaches $8.15bn in 2017
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IFRS 17 may cost £2bn in the UK
-
Dubai – Establishment of ReTakaful company studied
-
Egypt – EGP 8.2 billion premiums in Q1 2017
-
ILS issuance reaches new Q1 record high
-
Dubai unveils smart city accelerator
-
Morocco – Results of insurance mediation authority
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Oman – Insurance assets at 856.4 million rials
-
Egypt – 99% of government assets uninsured
-
Reinsurance agreement between EU and US
-
Children of Saudi woman excluded from health insurance
-
Egypt – No insurance against cyber attacks
-
Egypt – Increasing interest rate positive for investment
-
Egypt – Raising compensation of compulsory motor?
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Egypt – Insurance Awareness campaign at universities
-
Egypt fourth Arab brokerage market
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Small cars are the most dangerous
-
Insurers face large fines under EU data law
-
Saudi Arabia – No plans to unify insurance prices
-
Challenges continue for the U.S. P&C market
-
Insurance challenges and opportunities of the future
-
Alternative capital competition to offset life hardening
-
Saudi Arabia – Complaints directly linked to “SAMA”
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Europe - Insurers at risk under data protection laws
-
EU insurers' watchdog to issue Brexit guidance
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UK - Half of citizens victims of a cyber attack
-
Gulf insurers drawn to bonds
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Saudi Arabia – Target Saudization of 65% of insurance jobs
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424 companies in insurance sector in Dubai
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Artificial Intelligence to automate insurance receivables
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700 career opportunities at Saudi insurers
-
UAE – Insurance to pay for ambulance services
-
UAE – Summit of Islamic Financial Services Board
-
UAE - Youth enterprise insurance council launched
-
UAE – Strategic Plan of the Insurance Authority
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UAE – Motor insurance pricing review every 3 months
-
Egypt – January 2011 claims, achievement of Federation
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Many African insurers lack stability
-
UAE – No insurance for buildings without prevention
-
UAE – 1845 motor claims during Ramadan 2016
-
Sudan – USD 450 million insurance premiums in 2016
-
Egypt – Minister encourages insurance mobile apps
-
UAE – Fire insurance prices decrease by 15%
-
Insurance business for autonomous vehicles
-
Cat bond returns up year-on-year to 31st March
-
US - Cyber cover limit doubles
-
Saudi health insurers insure 2.5 citizens
-
Qatar – Precautions of insurers against electronic challenges
-
IFRS 17 biggest shake up of insurance reporting
-
Reinsurance buying driven by expansion into new lines
-
Non-Saudi wife excluded from compulsory insurance
-
UAE – Profits of insurers keep improving
-
Bahrain – Insuring the liability of engineering companies
-
Egypt has least number of compulsory lines
-
Saudi Arabia – 137 governmental hospitals part of insurance
-
Saudi Arabia – Insurance abuse costs millions of Riyals
-
UAE – 37% participation of citizens in insurance training
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Egypt – 20% growth of Takaful
-
Saudization of insurance sector exceeds 60%
-
Rate reductions shrink in aviation insurance
-
Reinsurance pricing won’t turn this year
-
Global Cyber Attack Disabled by Specialists
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Qatar – Insurance profits decrease by 6% in Q1
-
Kuwait – Traffic law changes harm insurance
-
Bahrain – Takaful sector faces limited Sukuk market
-
Bahrain – Reform to insurance capital requirements
-
Saudi Arabia – Insurance profits at SAR 406 million in Q1
-
UAE – Skyscrapers’ fires raise insurance costs
-
4.5 million covered by health insurance in Dubai
-
Insurance to Overtake Banking in Switzerland
-
Insurance not serving $11 trillion aging market
-
UK – Looming storm in insurance industry
-
“Cracks” beginning to appear in reinsurance market
-
Insurers face cyber aggregation
-
Saudi Arabia – Health Council attracts insurance stakeholders
-
UAE – Mergers to help Takaful overcome challenges
-
Egypt – Microinsurance protects the vulnerable
-
UK - mortality trends to drive reserve releases
-
Saudi Arabia – Insurers offer 40% discount on motor
-
UAE – AED 40 billion insurance investments
-
Qatar – Complaints about comprehensive motor prices
-
Reserve release potential drying up for reinsurers
-
Saudi Arabia – Motor insurance is costly
-
UAE – Motor insurance prices decrease by 12.5%
-
Oman – OR 42 million Takaful market in 2016
-
Tunisia – New compulsory motor tariff
-
Reinsurance rates stay flat in India
-
Russian national reinsurer receives AAA rating
-
Cyclone Debbie to impact reinsurance pricing
-
Disconnect between cyber & property risk management
-
Fintech investment in Asia drops dramatically
-
Samsung to test self-driving cars
-
State Farm to shut 11 facilities – 4200 workers affected
-
ILS pricing lows to cap post-event reinsurance price rises
-
Saudi Arabia – Allowing insurers to invest in Sukuks
-
Saudi Arabia – Financial sector development program
-
Greater insurer digitization drives growth
-
Disruption to $100 billion insurance sector
-
UAE – Mergers solution to a saturated market
-
UAE – 35% Insurance profit growth expected in 2017
-
Lebanon – Insurance digitalization conference
-
Egypt – 65 brokerage companies in Q1
-
Saudi Arabia – Insurance growth a sustainability challenge
-
UAE – Maximum life and Takaful commission
-
UAE – 2019 conference of insurance supervisors
-
Insurtech funding drops 64% YOY in Q1
-
Saudi Arabia – Large mergers among 34 insurers
-
Kuwait – Insurance premiums increase by 7.4%
-
Oman – New regulations for insurance intermediaries
-
Non-life insurers’ investment income to drop in 2017
-
Saudi Arabia – Health insurance proposal for citizens
-
UAE – Preterm infants not covered by insurance
-
Lebanon – Insurance Control Commission issues penalties
-
Low interest rates raise insurance insolvency risk
-
Saudi Arabia – 30 experts to study insurance challenges
-
UAE – New life insurance regulations
-
Commercial brokers need to rethink strategy
-
Rates won’t drop in immature cyber market
-
Saudi Arabia – SAR 2 billion insurance profits in 2016
-
UAE – AED 531 million gains of listed insurers
-
UAE – Challenges of reinsurers
-
UK - 2,000 risk management jobs threatened
-
Qatar – Insurance sector to boost traffic awareness
-
Qatar – Team to tackle the insurance sector challenges
-
70% of overall Hurricane Matthew loss uninsured
-
Solvency 2 - Insurance marginalised by investors
-
Q1 insured catastrophe losses at $10 billion
-
Insurers’ tech spending USD 185 billion in 2017
-
EU Insurers dependent on European reinsurance
-
Cyber insurance as standalone line
-
Saudi Arabia – 40% effect of fraud on insurance prices
-
UAE – Effect of motor insurance contract on profits
-
UAE – Prices will increase with value added tax
-
Egypt – Underwriting committee reprices health
-
Saudi Arabia – 32 thousand companies adopt health insurance
-
Qatar – Improving relationship between insurers and customers
-
Reinsurance rates to drop at June & July renewals
-
Underlying results of reinsurers bleaker than reported
-
Human Resources key to development of Saudi insurance
-
Egypt – Insurance digital strategy in next period
-
Algeria – Insurance premiums at 134 billion Dinars in 2016
-
Global insurance industry tipped for growth
-
Saudi Arabia – News insurance policy for engineers
-
Egypt – Database started for 8 million vehicles
-
Oman – Training about insurance marketing
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Rise of insurance robots is “coming quickly"
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Saudi Arabia – 42 thousand unified health insurance contracts
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Katrina type loss would deplete reinsurance earnings
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USA - Reinsurance prices to stabilize homeowners rates
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Japan sees single-digit rate reductions in April renewals
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Bahrain - BIBF Launches an Insurance Simulation Course
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance profits increase by 157%
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Qatar – “Central Bank” regulates motor insurance
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Kuwait – “Ministry” linked electronically to insurance sector
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GCC – Compulsory health insurance stimulates investments
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UAE – Number of brokerage companies reaches 156
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Kuwait – Housewives under retirees’ health insurance
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Egypt – Solutions to limit motor insurance losses
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Iraq – Insuring banking ATMs
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Egypt – Expectations of insurance price increases
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Insurers embrace Artificial Intelligence
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Cat bond market hits record at $27.7bn
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Saudi Arabia – 12 million under unified health insurance
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42% share of UAE in regional family Takaful
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Reinsurers deriving benefits from alternative capital
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Regulator launches 2017 UK insurance stress test
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Saudi Arabia – Number of insured against medical practice up by 34%
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UAE – 8.3% share of Takaful in insurance premiums
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Egypt – Insurers limit health business
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Profits plunge at world's biggest reinsurers in 2016
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European insurance M&A activity slows in 2016
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Fitch sees barriers to international insurance regulation
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance on all vehicles will be enforced
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UAE – Customers refuse high motor insurance prices
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Saudi Arabia – Wrong accident assessment causes SAR 8 billion losses
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Saudi Arabia – Health council enforces psychiatric treatment
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Oman – Motor claims exceed OR 100 million in 2016
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Kuwait will set minimum capital of insurer at KD 15 millions
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Saudi Arabia – 4 mistakes eliminate motor insurance discounts
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Egypt – EGP 54 million insurance activity deficit
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Energy insurance pricing faces difficulties
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Alternative capital hits $81bn
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Egypt – Health insurance Law threatens portfolios of insurers
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Saudi Monetary Authority monitors insurance prices
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UAE – Guarantee fund to protect policyholders
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UAE – 50% growth in aviation insurance premiums
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Saudi Arabia – One audit firm controls 57% of insurance
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Ernst & Young: Insurance Opportunities in the Middle East
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UAE – Customers request insurance price decreases
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UAE – Complaint about maximum limit in real estate
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Insurance Digitalization Seminar Beirut 3-4 May 2017
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Arab Insurance Premiums at USD 35 billion in 2016
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Preparing Saudi accountants to audit insurers
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Algeria – All insurers to allow electronic payments
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Saudi Arabia – Health Insurance Council monitors 15 violations
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UAE – Insurance Authority to expand initiatives
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Reinsurance rate decline slows further in April
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ILS markets maintain aggressive posture
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Saudi Arabia – Unified motor insurance database
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UAE – Different increases on motor insurance prices
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Oman – Insurance training programs “Tamkeen 2017”
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Insurance has been slow to adapt to technology
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance coverage of autism enforced
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Saudi Arabia – The contracting sector addresses insurance
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Comprehensive health insurance for Kuwaitis
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Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things in insurance
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Saudi Arabia – Closure for insurers that stop motor discounts
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Lloyd’s confirms Brussels as its new EU hub
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It’s high time Asia adopts telematics
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Bermuda reinsurance market returns hit five-year low
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Saudi Arabia – Raising saudization in the insurance sector
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UAE – AED 626 million insurance profits distributed
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Qatar – QR 11.8 billion insurance premiums in 2016
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Europe – Operating insurance environment deteriorates in 2017
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance on all residents
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Dubai - 4.3 million health insurance beneficiaries
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Qatar – Liquidation of national health insurer “Seha”
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Profits of Kuwaiti insurance sector up by 0.11% in Q4
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance discounts start for prudent cars
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Kuwait – Immediate indemnity opens door to abuse
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Oman – OR 362 million insurance investments in 2016
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Egypt – Health premiums up to EGP 1.1 billion in 2016
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UAE – Effects of valued added tax on insurance
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Egypt – Changes to insurance accounting guide
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Qatar – Identity card limits health insurance abuse
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Saudi Arabia – Fixing insured government vehicles
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Cost of volcanic eruptions for cities up to $30bn
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Insurers struggle to attract technological talent
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UK - Robots Could Steal 32% of financial Jobs
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Kuwait – Afia helped the government save millions
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Half of Global Insurance Growth Tied to China
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Large US cedants shrink reinsurance panels
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Germany - Big four cedants boost reinsurance growth
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UK SME’s grow cyber protection but coverage still low
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UAE - Licensing and Registering of Actuaries
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UAE – Mergers to create competitive insurers
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Bahrain Institute of Finance launches insurance programs
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Reinsurance cycle set to change given pressures
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Egypt – EGP 57 billion insurance investments in 2015-2016
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Insurance M&As fall to lowest total since 2013
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Bank of England to Focus on Insurance Consumer Protections
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UAE – AED 17 billion health claims last year
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Insurance premiums increases expected in GCC
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Saudi Arabia – Application for health insurance complaints
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UAE – Motor insurance complaints up by 61%
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Workshop of Jordan Insurance Federation on stamp duties
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Free health insurance proposed for Saudis
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Oman – 6 insurers will become public shareholding firms
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Technology could unlock $1.63 trillion in insurance value
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European cedants slow down purchase of reinsurance
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UAE – Insurers target small and medium enterprises
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Strong insurance mergers & acquisitions in 2017
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Big data to transform insurance
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NAIC questions EU-US reinsurance agreement
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UAE – 4 insurance brokers about to merge
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Oman – Insurance training programs
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China - offshore deposit system for reinsurers
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Italy - Fitch changes its outlook on life market to negative
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UAE – Innovation is the future of insurance
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Kuwait – 34 insurers operate in the market
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Jordan – Indicators of motor insurance complaints
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Saudi Arabia – Recovering insurance of sold vehicle
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Global non-life market will surpass $2.7tr by 2020
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Demand up but reinsurance price declines to continue
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Lebanon – Law to offer incentives for insurance mergers
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Egypt – Government insurers lose 2.5% of their share
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UAE - Cancer and Heart Disease as 85% of Critical Illnesses
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Qatar Financial Center’s 5-year plan to shape private sector
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Egypt – Insurance Federation studies capital adequacy
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Mexico said planning cat bond market return in 2017
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Saudi Arabia – Lowest insurance growth in 10 years
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UAE – Insurance imposes used motor spare parts
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Kuwait – Insurance companies manipulate settlements
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Egypt – Federation discusses 2017 reinsurance results
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Saudi Arabia – SAR 23.7 billion insurance claims in 2016
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Health insurance in Dubai boosts pharmaceutical demand by 100%
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Carthage meeting discusses nat cat insurance
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UK - At least ten insurers move to Ireland
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Qatar Central Bank fights money laundering in insurance
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Insurers must adapt to driverless cars
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New Partnership of “African Risk Capacity”
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London market seeks EU insurance deal
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Saudi Arabia – Implementation of last phase of health insurance
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UAE – AED 48 billion insurance sector size in 2017
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Egypt – EGP 2.2 billion Takaful premiums in 2017
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Bermuda reinsurance market nears cost-of-capital
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MENA Insurance markets resilient
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Saudi Arabia – Better results lead to motor insurance price decreases
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Egypt – Supporting small projects and boosting microinsurance
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Insurers’ cyber risk vulnerabilities
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Emirates ID now an insurance card
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Qatar – Price competition in the insurance sector
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Oman – OR 121 million health premiums in 2016
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Egypt – decennial liability pool: EGP 33 million fees collected
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UAE – Awareness key to the promotion of insurance
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Qatar – Discussion of health insurance system with hospitals
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Egypt – Motor accounts for 95% of property complaints
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Blockchain to change the world of insurance
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Saudi Arabia – Wrong evaluation of motor accidents raises claims
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance premiums increase to SAR 36 billion
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Cat bonds an attractive asset for EU insurers
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UK - Auto Insurers Face Disruption from Tech Companies
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Saudi Arabia – Compulsory insurance for young-aged ignored
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UAE – Rush to insure yachts
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UAE Insurance Authority signs agreement with CII
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Algeria – Conflict of motorcycle owners with insurers
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UAE – No comments on changes to unified contract
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Dubai – Health Insurance to work with all clinics
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Egypt – The electronic issuance of insurance contracts praised
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U.S. - highest catastrophe frequency since 1980
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“Moody’s” expects high risks for GCC insurance
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Oman – 1.9% increase in insurance premiums in 2016
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Jordan – Profits of 23 insurers increased by 34.2%
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Saudi Arabia – Economic downturn decreases number of insureds
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Qatar – Health insurance to fix prices of services
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Dubai – First Insurance Human Resources Forum
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Egypt – Study recommends to control price competition
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Profitable growth won’t be easier in 2017
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UAE – Motor Insurance Awareness Campaigns
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Saudi Arabia – Motor and travel insurance regardless of age
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Saudi Arabia – 100 governmental hospitals in insurance system
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Egypt – Comprehensive motor and fire insurance first branches
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UAE – 7 insurers distribute profits of AED 243 million
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Tunisia – Insurance sector covers 4 million persons
-
Saudi Arabia – Renewed enforcement of Saudization in insurance
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UK P&I Clubs Consider Opening EU Outposts
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Lebanon – Projects of insurers in insurance sector
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UAE – Insurance Authority suspends two brokers
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Insurtech Expected to Keep Booming in 2017
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Cyber controls dubbed “not fit for purpose”
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UAE – 7 million without chronic disease insurance
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APEC needs disaster risk financing
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Lebanon – Penalties for non-compliance with insurance law
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China may relax limits on foreign life insurers
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance to settle accident claims rapidly
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Emirates Institute for Banking Studies discusses insurance needs
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Bahrain – Expecting Health Insurance System for Citizens
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Global insurance rates continue decline
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UAE – Compulsory health insurance profits grow by 16%
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Bahrain – Insurance sector will grow by 7% in 2017
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GCC – Providing benefits to retain insurance staff
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ASEAN explores regional insurance pool
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Kuwait – Commerce ministry to amend insurance law
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UAE – Cards of old-aged effective at issuance
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Saudi Arabia – Insurers’ solutions far from risk management
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Egypt – Insurance helps customers in proportional rule
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Saudi Arabia – Employees’ cars should be excluded
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Insurers increasingly under pressure to go digital
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Sovereign cat bonds can help governments
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USA - Markets upbeat on M&A turmoil
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Bahrain – Consultations to merge local insurers
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Indian insurance premium volumes grow 32%
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Excess capacity is driving down insurance rates
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Solvency II driving reinsurance demand
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Saudi Arabia – Health insurance pricing according to market
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UAE – Price increases boost insurance earnings
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Jordan – Insurance Federation holds reinsurance training
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Oman – 20 insurers appoint customer service managers
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Saudi Arabia – 12 million health insured
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Saudi Arabia – Auditing the saudization of insurance jobs
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Capital markets role in pandemic risk transfer
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Third-party capital a success driver for reinsurers
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UAE – AED 44 billion insurance premiums in 2016
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UAE – 6 months for old-aged before insurance cover
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Qatar – Electronic link between insurance and traffic dept.
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Jordan – 139 young persons in insurance program
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2016 natural catastrophe highest since 2012
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Saudi Arabia – Motor insurance prices to increase by 10%
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UK proposes product to insure driverless cars
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ILS investors show preference for catastrophe risks
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Saudi Arabia – Complaints about transport insurance rates
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UAE – Insurance Authority introduces motor contract
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Slower third-party capital growth in reinsurance is healthy
-
Pension funds continue trend toward alternatives
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Saudi Arabia – Insurers move toward mergers
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UAE – Motor insurance not responsible about catastrophes
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Saudi Arabia - Saudization directive for motor insurance industry
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Egypt – Solving the crisis of 35 Insurers on securing USD
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Saudi Arabia – Real opportunity for insurance brokers
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Egypt – EGP 2.5 billion net profit of insurance in 2015/2016
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Paris launches campaign to lure insurers post-Brexit
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ILS market could challenge record issuance in 2017
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Qatar – 9 facilities launch new health insurance system
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Jordan – JOD 583 million insurance sector premiums
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EU Should Support Reasonable Brexit Deal
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Global reinsurers face challenges in India
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UAE – Motor insurance sector not socially active
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Egypt – Raising insurance capital is compulsory
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South Africa – Operations of foreign reinsurers restructured
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Algeria – Insurers scrutinized by supervisory authorities
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Middle East - Low oil price to impact insurance growth
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UK - Motor insurance premiums reach record level
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Indian regulator calls reinsurers to report overseas transactions
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ILS used by insurers increase reinsurance competition
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Egypt – EGP 23 billion insurance premiums in 2016
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UK - Professions most prone to accidents
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Ransomware Attacks Quadrupled in 2016
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Saudi Arabia – Decreasing motor insurance price according to risk
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UAE – Guarantee when fixing vehicle outside agencies
-
Qatar – Health Insurance implementation date not set
-
Artificial intelligence a double-edged sword
-
Egypt – Regulator tackles problems with brokers
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UAE – Motor insurance prices to be reviewed
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Egypt – Insurers ask for regulator’s intervention on dollar
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Interest rate rise won’t reduce allocation to ILS
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EU capital rules treat insurers like traders
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Dubai Authority: Insurers have to reimburse patients
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London - Tests show capital risks to insurers
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UK - Telematics-Based Car Policies Exceed 750,000
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Almost 1/4 of pensions consider ILS investment
-
Taking the pulse of GCC healthcare sector
-
Saudi Arabia – 110 governmental hospitals included at 12 insurers
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Egypt – Regulations excluding companies from reinsurers’ list
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UAE – Insurance Authority classifies repair garages
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UAE – Insurance and services should suit both parties
-
Aviation insurance market shrinks in 2016
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French Insurers to boost Fintech
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Europe faces storm of cyber threats
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Saudi Arabia – Coverage for individuals declined
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Egypt – Annual insurance premiums exceed EGP 17 billion
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UAE – reinsurance renewals with strict conditions
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Increased reinsurance demand = ILS market growth
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UAE – Insurance Authority saves insurers from bankruptcy
-
USA - Health insurers shape Obamacare replacement
-
Insurance consortium eyes industry-wide blockchain
-
Bottom of the soft reinsurance market remains elusive
-
Kuwait – Unifying the insurance contract
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Reinsurers to use up Q4 cat budgets
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Slowdown of ILS inflow stabilised market at 1/1
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Hong Kong - rules for risk transfer to capital markets
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UK - insurers see competition as bigger threat
-
Egypt – Study of recurrent health price increases
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Cat bond issuance to gather pace
-
UAE – New motor policy has unprecedented advantages
-
UAE – Request for insurance to use dedicated workshops
-
Lebanon – USD 166.44 million insurance profits in 2015
-
Egypt – 9 new insurance products launched
-
Egypt – 3 players plan to raise capital
-
UAE – 90% share of motor in insurance complaints
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UK - AM Best warns insurers about Brexit
-
Lloyd’s confirms European base plans
-
Reinsurers face higher transatlantic competition
-
Saudi Arabia – SAR 2.5 billion insurance profits in 2016
-
India approves listing of 5 state-owned insurers
-
Insurance CEOs less likely to hire
-
Interest in Malta as option for UK insurers
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UAE – AED 11.3 billion life premiums in 2017
-
Reinsurers in Europe and US benefit from regulatory agreement
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ILS terrorism bonds a “logical next step”
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Morocco – Technical reserve rules for reinsurers
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Global insured catastrophe losses rise to $54 billion in 2016
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Iran - Global ship insurers to resume oil coverage
-
Egypt – Insurance capital increases to cope with inflation
-
Market environment pushes reinsurers to innovate
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Kuwait – Renewal of the licenses of 35 insurers
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Saudi Arabia – Linking motor insurance to accidents
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Half of insurers expect to acquire new technology
-
Catastrophe bond market total return rises in 2016
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UAE – Comprehensive and Third Party at minimum price
-
Health Insurance for all Kuwaitis
-
Egypt – Financing policyholders’ guarantee fund
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Tunisia - The new Insurance Code is being finalized
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Saudi Arabia – Mergers will save insurers in next period
-
Lebanon – USD 162 million profits of insurers in 2016
-
The horizontalization of ILS to intensify in 2017
-
U.S. and EU Reach Agreement on Insurance Regulation
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance market to decrease by 25% in 2017
-
UK - Over 50 firms may move to Ireland
-
Reinsurance price deterioration could persist into 2018
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Lebanon – Mechanism between health ministry and hospitals
-
Saudi Arabia – Obesity surgery covered in health insurance
-
Saudi Arabia – Insurers follow new policies
-
Weather, disaster and climate as top global risks
-
UK – Royal & Sun Alliance fined over stolen data
-
Hurricane Matthew claims up 10% to $803m in Florida
-
Qatar – Calls to grant discounts for low risk drivers
-
Oman – Option to implement agriculture insurance
-
Tunisia – Premiums up by 8.2% until Sep 2016
-
Canada’s insurable damage for 2016
-
Kuwait – Increasing health fees, a weight on insurers
-
Egypt – 10 insurers discuss the prices of health services
-
Convergence capital now 18% of reinsurance capacity
-
Western markets losing 10% to Russian reinsurer
-
Algeria – 5 million files pending for insurance compensation
-
Saudi Arabia – Insuring maids before year-end 2017
-
Egypt – Risk on creation of new reinsurer
-
Reductions moderate but softening continued in renewals
-
Reinsurer challenges put focus on underwriting
-
Alternative capital hits record $78bn
-
Cat bonds to expand into new peril-regions
-
Japan – Artificial intelligence replaces insurance employees
-
Fear of attacks is driving cyber insurance growth
-
Saudi Arabia – Third phase of unified health insurance
-
ILS price declines triggered reinsurance softening
-
Natural catastrophe losses in 2016 at four year high
-
UAE – Motor insurance prices rise by 130%
-
UAE – Market value of insurers strengthened
-
Egypt – Limiting abuse in construction liability insurance
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Saudi Arabia – 80% insurance growth by year 2022
-
UAE – Insurance benefits from two government decisions
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Egypt – Health insurance price increases considered
-
Jan renewals set tone for demanding 2017
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Saudi Arabia – Motor insurance rates increase by 31% in 2016
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UAE – Minimum and Maximum prices motivate mergers
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Alliance of Qatari companies will insure world cup
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USD 1 billion to protect GCC banks
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Ireland - Record number for refused car insurance
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2017 to more challenging than 2016 in reinsurance
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China – regulation on insurance company ownership
-
Boom in cyber insurance predicted to gather pace
-
Dubai extends deadline for health insurance
-
UAE – Increased Market Premiums in 2017
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Saudi Arabia – Ministry to add all hospitals to insurance
-
Egypt – Takaful insurance growth at 20%
-
Saudi Arabia – Traffic accidents raised insurance prices
-
UAE - 35% of drivers to pay more for insurance in 2017
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Qatar – Electronic link between traffic dept. and insurers
-
Bahrain – There is no specialized Nat Cat contract
-
Saudi Arabia – Agreement between health ministry and insurer
-
Insurance on residents adds AED 400 million in a month
-
UAE – AED 40 billion insurance premiums in 2016
-
Egypt – Black list for insurance fraudsters
-
Dutch insurer to buy smaller rival for 2.5 billion euros
-
UK - Brokers launch facility to assess insurers
-
Romania’s insurance market goes up by 12%
-
Reinsurance fundamentals could deteriorate
-
UK - Insurers handling hundreds of breach claims
-
India - insurers are morally bound to pay climate claims
-
No solution for troubled Indonesian insurer
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Indonesia - Sharia products still unsuccessful
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Saudi Arabia – Shura Council tackles motor insurance prices
-
Malls in Dubai help sell compulsory health
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Brexit Threatens 10% of London’s Financial Jobs
-
Higher cat losses a warning say reinsurance execs
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Mr. Hussein Mallouk DGM of Arab Re: “Improved regulations will also regulate competition”
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Mr. Hussein Mallouk DGM of Arab Re: “Improved regulations will also regulate competition”
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UAE – Travel insurance protects from financial emergencies
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ILS growth triggers cycle management in reinsurance
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UAE –Nuclear Authority & Insurance Authority sign agreement
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UK – Review of discount rate for personal injury damages
-
Saudi Arabia – 4 insurers control 59% of market
-
Europe’s insurers paid out €2.7bn a day in 2015
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International reinsurers to operate in India within 6 months
-
UAE – New financial regulations strengthen insurance
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Future of insurance electronic distribution in Arab market
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Saudi Arabia – Electronic linking to extend insurance for visitors
-
Kuwait – Medical malpractice insurance for physicians
-
Egypt – Interest rate increases matter for life insurance
-
A.M. Best Affirms B+ Rating of Arab Re
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Deutsche Bank: reinsurance pricing will deteriorate further
-
Reinsurance & ILS help close climate protection gap
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Lebanon – Insurance Commission to promote brokers
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Mr. Hussein Mallouk DGM of Arab Re: “We Expect to Maintain Historical Profitability”
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110,000 citizens enrolled in health insurance in Dubai
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Kuwait – Health insurance for visitors
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Bahrain – BD 300 million premiums expected in 2016
-
Risk of unexpected correlations has never been higher
-
Mr. Hussein Mallouk DGM of Arab Re: “We Expect to Maintain Historical Profitability”
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A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Arab Re
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Lebanon – Insurance Association issues 2015 figures
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More insurers considering move to Ireland
-
Ratings agencies warn reinsurers
-
UAE – 98% increase in insurance clients’ complaints
-
Morocco among 3 important African insurance markets
-
Reinsurance rates to fall at 1/1
-
Agreement with Europe critical for US reinsurers
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Saudi Arabia – Unified motor claim procedure starting from 2017
-
Reinsurance outlook still negative
-
Current year underwriting not profitable at Lloyd’s
-
Lebanon – Al-Ittihad Al-Watani bought by Nasco
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Oman – Mobile phone use to renew motor insurance
-
Egypt – 80% of clients reevaluate their assets
-
Egypt – International best practices about value added tax
-
Aviation insurance market shows signs of hardening
-
Insurance solution for Moroccans facing the retirement crisis
-
Problems in the Mauritanian insurance market
-
Low interest rates could pressure Chinese life insurers
-
Reinsurance profitability pressure increases
-
Saudi Arabia – Insurance of government vehicles to boost premiums
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Saudi Arabia – Unified policy will boost health premiums by 10%
-
Oman – 94% of insurance investments inside country
-
Oman – Issuance of insurance directory
-
Arab insurance companies need actuaries
-
Saudi Arabia – SAMA decision will speed claim payments
-
Non-compliance with health insurance penalized in Dubai
-
Aon eyes sale of £3.9 billion division
-
Saudi Arabia – Suspended motor insurers represent 45% of market
-
Jordan – Workshop on cyber crime insurance
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Insurers should consider climate risk more
-
Cost-of-capital to be a struggle in reinsurance
-
UAE – Fire insurance to cover alternative accommodation
-
Italian motor premiums to rise after four-year decline
-
Japanese and Chinese insurers as players in M&A
-
London will not get special Brexit insurance deal
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27 training programs at the Kuwait Insurance Federation
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Jordan Medical Association rejects compulsory malpractice insurance
-
Egypt – Misr holding handles reinsurer’s feasibility study
-
ILS a priority for UK Gov post-Brexit
-
Saudi Arabia – Claims increased by an average of 102% over 7 years
-
85% of Dubai population covered by health insurance
-
Catastrophe insurance market to grow over next 4 years
-
UAE – Insurance authority enforces pricing review by March
-
UAE – Insuring imported cars against third parties only
-
UK - Negative outlook for UK life sector
-
Disasters affect sovereign ratings
-
Brexit an opportunity to ease Solvency II requirements
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Saudi Arabia – Enforcing prompt insurance settlements within 5 days
-
Egypt – Insurance Federation warns about “coinsurance rule”
-
25% of reinsurers will use capital markets more in 2017
-
Market unprepared for cyber loss aggregation
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Kenya - A windfall of 169 million USD in marine insurance
-
Reinsurers’ combined ratio nearing 100% in 2017
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African reinsurers are optimistic
-
Lloyd’s wants government to share data on cyber attacks
-
Arab Re promotes insurance knowledge electronically
-
UAE - Motor Insurance Conference reviews global developments
-
United States – Asbestos Loss estimate rises to $100 billion
-
Bahrain – Privatization of traffic accidents is being studied
-
Reinsurers remain optimistic in a challenging market
-
Saudi Arabia – 3 insurers prevented from issuing motor contracts
-
Egypt – Floods encourage creation of natural risks pool
-
Lloyd’s of London targets emerging markets
-
Demand for ILS to continue as true convergence edges closer
-
Bahrain – Role for insurers in national health insurance
-
Jordan – Profits of 24 insurers jump by 29%
-
Reinsurance financially sound despite Matthew
-
Ireland - Central Bank boosts staff for Brexit insurers
-
1-in-100 year event estimated at $253 billion in insured losses
-
January reinsurance renewal pricing outlook uncertain
-
Correlations between perils not substantial for reinsurers
-
Saudi Arabia – Plan to enforce prompt settlement of claims
-
Saudi Arabia – 30 days to compensate insured “visitors”
-
Egypt – Insurance Federation studies model for microinsurance
-
China and India reshape reinsurance market
-
Bahrain – “Central Bank” to issue new regulatory standards
-
Saudi Arabia – Technology helps insurance to grow
-
Qatar – Insurance committee to implement new health system
-
Matthew helps reinsurance edge closer to bottom
-
Britain raises insurance premium tax to 12 pct
-
Saudi Arabia – 9607 employees in insurance sector by year end 2015
-
UAE – Technical reserves will help control price competition
-
Egypt – Destiny of “national reinsurer”
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Reinsurers continue disciplined response to market
-
Saudi Arabia – Insurance growth of 9% annually until 2020
-
UAE – Consultations to cover aviation sector locally
-
Qatar – Comprehensive motor insurance needs reform
-
Performance really matters for reinsurance ratings
-
UAE – The local market will tend to compete on price
-
Lebanon – Insurance Commission requests media to be objective
-
UK insurers want EU rules to stay after Brexit
-
French Insurers' Profits Set to Fall Due to Competition
-
Egypt – Temporary impact of “Liberalizing EGP” on insurance
-
Microinsurance catastrophe business interruption cover
-
Fewer U.S. children lack access to healthcare
-
No new capital requirement for catastrophes at A.M. Best
-
Saudi Arabia – SAR 913 per capita insurance spending in 9 months
-
UAE – Imposing high fees on life insurance
-
Qatar – Traffic department criticizes insurers
-
Kuwait – 85 thousand health insurance cards to retirees
-
ILS & Insurtech bring role of broker into question
-
Catastrophes cost $520bn annually
-
Saudi Arabia – Government fund to insure primary health services
-
Egypt – Fire committee examines impact of EGP devaluation
-
ReTakaful players: Sharia-compliance not enough
-
Growth of mutual continues to outstrip wider industry
-
Capital markets in reinsurance for the long term
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Egypt – New speculation on mobile phone applications
-
Pensions & sovereigns will increase ILS investments
-
Singapore regulator to stimulate fintech growth
-
UAE – An insurance pool covering nuclear energy
-
Saudi Arabia – Irregular practices in motor insurance
-
Saudi Arabia – Motor insurance prices to decrease to SAR 950
-
Lebanon – Insurance premiums at USD 830 million in H1 2016
-
German insurers seek strategy to navigate changing period
-
Capacity refill would take time after major loss event
-
Hurricane Matthew losses 50% covered by insurance
-
Egypt – Microinsurance supports the national economy
-
Reinsurance capacity to remain high at 1/1
-
Hedge fund reinsurance model shows more promise
-
UAE – AED 4.8 billion motor insurance premiums in 2016
-
Egypt – 3 insurers start issuing electronic policies
-
Egypt – Insurers not allowed to reinsure locally
-
Further rate stabilisation in reinsurance expected
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Oman – Health insurance system could be implemented
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Jordan – Compulsory insurance losses at JOD 10 million in H1
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UK - Rate increases in non-life don’t help profitability
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Algeria – New insurance product to fight cyber attacks
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UAE – Old insurance contracts inforce until expiry
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Egypt – Railway and metro insurance pool supports citizens
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India - Reinsurer Lloyd's gets license to operate
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Industry’s future lies between traditional reinsurance & ILS
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance should extend beyond coverage
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UAE – Efforts to improve motor insurance sector
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Bahrain – Insurance sector achieves steady results in 2015
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Qatar – Material compensation for damaged car
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Saudi Arabia – Refusal to speed up health insurance for citizens
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Insurance fraud cases caused by an artist
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Reinsurance backs World Bank Pacific facility
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Arab insurance industry faces great challenges
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance declines public and private vehicles
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Egypt – Insurance premiums will increase by 30% with EGP liberalization
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Wave of innovation will test the insurance industry
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Innovative ILS can address “critical protection gap”
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“Dubai Health Authority” accepts insurance of 35 companies
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Egypt – Regulator issues microinsurance regulations
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Algeria – The motor insurance market loses 100,000 vehicles
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Egypt – Motor and property flood losses not covered
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Italy - October earthquakes unlikely to impact insurers
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Jordan – Profits of 21 insurers increase by 42%
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US - P&C rates on downward trend in Q3
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Reinsurers hope for an unidentified event to harden rates
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Saudi Arabia – Motor insurance prices linked to spare parts
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Egypt – 25% inflation-related premium increase expected
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Usage-based technology to help motor insurers
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UAE – Difficulties in securing fire reinsurance
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance needs to innovate new products
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UAE – 10% growth of cyber insurance
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USA - Wildfire threat a $500 billion risk
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Jordan – Protecting 66 individuals threatened by floods
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Dubai Health Authority expands insurance services
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Bahrain – Implementation of health insurance in 2017
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A.M. Best: Ratings necessary for ILS to expand
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Insurance workers among the unhappiest in Asia
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80% of P&C firms worldwide will invest in insurtech
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Megacity aggregation challenge will test insurers’ robustness
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Japan life insurers expand their foreign investment
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Tunisia – Necessity of a special legislation for life insurance
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Piracy in Asia down 65%
-
Correlation of flood events poses risks
-
Efficient reinsurance & ILS benefits U.S. homeowners market
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Reinsurers see growth in Central and Eastern Europe
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Reinsurers can benefit from transformative motor technology
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Additional reinsurance demand seen for January renewal
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Excess reinsurance capital can benefit society
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Protectionist practices restrict reinsurance market
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Oman – 31% growth in health insurance
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Bahrain – 123 complaints against insurers
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European buyers seek deeper dialogue with tier 1 reinsurers
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IAIS capital standards may be more onerous
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Climate change might make protection unaffordable
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Cautious Western insurers rebuild business ties with Iran
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance price changes will not exceed 10%
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UK - home insurance market edges into unprofitability
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Reinsurers should focus on innovation and cycle management
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Reinsurers still in the eye of the storm
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France raises insurance levy to bolster terror fund
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Regulatory advances fail without a Europe-US agreement
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GCC – Oil price at USD 40-50 revives insurance market
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UAE – Insurance a main factor for economic diversification
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London market could lose £7.3bn in premiums to Brexit
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Insurtech to boost importance of reinsurance
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Saudi Arabia – Wrong estimations for 44% of accidents
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UAE – 79.4% share of foreign companies in life insurance
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Qatar – Insurers encourage the sale of “scrap” vehicles
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Bahrain – Insurance demand after exemption from health fees
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UAE – AED 3.4 billion as Takaful premiums in 2015
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Reinsurer combined ratios, RoEs to deteriorate further in 2017
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Saudi Arabia – A legal authority should examine accident insurance fraud
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Egypt – Launching anti-money laundering departments in insurance
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Insurance Europe signs tackles social effects of digitalization
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Global share of mutual insurers remains robust
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Price trajectory converging between reinsurance & insurance
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Solvency II regime boosts insurance in Mexico
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ReTakaful to meet solvency challenges of Takaful companies
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Asia-Pacific prospects remain a lure for reinsurers
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Reinsurers plunge into India seeking growth
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Asia - Over-regulation poses challenges for the region
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50% of $5bn Matthew loss to fall to reinsurance
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UAE – AED 11.3 billion health insurance cost in 2015
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Egypt – 9th General Conference of Takaful companies issues 4 recommendations
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3 mechanism to help the ReTakaful industry
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$38bn China flood impact insurance just by $596m
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Saudi Arabia – 24 initiatives to develop the health insurance market
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Qatar – Electronic system linking insurers and traffic department
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Egypt – The insurance sector seeks Arab currencies for reinsurance
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Saudi Arabia – Implementation of the 2nd phase of unified policy
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Egypt leads International Federation of Takaful Companies
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Africa - Reinsurance solution to regulatory changes
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Creativity and innovation will drive ILS
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Matthew losses to fall within catastrophe budgets
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Jordan – Calls to remove the compulsory insurance tariff
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Reinsurers’ 2017 combined ratios to nudge 100%
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Conditions favorable for reinsurance mergers & acquisitions
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UAE – AED 37 billion insurance premiums in 2015
-
Egypt – Electronic system to tackle fake insurance policies
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UAE – New laws to increase the attractiveness of the insurance sector
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Abdallah Badaoui quits Oman Re
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UAE – Mergers a necessity in the insurance market
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Bahrain – Licensing of foreign life insurer considered
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Saudi Arabia – SAMA commissions consultant to assess motor insurance
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25% of reinsurers could face a loss triggered by Mathew
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Saudi Arabia – Requests to decrease the price of individual health Insurance
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Kuwait – Insurance Federation organizes 27 training sessions
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USA - $1.5bn underwriting loss for P&C in 1H16
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UK - Car insurance costs rise £100 in a year
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Fewer British firms have cyber insurance
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Morocco – Catastrophe cover in all non-life covers
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Risk managers taking on strategic role
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Lloyd’s chief speaks on Brexit again
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Saudi Arabia – SAMA will set motor insurance prices
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Abu Dhabi – AED 10 thousand health insurance hinders residency
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MENA Reinsurance rates are expected to harden
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Egypt – Foreign insurers seem to limit activities
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Saudi Arabia – Contribution of insurance to GDP at 1.5%
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UAE – Signs of recovery of insurance companies
-
Qatar – Launching the 49th International Engineering Insurance Association Conference
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French insurer AXA's CEO has no plans for big mergers
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Casablanca Finance City second hub in MENA
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Oman - Excellent performance of Takaful
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UAE – The Authority requests insurers to submit motor prices
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Bahrain – “Takaud” presents opportunities for insurers
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Motor insurance market to shrink 70% by 2030
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Hannover Re, Swiss Re, SCOR at risk in prolonged soft market
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ILS can increase efficiencies & reduce costs for reinsurers
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French regulators agree to simplify licensing procedures
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UAE – Half of population without life insurance
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Jordan – JOD 154.4 million health insurance premiums last year
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Demand grows alongside global reinsurance capital
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Risk free rate hike triggers decline of reinsurer RoEs
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GCC - Enhanced regulations fuel concerns of weaknesses
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Saudi Arabia – Complaints against insurers increase by 50%
-
Kuwait – Health Ministry distributes health cards to retirees
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Egypt – Financial Authority issues insurance website regulations
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Bahrain – 9% growth expected in insurance in 2016
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No sign alternative capital will shrink
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Oman – Regulator adopted insurance service quality manual
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Jordan – Insurance under central bank regulation by mid 2017
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Egypt – Moody’s expects profits of insurers to grow
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UAE – Increase in demand for life insurance products
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Saudi Arabia – Compulsory insurance on workers and families of private schools
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UAE – Raising limit of single accident to AED 2 million
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Saudi Arabia – Insurers tackle obesity and smoking
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UAE – Warning to insurers that fait to deliver cards
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UAE – Replacement car for 10 days after an accident
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Egypt – 20% growth of Engineering premiums in 4 years
-
Saudi Arabia – 60 days to submit a health insurance claim
-
UAE – Promising future for Takaful with compulsory health
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First downturn when reinsurers still make cost-of-capital
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The price game is over
-
London insurers should protect confidentiality
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UK - Over 2,700 brokers face significant risk
-
Inevitable change to drastically impact insurance industry
-
Gibraltar’s future uncertain after Brexit
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UAE – Insurance Authority to classify motor garages
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Qatar – Launching the new health insurance system
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US requirements put EU insurers at disadvantage
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Bank of England fires warning at insurers
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Egypt – Effect of added value tax on insurance tackled
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Sluggish economic growth prompts marine premiums to plummet
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Despite falling returns equity investors unlikely to exit reinsurance
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Unwillingness to pay one of the big myths of the ILS
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Close the insurance gap to stop fighting over a shrinking pie
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Demand for custom reinsurance grows
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Lloyd's eyeing reinsurance licence in Malaysia
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ILS & cat bond returns still deliver
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Qatar – Strong competition leads to a decrease in motor insurance prices
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Kenya - Reinsurance firm opens Academy to boost penetration
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Pressure on MENA Reinsurance Market Persists
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Kuwait – Finalization of 75% of the insurance law
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Reinsurers should walk away from business that won’t deliver
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Alternative capital may shorten the reinsurance cycle
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India - foreign reinsurers to set up shop from January
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Bahrain the leading financial center in the Middle East
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Lloyd’s attracts Entrants Despite Brexit
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UK Solvency II inquiry for reinsurers
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January reinsurance renewal rates expected “below stable”
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Algeria – Investigation with 5 insurers on currency transfer
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UAE – Low insurance demand for small and medium-sized enterprises
-
UK - Fraudulent insurance claims increase
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Lloyd’s Chairman to Reinsurers: Target Brokers’ Fees
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Reinsurers only profitable due to low catastrophe
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Interview with Deputy General Manager Mr. Hussein Mallouk on the future prospects of Arab Re
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Interview with Deputy General Manager Mr. Hussein Mallouk on the future prospects of Arab Re
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Munich Re sees reinsurance prices falling at slower pace
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UAE – Insurance market grows by 5% despite competition
-
ILS demand & reinsurance rate stabilisation expected
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Weak Profits Leading to Takeovers of Smaller Reinsurers
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UAE – Launching new policies for low risk industries
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Egypt – 187% losses as a result of increasing fires
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Reinsurance capital at record $585bn
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Excess capital threatens Bermuda reinsurer performance
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Arab Re's Family Wishes You a happy "Eid Al Adha"
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شركة إعادة التأمين العربية تتمنى لكم عيد أضحى مباركاً
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Italy quake insured losses not expected to exceed EUR200m
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Saudi insurance growth slows for 1st time in 5 years
-
German Solvency II ratios promising, with no change to ratings
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South Korean pension fund looks to catastrophe bonds
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Saudi Arabia – New system for treatment authorization in insurance
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Oman – 66% Omanization in insurance sector
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Moody's: Outlook for reinsurance sector remains negative
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EU’s large cedants take advantage of market conditions
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Saudi Arabia – Requests to decrease insurance prices by 50%
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Good results but underlying challenges for London insurers
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Munich Re Achieves Strategic Big Data Platform
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Ratings agencies see lower reinsurance prices in 2017
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French life insurers’ profitability continues to decline
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Negative Reinsurance Sector Outlook Not Changing
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Only the costliest catastrophe could turn reinsurance pricing
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Longevity growth could help reinsurer ROE’s
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Saudi Arabia – Companies might merge or exit insurance market
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Egypt – How does Authority for “Roads and bridges” settle claims?
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Kenya - CIC stake in Takaful Insurance falls
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Chairman of Lloyd's of London threatens to leave the City
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Kuwait – Insurer requests the health ministry to settle USD 200 million
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What would the Great Fire of London cost today?
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China Re’s ratings unaffected by steep decline in profits
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Cat bonds could help Gulf of Mexico energy sector
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UAE – Chasing mobile phone insurance premiums
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Reinsurance is on the edge of profitability
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ILS a promising alternative for Asian investors
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Brexit could result in London losing reinsurance business
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Market Capitalization of insurers in Dubai at AED 5 billion
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Bermuda Reinsurer Profits Affected by Excess Capital
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Cat bond investors good at paying claims
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EU policymakers clash over valuing insurers' liabilities
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Egypt – 28% growth in insurance premiums in H1
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European insurers invested €9,8 trillion in economy in 2015
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Expanding the reach of cat bonds to the most vulnerable
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UAE – Insurance Authority receives 3554 complaints
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance market well-regulated and leader in GCC
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Lebanon – Cost of insurance policies increases
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Jordan – Should take advantage of insurance merger incentives
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“Africa Re” targets premiums of USD 722 million by end of current year
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Saudi Arabia – Instructions of MoH will increase prices by 25%
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UAE – Mergers are the solution for distressed insurers
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Egypt – Inflation affects negatively the insurance sector
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Egypt – Regulations to issue policies electronically
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Up to EUR200m earthquake loss for Italian insurers
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Saudi Arabia – No free treatment for traffic accident victims
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UAE – Life Insurance as a condition for personal loans
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Reinsurers seek returns where ILS isn’t playing
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GCC – Large transformations in health care
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Saudi Arabia – SAMA considers halving insurance prices
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UAE – Necessity of not exploiting the pain of patients
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Fitch: Global reinsurer profit decline could affect rating
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UAE – Half year profits of insurers increase
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Aviva partners with digital start-up accelerator
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Fungibility of capital permanently changes reinsurance cycle
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Opportunistic capital may dampen post-event hardening
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Qatar – QR 11.2 billion insurance premiums locally
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UK - Interest rates hit Solvency II ratios across life sector
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Reinsurers must increase asset risks to boost returns
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Soft reinsurance prices a danger when typical cat levels return
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Saudi Arabia – 50% of vehicles are uninsured
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UAE – 10% growth expected in insurance sector
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UAE – Insurance sector gradually overcomes underpricing
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Egypt – Insurance employee imprisoned for fraud
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Asian Regulatory Reforms to benefit Reinsurance
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Saudi Arabia – Insurers collectively exploit price increases
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UAE – Insurance prices differ according to profitability
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Egypt – Insurance Federation seeks USD availability
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Egypt – New Insurance Law proposal to be submitted to the public
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Kuwait – Annual cost of insurance for retirees is KD 82 million
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Algeria – Motor insurance price increases for kamikaze drivers
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Enterprise risk management key for reinsurers
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Challenges prompt London Market rethink
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Florida insurers increase catastrophe reinsurance cover
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Catastrophes drive higher insured and economic losses in H1
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Global and European insurance rates fall again
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Political risk insurance market to exceed $10bn by 2018
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France - Low interest rates to hit profitability of life insurers
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Kuwait – Insurance of retirees covers 90% only
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Reinsurers utilising ILS & retro to improve profit
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Q2 cat losses above expectations of reinsurers
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UAE – Motor insurance necessitates underwriting discipline
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Egypt – Demand for marine insurance down by 20%
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UK - Impact on ratings post-Insurance Act will remain neutral
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Reinsurance faces the strongest headwinds
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Insurance profits at AED 240 million in Dubai in H1
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Reinsurers to keep writing even below cost-of-capital
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Cat bond demand strong in July and prices rise
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Public-private partnership to boost innovation & demand
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UAE – Registering insurance under the name of fathers to decrease price
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UAE – 3 million policyholders at “Daman” with 10% increase
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Qatar – Insurance companies are absent in social media
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Jordan – Health Ministry confirms importance of digital technology
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Saudi Arabia – SAR 670 insurance spending per capita
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Chile’s Health Insurers Pushed to Brink of Collapse
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Registered Investment Advisers interested in ILS
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U.S. judge sets date for Anthem merger trial
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UAE – Patients to uncover health insurance abuse
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ILS market top opportunities & concerns revealed
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On spending your way out of a soft reinsurance market
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UK - Insurance Act 2015 will impact every policy
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance companies’ profits jump by 214%
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Qatar – Profits of insurers at QAR 759.1 million
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Oman – Two insurance training program by capital market authority
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German life insurers more exposed due to asset-liability mismatch
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UAE – Health insurance today’s emerging issue
-
UK - ethnic minority penalty for car insurance
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Reinsurance margin attrition ongoing
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New Spyware Targeting Companies Across the Globe
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Middle East - Health insurance premium increases by 9%
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Saudi Arabia – Expected increase in insurance prices next year
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Algeria – Settling motor traffic claims within 45 days
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Cat bond & ILS conditions favourable for H2
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance profits increase to SAR 839.7 million in H1
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UAE – Property insurance policies grow by 20%
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Bahrain – Implementing a unified comprehensive motor policy
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2% of China’s Floods Insured vs. 70% in U.S
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Egypt – EGP 500 thousand maximum microinsurance cover
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Supply far exceeding demand still in P&C reinsurance
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P&C reserves not reliable source of earnings
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UAE – Health insurance premiums exceed AED 15 billion in 2016
-
Egypt – Electronic linking will limit losses
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UAE – Insurance authorization challenges access to medicine
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Egypt – Increasing retention to meet international standards
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European insurers facing an adverse environment
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Reinsurance price surge after mega-loss to be smaller
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Oman – Training program for insurance employees
-
Jordan – The profits of 23 insurers jump by 46.3% in H1
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ILS growth no longer exponential
-
Solvency II equivalence will be critical to UK
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Saudi Arabia – Lower interest rates causes insurance losses
-
UAE – Motor insurance prices increased by 40%
-
USA - Opioid-related claims rose by 3,000 percent
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Sports-Related Brain Injuries Are Emerging Risk
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Saudi Arabia – Medical records govern insurance prices of domestic workers
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UAE – Insurers impose deductibles on spare parts
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UAE – Reading the insurance contract raises customer awareness
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Egypt – Insurance companies face USD crisis
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Saudi Arabia – Increasing insurance coverage of exports
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Excess reinsurance capital not the issue, it’s lack of demand
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UK - Telematics Provide Evidence in Trial
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Interest for ILS strong, but opportunities to deploy limited
-
Aon ILS Indices rise in Q2
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U.S. and EU Report Insurance Talks
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UAE – Insurance of vehicle tires introduced
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Kuwait – Health insurance for 107 thousand retirees
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UK - Slow growth and Brexit threaten insurers
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UAE – Insurance Authority approves 5 actuarial organizations
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Bahrain – Medical malpractice insurance is a necessity
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Reinsurance increasingly the cheapest form of capital
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50% of ILS capital could be wiped out by 1-in-200 hurricane
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Our policy is prudent and conservative - "Interview with Deputy General Manager Mr. Hussein Mallouk"
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Our policy is prudent and conservative - "Interview with Deputy General Manager Mr. Hussein Mallouk"
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Reinsurance losses may be sufficient to install pricing floor
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Saudi Arabia – Need for a national comprehensive health program
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UAE – New changes to “Daman” improve services
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Egypt – Dollar inflates health insurance prices
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Qatar – News standards for motor insurance
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Satellite data supports risk transfer solutions
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UK - Potential mis-selling among insurance agents
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UAE – Lack of training leads to wrong expertise in insurance
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Q2 European reinsurance profits down
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ILS economic impact on Bermuda revealed
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UAE – Takaful companies grew by 57% in 8 years
-
Munich Re develops Solvency II reinsurance solutions
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Nat cat losses in H1: $30bn insured, $98bn economic
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Many Lloyd’s contracts inadequate on cyber wording
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Paybacks can be long in reinsurance
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Kuwait – Insurers can offer retirement pension
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Rational and irrational trends in reinsurance
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UAE – Increasing minimum price for motor policies
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Jordan ranks 68th internationally on insurance premiums
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Egypt – Reinsurance commissions decreased
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Vietnam - government puts a leash on foreign reinsurance
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Mutuals should adapt or become irrelevant
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Negative Interest Rates Described as ‘Dirt’ for Insurers
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London plans foreign aid cat bond
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Cyber premiums as fire insurance of 21st century
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UAE – Insurers increasingly interested in energy insurance
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Private Iraqi insurers ask to cease government control
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Egypt – Political Violence policy covers “Etisalat Misr” for EGP 6 billion
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Solvency II equivalence drives growth in Bermuda
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$27bn of global insured cat losses in H1
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Retro market prices continue to soften
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$15 billion of U.S. & Canada insured losses in first-half of 2016
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Saudi Arabia – Suspension of companies does not interrupt coverage
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UAE – Policies to protect wedding loans
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UK - consultations on insurance for autonomous cars
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Saudi Arabia – 12 duties on employer in health insurance
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Bahrain – Absence of personal planning for the future
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UAE – Health insurance related penalties set
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2016 will be a record year for sovereign rating downgrades
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UAE – 80% insurance price increase on towers
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Dubai uncovers fraud cases in health insurance
-
UAE – More growth expected in health insurance
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UAE – Mergers best solution to save insurers
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Hedge fund reinsurers show weakness
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Africa – Microinsruance growth calls for reinsurance capacity
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UAE - insurer offers taxi fare refund to customers
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India - Life reinsurance pie to get bigger
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Qatar – 6 rules for insurers’ management membership
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UAE – Insurance on Employees’ Monthly Salary, soon
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Iraq - The Economic Situation Does not Afford Entry of New Insurance Companies
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Lloyd’s platform: launch of an aviation insurance consortium
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"FAIR" Holds the First Forum of Afro-Asian Reinsurance
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Lebanon – Most solvent insurance sector worldwide
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Reinsurance softening slows, capacity withdraws
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Non-life growth highlights ILS influence
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Sudan – Issuance of a new law on insurance regulation
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India - First private sector reinsurance license
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New controls on health insurance programs in Abu Dhabi
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Minor Earthquake Jolts Several Parts of Lebanon
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UAE – AED 4055 Insurance Spending Per Capita in 2015
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Africa - Insurance penetration remains poor in despite economic boom
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Russia to introduce compulsory reinsurance
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London market can prevail despite Brexit
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Robo-adviser on third-party capital
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UAE – Insurance Authority launches electronic system for brokers
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Gulf countries – USD 150 million for Travel Insurance by 2019
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Law regarding Russian National Reinsurance Company adopted
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Reinsurance more important than ever
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Divergent mortalities complicate longevity market
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Global Takaful Premiums: USD23.2 billion in 2015
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Saudi Arabia – Legality of linking motor insurance to cost of accident studied
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Egypt – Automating compulsory insurance policies
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UK - Financial volatility could hit insurers’ half-year results
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USA - Convective storm insured losses hit $11bn
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Bermuda stresses Solvency II equivalence will serve it
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Jordan: Reducing traffic accidents is beneficial for insurers
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The future of cyber risk market looks promising
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Kenya: Fake motor insurance claims cost up by 189%
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UAE: Obesity a key factor in UAE insurance claims, says Zurich
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Zambia: Significance of Insurance Education
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Reinsurers can prosper even while pricing is lousy
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Turkey: Experts warn of potential 7.0 magnitude earthquake near Istanbul
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UK: ‘Brexit’ Would Damage UK’s Leadership Position in Insurance: Aon
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Increase in Pandemics over the next 5-10 Years
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European regulator: Reinsurance pressure to “increase further”
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Moody's: Floods in France, Germany in May/June are credit-negative
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Pressures from ILS & reinsurance mounting in primary lines: A.M. Best
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Negative interest rates, a poison for financial institutions
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Egypt – Suggesting fees on cigarettes to finance health insurance
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UAE: The IA issued a nationalization guidebook for the insurance sector
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Insurers must transform amidst disruption, KPMG says
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UAE – 3 reasons discourage consolidation of insurers
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Qatar – Establishing local credit agency strengthens financial sector
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Insurers Ignore FinTech Revolution
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Saudi Arabia – Investigations about 400% motor insurance price increases
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Doing the right things not enough for reinsurers
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Further changes for unrecognizable reinsurance market
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UAE – AED 37 billion insurance premiums in 2015
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Global Reinsurers To Withstand Challenging Dynamics
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Reinsurance a benefit to policyholders, not just insurers
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UAE – Profit targets for physician are unethical
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$200bn event needed to hit reinsurance & ILS
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Kuwait – System of points for third party insurance serves the sector
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Egypt – The virus of cancellations affected life companies
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Transformation efforts of insurers less than ideal
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Global Parametrics to bring third-party capital
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UAE – Employee has no options in health insurance
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Qatar – Applications to establish new insurance companies
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Oman – OR 130 million insurance premiums in Q1
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Saudi Arabia – 3 companies represent 80% of health insurance premiums
-
UAE – Towers fires trigger insurance price increases
-
Soft market remains biggest concern for reinsurance
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Low cost and abundant reinsurance to the advantage of insurers
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UAE – Trend to insure small and medium-sized companies
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Need to cede outside traditional renewal cycle
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Catastrophe bonds a vital part of insurers “financial tapestry”
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Cyber and reputation most difficult to insure
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French flood insurance loss up to $1.6 billion
-
UAE – Seminar on medical malpractice liability
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Russia - national reinsurer may start by mid-2017
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Ethiopia Reinsurance will start operating in July 2016
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance and services biggest priorities of health ministry
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USA - Renewals hint at reinsurance pricing floor
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Need to connect capital to risk
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UK- Demand for Munich Re & Beazley cyber solution
-
UAE – Encouraging tenants to review replacement home insurance
-
Egypt – Federation asks help of supervision on health insurance
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ILS focuses Bermuda reinsurers on closing Protection Gap
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Solvency II Increases Reinsurance Demand
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance of domestic workers not compulsory
-
UAE – 30% motor insurance price increase
-
Egypt – Competition Authority against abuse in health insurance
-
Saudi Arabia – Need to decrease the number of insurers
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Brexit threaten London insurance jobs and business
-
USA - Two-tier capital regulation proposed for insurance
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Solvency II to increase reinsurance demand
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Saudi Arabia – Returning part of insurance premium on cancellation
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UAE – 3 million health insurance beneficiaries
-
Saudi Arabia – 3 roles for health insurance companies
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Qatar – Ministry of Health finalizes health insurance project
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June 1 reinsurance renewals expected down 3% to 5%
-
Saudi Arabia – SAMA monitors unprofitable insurers
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UAE – Moving from average health insurance package to basic
-
USA – Will losses lead to rising reinsurance demand?
-
Lebanon – Mutual Insurance Funds and illegal practices
-
Saudi Arabia – USD 3.3 billion investments in insurance
-
Egypt – Three-step strategy to develop microinsurance
-
3 Challenges facing microinsurance internationally
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Saudi Arabia – Monetary Agency requests an insurance sector timetable
-
UAE – 30% growth expected for Lloyd’s in 2016
-
Oman – 1.6% insurance share of GDP in 2015
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African CIMA zone: capital increase
-
Saudi Arabia – Activating compulsory motor to boost the sector
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Saudi Arabia – Employment day for insurance sector
-
AXA UK to sell investment and pensions business
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Saudi Arabia – “Motor” market share increases to 38%
-
Egypt – 25% increase in health insurance prices
-
African Union insurance to boost disaster cover to $1.5 bln
-
EgyptAir to have little impact on soft aviation market
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Lebanon – Limited growth of insurance sector in 2015
-
UAE – Insurance least affected by oil price decreases
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London casualty reserves vulnerable
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EIOPA stress test will assess insurers’ vulnerabilities
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EU regulation should allow insurers to put customers first
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Saudi Arabia – Charging the insured health service fees
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Qatar – Half of spare part prices charged in comprehensive motor
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Bermudian reinsurer ROE’s down nearly a third
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance harms investors and vehicle owners
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Qatar – Launching 5 traffic investigation offices at insurers
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UK - Anonymised database for cyber insurance
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Saudi Arabia – Comprehensive strategy for insurance sector
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UAE – 56% investment profit growth of insurance in Q1
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Iraq – Call to open opportunities for private insurers
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Egypt – Compulsory insurance recommended for shops
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Oman – 68% Takaful insurance growth last year
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Emerging markets key to insurance growth
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USA - Rules for too big to fail insurance firms
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Kuwait – Attempts to adopt a new insurance law
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Reinsurers note rate decline slowdown
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UK – EU in legislation to remain
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Egypt – 35.4% savings growth at insurance companies
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Egypt – Negative effects of USD appreciation on insurance
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Guy Carpenter Partners with Symantec to Create Cyber Model
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Saudi Arabia – 20% insurance growth and 2030 Vision boosts performance
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UAE – Chaotic hospital data leads to health insurance losses
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Industry CEOs join Insurance Development Forum
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Smart health card for 40 million GCC citizens
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Egypt – Competition to insure railway merchandise
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Zurich Restructure on Track
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Saudi Arabia – Increased insurance fraud contributes to losses
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Saudi Arabia – Increased insurance fraud contributes to losses
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UAE – Procedures against insurers not complying with competition laws
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Global multiline insurers ready for challenges
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Alternative capital to continue disruption of reinsurance
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At least 50% of Canada wildfire loss reinsured
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Egypt – Fire cover price increase considered
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Insurers are still grappling with Solvency II
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Efficient ILS structure will secure London’s future
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Saudi Arabia – Preparing roads to decrease insurance price
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Shift noted in reinsurance buying habits in Q1
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Scope for reinsurance growth in frontier markets
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USD 30 billion insurance premiums in Arab market
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Munich Re trims 2016 forecast after weak Q1
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Health insurance cost increase in Arab region
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Saudi Arabia – Call for new products answering all needs
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Qatar – 3 insurers increase capital in unified bureau
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Egypt – No instructions to list Misr insurance in the stock exchange
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Saudi Arabia – 1000 new employments at insurers
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UAE – Health care service price controls requested
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UAE – 20% increase in comprehensive motor insurance prices
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Qatar – Health insurance tender for citizens
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Worst April for natural disaster losses since 2011
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UAE: Families ask for reasonable-cost insurance for elderly as deadline looms
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UK: Medical insurance premiums set to soar in UK
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World: Commercial property/casualty insurance rates decline
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Robot surgeons one step closer to reality
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Fitch: Global Reinsurance Profits to Decline on Soft Market Conditions
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Q1 catastrophes the highest in a decade
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Saudi Arabia – Linking insurance prices to traffic accidents
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UAE – AED 3.68 billion unnecessary medical services
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S&P highlights modelling uncertainty
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UAE – Health insurance premiums grow 120% to AED 12.8 billion
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Egypt – Investment Authority to amend marine contract
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UK - Self-driving cars to disrupt motor market
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Declining reserve releases could cut earnings by 6%
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UAE – Amending fire contracts and raising prices
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UAE – Revealing bills to the insured decreases health costs
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Bahrain – Insurance companies’ mergers required amid competition
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Q1 ILS issuance saw a rise in deal complexity
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Saudi Arabia – High authorities request health insurance study
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Oman – OR 5.8 million as rain damage claim
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Reinsurers maintain presence with alternative capital
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UAE – Compulsory appointment of actuaries to price motor policies
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Saudi insurers: 2030 Vision pathway for advancement
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UK - Testing importance of reinsurance capital
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USA - Insurance Regulation Belongs to the 50 States
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Bank of Russia aims to strengthen insurance supervision
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Bahrain – Request to give priority to Bahraini insurers
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Lebanon – Zaccar president of Insurance Association
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Realistic reinsurance RoE’s down to 3.4%
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UAE – Proposed committees for insurance disputes
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Egypt – 18% increase in commission and production costs
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Algeria – Motor price increase and no compensation for bad drivers
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The Algerian insurance market’s potential to be exploited
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance sector reform pushes speculators to withdraw
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UAE - 30% of insurance in Dubai linked to ID
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UAE – “Daman” employs 35% of Emirati insurance workforce
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Insurance tech investment surges
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A.M. Best: BCAR revisions to impact ILS
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Saudi Arabia – Health Insurance Council obtains ISO
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Qatar – Health insurers confirm their readiness
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Egypt – US dollar shortage main insurance challenge
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Egypt – Insurance market dances with retentions
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Algeria – The crisis pushes toward Islamic insurance
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Not all reinsurers will survive today’s market environment
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SCOR delivers solid growth in April renewals
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Swiss Re sees 50% of growth from emerging markets
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Qatar – Price war between insurers
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Jordan – Health insurance for 640 thousand Egyptian workers
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Strong start in 2016 for ILS & cat bonds
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UAE – Car write-off and claims handling are main complaints
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Financial Leaders: Dangers of Negative Interest Rates
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Cultural Clashes Cause Many M&A Failures
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Reinsurers increasing 1-in-100-year cat exposure
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UAE - Health insurance engine of grow of economy
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Algeria – Settling claims for citizens within 2 months
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Iraq – Improving insurance sector strengthens economy
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Egypt – A call for factories adopt safety standards
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Qatar – High penetration of Islamic insurance
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UAE – 17% Takaful share of written premiums
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India- Instead of buying insurance, Indians are breaking into their savings to pay hospital bills
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Saudi Arabia Some insurers agree to cover the damages caused by hail on vehicles
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Global spending on health is expected to increase to $18.28 trillion worldwide by 2040
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Egypt – EGP 40 thousand compensation for rapid transit accidents
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Return pressure the new reality for reinsurance
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UN: Reinsurance needs to do more on climate catastrophes
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UAE – Homogeneous risks basis of premium retention
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GCC countries to launch “credit rating agency”
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UAE – Collusion to raise building insurance prices
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Reinsurance stock prices had good luck warns A.M. Best
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Strong Q1 reinsurance results expected
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Bahrain – Study to reconsider motor insurance prices
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Egypt – Electronic issuance of “compulsory motor” insurance
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Egypt – New comprehensive motor insurance policy
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UAE – Combatting money laundering in insurance
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Saudi Arabia – 17 parties unite against insurance prices
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UAE – Restrictions on health insurance abuse
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Qatar – Probable mergers between insurers
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Bahrain Insurance Association launches awareness campaign
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Kuwait – Ministry of Health unable to insure retirees
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World Bank targets sovereign disaster risk transfer
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UAE – Insurance Authority compels insurers to mention premium
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Europe - Technology threatens 250,000 insurance jobs
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Negative Outlook for Energy Insurers
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Catastrophe Reinsurance Prices Will Continue to Drop
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Saudi Arabia – Quality certificate of hospitals for health insurance
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UAE – Building insurance premiums lost abroad
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Reinsurance expenses up, returns down, but profits continue
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Saudi Arabia – Insuring malpractice of real estate experts
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Egypt – Life forum recommends technology use and bancassurance
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Increase in reinsurance demand likely to favour top-tier
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Insurtech to efficiently transfer risk to ILS
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Bank of England warns of soft reinsurance market
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Reinsurers increase peak zone cat risk exposure
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UAE – Insurers not allowed to change deductible
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The Egyptian Insurance Awareness Association signs protocol with FAIR
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Egypt – Life insurances promising during future years
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Micro-insurance premiums in Africa at USD 640 million
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Alternative reinsurance capital grew to $72bn in 2015
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Kuwait – Health insurance for retirees: KD 100 million project
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EU cuts capital charges for insurers investing in infrastructure
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Iraq – Implementing health insurance improves services
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Saudi Arabia – 10.8 million health insurance beneficiaries
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Saudi Arabia – Reforming insurers’ objectives supports health care
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UAE – Health insurance philosophy is to ease quality and access
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Reinsurance rates down in April renewal but demand up
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Allianz plans to divest $5bn Italian life insurance
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Insurers face increasing threat from InsurTech start-ups
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Rates slow ILS growth and reinsurer discipline worries
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MetLife Beats Back Too-Big-to-Fail Label
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Saudi Health Minister: We did not finalize health insurance for citizens
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Misr Insurance: War policy covers plane hijacking
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Tianjin insurance losses up to $3.5 bln
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Alternative reinsurance capital to grow influence in Europe
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Jordan – Arab Orient Insurance plans acquisition
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Importance of ILS to capitalise post-event
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Qatar Central Bank issues executive insurance regulations
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Oman – Regulating investment insurance products
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Bahrain – Launching “motor accident fund”
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Egypt – Proposal to assign insurance disputes to economic tribunals
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Saudi Arabia – National Transformation Program supports health investment
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Qatar – Insurance as 1.5% of GDP
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USD 5.5 billion GCC spending on overseas treatment annually
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Health insurance for 6000 old aged cases in Sharjah soon
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Kuwait – Implementing soon health insurance for retirees
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Weak reinsurance market conditions to continue
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Actuarial body issues best practice for operational risks
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Small cats, big problems
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USD 200 million energy insurance premiums lost in GCC
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KSA - Financing and mortgages could boost insurance demand
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Egypt – Negotiations with reinsurers interrupted by USD crisis
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To enter emerging markets ILS needs to educate
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Oman – Security and safety at industrial facilities
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Egypt – 30 thousand customers “declined” in life insurance
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India may penalize delays in crop insurance settlements
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Reinsurers creep closer to breakeven
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Iraq – call for compulsory insurance law
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Egypt – Competition on the coverage of 13 million workers
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Cedants’ strategies changed by risk appetite statements
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Reinsurance reserve releases to slow
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Insurance sector quadruples M&A activity
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Europe - Financial literacy key to growth and stability
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UAE - Launching motor insurance electronic portal
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Jordan – Government incentives for insurers’ mergers attractive
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Munich Re stashes cash to counter negative rates
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UAE – 25% increase in health insurance prices
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Jordan – Incentives for insurers to merge
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Reinsurers won’t be on systemically important list
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Reinsurers average return on equity tumbles in 2015
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Saudi health ministry: We did not set year 2020 for health insurance
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Qatar – Toward the reform of motor insurance policies
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Kuwait – Kuwait Insurance Federation to raise qualifications
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Egypt – Insuring imported equipment affected by EGP decline
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Munich Re forecasts lower profits and competitive pressure
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Saudi Arabia – “Najm” is a non-profit service company
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Qatar – Shifting health insurance to private sector
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Algeria – Paying electronically for motor insurance
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MENA insurance markets resilient
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Gulf insurers will launch a fire risk fund
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Saudi Arabia – policyholders’ protection law among the best
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Lebanon – Life premiums increase to USD 471 million in 2015
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Evolving market forces reinsurance model to rethink
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UAE – Car agencies keep old spare parts
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Reinsurance is currently extremely efficient capital
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UAE – Weak control over health insurance claims
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UK – Different impacts of underwriting on Solvency II
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AIG in two-year casualty deal with Swiss Re
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UAE – Licensing and registration rules for actuaries
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Saudi Arabia – CCHI denies family should be insured by same insurer
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Meiji Yasuda acquires StanCorp Financial for $5bn
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Reinsurance rates to soften more at renewals
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Saudi Arabia – Insurers’ capital increase is not a solution
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Saudi Arabia – 7 challenges face health insurance
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Afro-Asian Federation asks for political insurance pool
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Arab Insurance Institute and LOMA: agreement signed
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UAE – Differing increases in motor insurance prices
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Bahrain – Unified motor policy and claims rules soon
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Egypt – Motor insurance prices up by 18% driven by USD
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Tunisia – Prison for insurance fraud cases
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UAE - Woman to pay Dh3 million for crash caused by minor son
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India's health protection gap is the biggest
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UK - Insurance industry prioritises big data in 2016
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Reinsurance rates to continue declines at mid-year
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Oman- Establishment of a common model of motor insurance
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Morocco- Moroccan insurance supported by the life class of business
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Saudi Arabia – Foreign consultant studies insurance prices
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Europe's insurers turn to risky property
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Risk transfer can help bridge Africa’s protection gap
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Saudi Arabia – 125 companies to implement IFRS
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Lebanese-French mutual insurance cooperation
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Saudi Arabia – Strengthening insurance culture to develop business projects
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Egypt – Dollar currency weighs heavily on insurers
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Kuwait – “Money laundering dept” at Ministry tackles insurance
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UAE – Insurance Authority consults national companies
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Egypt – Marketing the feasibility study of Egyptian reinsurer
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Gulf Health Council: Insurance in KSA is weak
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Reinsurer margins to erode further
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UAE – AED 106 million losses of 29 insurers in 2015
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Profitability a challenge despite reinsurance rate stabilization
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UAE – Necessity of insuring building design errors
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Qatar – Demands of hospitals in new health insurance system
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India - Indebted farmers seek subsidies and insurance
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UAE – Requests for compulsory insurance on buildings
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UAE: 1 billion $ abused in medicines and tests in health insurance
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Egypt – Total health insurance premiums at EGP 3.5 billion
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Egypt – 62% of the insured have chronic diseases
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Alternative reinsurance capital & ILS fueling innovation
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UAE property insurance premiums to soften despite blazes
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UAE – “Daman” pays 8 million in a single treatment
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Egypt – Insurers aim at collaborating with “Traffic” authority
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Egypt – Launching an insurance awareness website
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UAE – Motor insurance price increases for the aged
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Kuwait – Insurance market not powerful and not regulated
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Egypt – Long term expectations of insurance still positive
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Capital Adequacy Is Key Strength of Reinsurers in Difficult Market
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Saudi “Health Council” controls hospitals
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Iraq – Supporting insurance with legislations boosts growth
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Egypt – EGP 60 million to insure civil nuclear liability
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UAE – Life insurer initiative with AED 1 billion capital
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Reinsurance challenges more than a soft market
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UAE – Insurers have to mention premium value
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UAE – Increasing demand for insurance of lawyers’ risks
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UAE – Dubai Real Estate regulator imposes insurance on buidings
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UK- Regulator questions higher life expectancy reinsurance
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Jordan – Insurance regulation from Ministry to Central Bank
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Saudi Arabia – Privatization of health: Which direction?
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Indonesia Offers Vast Potential for Takaful
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Reinsurers reserves running low
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Saudi insurers need mergers and restructuring
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Misr Life insurance reveals EGP 29 million contract fraud
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Reinsurance cycle won’t turn until situation is critical
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UAE insurers’ transition to tougher norms
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Insurance prices of Saudi cars highest in Arab region
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Oman – Premiums increase to OR 466 during 2015
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Jordan – Insurance premiums increase to JOD 551.5 million
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Egypt – Dollar appreciation increases insurance losses
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UAE – Injured transportation fees raise insurance fears
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UAE – Agencies are not respecting replacement car rule
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Accenture to provide services to RSA for 6 years
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Run-off market to attract more ILS
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Saudi Arabia – Real estate developers to secure decennial insurance
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UK - greater oversight of longevity risk transfer
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Bermuda’s regulation enhances business opportunities
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Egypt – Insurers consider entering the stock exchange
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Egypt – Promising opportunities for health insurance
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UAE – Bancassurance under supervision
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Life insurance sector premiums at AED 7.5 billion in UAE
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P&I Sector’s Underwriting Discipline to Be Tested
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Greater transparency could encourage ILS sector growth
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Saudi Arabia – Health insurance represents 52% of premiums
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Health Authority in Abu Dhabi: 2800 insurance violations
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Bahrain – Uniform motor insurance policy by mid-year
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Egypt – Policyholders’ protection fund maintained in law
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Egypt – Takaful premiums reached EGP 1.9 billion in November
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Lloyd’s - need to do more R&D
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UAE – Reinsurers withdraw from health insurance
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Some reinsurance lines no longer meeting cost-of-capital
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Gulf insurers: “Capable of overcoming crisis”
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Insurer companies: “race for Iran oil could be false start”
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Takaful at a crossroads
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Munich Re reflects reinsurance pressure
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Saudi Arabia – Decisions of “Health Council” affect investments
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Insurance Europe supports pan-European pension
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Signs of rates stabilising in competitive reinsurance market
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Prices & terms eroded at January reinsurance renewal
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Growth expectations in the Gulf despite challenges
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Egypt – Strong decrease in life insurance issuance
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ILS & cat bond market stabilised in 2015
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Saudi Arabia – 6.5 million uninsured cars
-
UAE – 10% growth insurance premiums in 2015
-
Lebanon – Insurance profits USD 140.96 mln in 2014
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Egypt – Blacklist for high loss insurance customers
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Energy insurance shortfall, an opportunity for ILS
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Saudi Arabia – Possibility of mergers between small insurers
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90% of population registered in health insurance in Dubai in 2016
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Egypt – Insurance premiums of natural risks as 25% of claims
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Egypt – Re-examination of the health insurance draft law
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UAE – Motor insurance prices increased by 25%
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M&A to continue for Bermuda reinsurers
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UAE – Companies compelled to inform customer on orange card
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Profits of Saudi insurance sector increased by 13% during 2015
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Large European reinsurers meeting cost-of-capital
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Reinsurer reserves releases to shrink
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GIC Re wants to be among top 10 global reinsurers
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Owners of Dubai high-rises urged to check insurance
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Saudi Arabia – Vehicle price increase won’t affect premium
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UAE – Uniform motor insurance policy is very late
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Oil crisis will have no mercy on Kuwaiti insurance sector
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Saudi Arabia – SAR 200 increase on domestic worker insurance
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UAE – Fear of arson at warehouses
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India - Six foreign reinsurers apply to open branch offices
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Saudi Arabia to consider reforms to social insurance
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UAE – Case for sports cars insurance through agencies
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Aviation market sees rates fall 25% in December
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Cat bonds hit new high, corporate interest to drive growth
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Saudi Arabia – Linking brokers and insurers to control claim
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Africa Re increases capital to $500 million
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Risks in non-life reinsurance skewed to the downside
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SAMA sets committee to examine insurance price increases in KSA
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Saudi Arabia – No additional premium to cover vehicle passengers
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Impossible for industry to achieve 10% ROE in 2016
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Kuwait – Insurers cannot claim car wreckage
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Egypt – Insurance brokers agree to form federation
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RSA to establish presence at Lloyd’s
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UAE – Insurance covers multi-vehicle accidents
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Egyptian Insurance Federation to cooperate on health insurance
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Lloyd’s insurers take advantage of soft reinsurance
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Egypt – Seminar to discuss the recurrent fire accidents
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Allianz sees 10 more years of low interest rates
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Reinsurers as gatekeepers of risk: AM Best
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China’s $41bn of 2015 catastrophes uninsured
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Hurricane Alex forms in Atlantic, a rare January storm
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Capital markets now supply over 50% of retro capacity
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The Gulf insurance sector is seeking profitability
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India - Health insurers to pass on discounts given by hospitals
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Renewals show ILS expanding, entering new reinsurance markets
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Insured catastrophe losses 31% below average in 2015
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Saudi Arabia – No insurance for war reporters
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Egypt – Workshop on insurance and protecting competition
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Egypt – New health insurance law overcomes problems
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Egyptian insurance federation activates agricultural cover
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Over £20bn of longevity hedges expected in 2016
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USA - Attorneys general joining probe of health insurer mergers
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Saudi Arabia – Weak people burn warehouses intentionally
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Qatar – QR 10 billion insurance premiums in 2015
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Health insurance an opportunity to build an Arab human capital
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Evidence that reinsurance underwriting cycle is dead
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Jordan – Health Insurance Study delayed
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Signs of discipline despite soft reinsurance market
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Reinsurance sector no longer earning its cost of equity
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UAE – Increased participation costs in motor insurance
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Egypt – Debate about marine hull insurance deductibles
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USA - Reinsurance Head addresses Climate Change
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Saudi Arabia – Council of Competition does not intervene in insurance prices
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UAE – Insurance affected by oil price decreases and challenges
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Reinsurance prices near cost-of-capital
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Saudi Arabia – Regulations of actuarial work issued
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Saudi Arabia – Health Insurance adopts electronic framework
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Qatar – Tender to choose insurers to provide coverage for citizens
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Morocco – Minister of Justice blames insurers on car accidents
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Tunisia – 10% increase in prices of motor insurance against liabilities
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Arab Insurance Awareness Association launched
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Gulf – Some markets grow during crises
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Rates adequate, returns near cost-of-capital in Lloyd’s renewals
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Alternative reinsurance capital growth outstrips traditional
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Saudi Arabia – Questions about insurers
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Qatar – New health insurance more comprehensive
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Qatar – Insurers and traffic department electronically linked
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Jordan – Coordination between civil defense and insurers
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ILS discipline slows reinsurance softening
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Reinsurance renewals see price stabilisation hopes dashed
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Egypt - Hospitals’ capacity concerns ahead of health insurance bill
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China Provides Private Health Insurance Tax Relief
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Egypt – Insurance Federation seeks to limit marine losses
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UAE - Insurance and pension sector growth expected
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UK floods need adequate insurance and faster response
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Lebanon-Insurance sector grows in premiums and profits
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Some European renewals aggressively priced below expected loss
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Emirates ID to also substitute for Insurance Card by 2016-end
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Egypt- A new Social Health Insurance law is offered to the Syndicates for review
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Saudi Arabia- Creating a database dedicated to motor risk
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Partnership between the Supreme Council of Health and insurers to ensure quality and competitiveness
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A boom for life insurance companies after entering the digital era
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UAE insurers face tougher outlook as earnings pressures rise
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UK- Plans unveiled to stop fraudulent compensation claims for minor injuries in car crashes
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UK flooding could wipe 0.2pc off GDP
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Insurance Companies’ Share of Egyptian Health Expenditure Does Not Exceed 4%.
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Suez Canal Life Insurance to attract Egyptian community in Kuwait
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ACE’s Global Reinsurance Faces Stiff Competition
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Egypt - 6 insurance companies pump 583.5 million pounds in their capital base
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Saudi Arabian insurers intend to price their motor insurance according to the conduct of each client
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Qatar’s health insurance program Seha is being suspended
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UAE- Reduced demand for coverage in the engineering and marine insurance
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an officer at the “Council of Saudi Chambers “: the increase in insurance rates is unjustified
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Egypt –The waste of billions in health insurance is behind the aversion to hospitals
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African Risk Capacity: Insurance For African Development
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Saudi Arabia - Health insurance companies to be fined for delaying approvals
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Kingdom of Bahrain - "IFSB" looking into a draft on guiding principles for Re-Takaful
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Reinsurance may be ‘uglier’ than expected in 2016, negative outlook: A.M. Best
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UAE: Insurance Authority imposes companies the inclusion of the premium in motor insurance policy
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Amman: Senate approves proposal for Medical Accountability bill
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Saudi Arabia - Only 3 million Saudis have health insurance
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UAE – Calls to decrease the insurance prices of sports cars
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Lebanon – Does our country want health insurance for its citizens?
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M&A could stabilise reinsurance rates, but reduce demand in 2016
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Lebanon – Insurance is essential in economic framework
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AIG authorises repurchase of up to $3 billion shares
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Reinsurance rate pressure may be greater in 2016
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Saudi Arabia – Penalizing insurers which delay treatment
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Oman – Recommendation to found Agricultural insurer
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Axis reinsurance arm to open Dubai office
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European Council adopts insurance distribution rules
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Saudi Arabia – 4 insurers represent 56% of market
-
UAE – Companies save on health insurance
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Warren Buffett continues to dial back on reinsurance
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EIOPA emphasizes risk-adequate reinsurance pricing
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Saudi Arabia – Motor insurance prices increase by 100%
-
Egypt – Insurance Federation prepares database manual
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Egypt – Opportunities for best reinsurance conditions
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Jordan – Health insurance instructions for house maids
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Kuwait – Health Insurance on visiting “Cards”
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Towers Watson and Willis Approve Merger
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Reinsurers expect much of the same at January renewals
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UAE – Policy cost increase weakens car sales
-
Jordan – Electronic link between licensing and insurance federation
-
ILS continues to attract investors, will further pressure reinsurers
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Solvency II ratios don’t reflect economic capitalization
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Oman – Health premiums at OR 107 million with 37% growth
-
Accenture takes life insurance into cloud computing
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Egypt – New insurance licenses will be linked to market needs
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Government will finance health services for Bahrainis
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Algeria – Insurance Business exceeds DA 101 billion in 9m
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Reinsurer earnings deterioration obscured, pressure continues
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US - Entrepreneurs Raise $13 Million to reinvent insurance
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UAE - Earnings and regulatory pressures on the rise
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Bahrain – Insurance sector continues growth in 2014
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UK - Regulator approves all solvency internal models
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Jordan – Calls for independence of insurance regulators
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UAE – Insurance profits expected to decrease by 10% to 15%
-
Jordan – Launching of Arab seminar on credit rating
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Afro-Asian FAIR to launch political violence pool
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Egypt – Insurance sector expects new laws in parliament
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UAE – Insurance profits expected to decrease by 10% to 15%
-
Jordan – Launching of Arab seminar on credit rating
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Afro-Asian FAIR to launch political violence pool
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Egypt – Insurance sector expects new laws in parliament
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Egypt – Issuance of decennial liability insurance
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Risk transfer to protect emerging economy agriculture
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Financial Stability Board launches climate disclosures
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Morocco to follow best practices in insurance
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Zurich Insurance Increases Job Cuts, Relocations by 1,800
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India - IRDAI's new reinsurance norms favor GIC
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Bank of England warns on soft market discipline
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Egypt – Insurance companies can issue standardized policies
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Saudi Arabia – Health insurance does not cover motor accident treatment
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Qatar – Rain damage insurance claims
-
Bahrain – A school insures tuition fees
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RGA to reinsure $22 Billion Block of Life from XL
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African Risk Capacity covers organisations & NGO’s
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Kuwait – Necessity of supporting industrial and construction sector
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Bank of England to review alternative capital risks
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Bahrain – Regulator will issue decisions on motor insurance
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UAE – Insurance Premiums AED 33.5 billion with 11% growth
-
Egypt – Life insurance premiums increased by 37%
-
Ban Ki-Moon, Obama in insurance pledges at Paris climate talks
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Saudi Arabia – Supervision on health insurance prices
-
Egypt – Insurance seminar on recurrence of fire accidents
-
More progress on Solvency II decisions needed
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Saudi Arabia – 99% of people without home insurance
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Bahrain – Parliament seeks motor insurance supervision
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No one better to manage world’s risks than insurers
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German insurance watchdog seeks regulatory calm
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Saudi Arabia – Companies started receiving heavy rain claims
-
Zurich insurance will stop non-life in Middle East
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Munich Re receives approval for Solvency II internal model
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European Commission finds Bermuda fully equivalent for Solvency II
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UAE represents 44% of Gulf insurance premiums
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Insuring nuclear facilities in Egypt
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Capital a determinant in ongoing insurance rate decline
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Expansion of Arab Insurance Federation’s trainings
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Saudi Arabia – Health investments are successful yet difficult
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Terrorism reinsurance fund to help Parisian businesses
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Normalised cat losses to threaten reinsurers
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More ILS capacity to enter market post-event
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Saudi Arabia – Health insurance on visitors soon
-
Egypt – The Insurance Market averts risks
-
Global losses hint at broadening ILS
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Insurance Authority and Abu Dhabi Global Market sign a Memorandum of Cooperation
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance risks higher in Jeddah
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Local market competency invaluable to smaller reinsurers
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Financial Stability Board addresses climate risk
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Large British Insurers exempted from EU Audit Rules
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Egypt – Expanding customer base compensates reinsurers exit
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68 traditional re/insurers commit to Climate Risk Statement
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Alternative capital forced reinsurers to adapt
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Saudi Arabia – 90% not covered against natural perils
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UAE – Higher fees on comprehensive motor insurance
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Europe - solvency swings as rule launch looms
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Jordan – The profits of 24 insurers decrease by 18%
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Egypt – Relationship with reinsurers negatively affected by Fire results
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EU regulator seeks consistent insurer models
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Alternative capital to compress reinsurance cycle
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Lack of predictive modelling a factor limiting ILS casualty growth
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UAE – Compelling insurers to cover hospitalization claims
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Jordan – Insurers will collect traffic contravention fines
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Egypt – Issuing standardized insurance policies electronically
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance brokers exposed to losses
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Egypt – Insurance corporate governance limits risks
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Kuwait – Implementation of retirees’ health insurance
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Egypt – Insurance competition to cover 1,000 tourism guides
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Cedants centralising reinsurance purchases
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Egypt – Necessity of appointing actuaries in Takaful companies
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Brazil - Insurers Face Claims of $600 Million
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Egypt – Examining the results of Fire reinsurance treaties
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Supply demand imbalance to lead reinsurance prices down
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Saudi Arabia – 20% increase in health insurance cost
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Tunisia – Speeding insurance claim settlement
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Catastrophe bond returns higher in 2015
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Renewal of price wars between Saudi insurers
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Emirati insurers to settle emergency costs
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Kuwait – Cancelling health insurance for residents is not feasible
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Saudi Arabia – Limiting the abuse of the visitor policy
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Reshaped reinsurance can support sustainable development
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Arab premiums reach USD 33 billion with 11% growth
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Asia-Pacific reinsurance buyers benefit from market
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UAE – Decreasing prices at the expense of quality
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Foreign lobbies ask China to revise cyber insurance rules
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U.S. P&C rates down 3.1% in Q3
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Egypt – Negative implications of dollar appreciation on reinsurance
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Reinsurance sector retains strong base despite headwinds
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Asia-Pacific disaster losses hit half a trillion dollars in 10 years
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New Zealand earthquake loss continues deterioration trend
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US - Cheaper reinsurance helps home insurers
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Egypt – Draft law submitted to government before year end 2015
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12% share of “Takaful insurance” in Egypt
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Changing regulation will drive demand for reinsurance
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Shanghai will emerge as a reinsurance hub
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Aviva to underwrite home assistance policies in UK
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India - Norms for foreign reinsurers to open branches
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Saudi insurers act as investment companies
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UAE – 80% of insurance frauds are not detected
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Swiss Re plans share buyback next month
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance policy for property valuation
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11% annual growth rate in Emirati insurance sector
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Swiss Re unlikely to be major player in M&A
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Africa Re and ILO sign microinsurance agreement
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Property and casualty insurance to soften further in 2016
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Solvency II highlights importance of good governance
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance prices increase by more than 100%
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UAE – Increasing motor insurance prices prevents claim delays
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Kuwait – Takaful insurance proposal for medical malpractice
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Egypt – Engineering committee completes survey model
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Saudi Arabia – Safety in industrial areas
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The Dubai police organizes 1st insurance forum
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Bahrain – License of a Gulf insurance company studied
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Egypt – Terrorism in accident policies not covered by reinsurers
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Oman – Training programs for the insurance sector
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USA - Humana shareholders approve merger with Aetna
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Jordan – New insurance dispute settlement committee
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Egypt – Revolution in insurance awareness with financial supervision
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Historical EU windstorm losses could be unprecedented
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Tianjin loss may help moderate reinsurance prices at 1/1
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Gulf insurance market toward further growth
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Calls to initiate actuarial academic degrees in UAE
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Only licensed Saudi factories to obtain insurance compensation
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Moody’s: Egyptian insurance market promising
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Motor insurance prices to increase 30% in KSA
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UAE – Insurers intentionally avoid compensation
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Qatar - Conflict between motor insurers and beneficiaries
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Egypt – Weakness of Microinsurance market
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Reinsurance prices could fall double-digits in January
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance fraud decreased by 3%
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EU & US insurers renew call for Transatlantic inclusion
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Obamacare Sets 2016 Enrollment Goal of 10 Million
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Big data models to help ILS into casualty risks
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Vulnerable 20 nations to establish climate risk pooling facility
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UK’s duty of responsibility extends to insurance executives
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Big data models to help ILS into casualty risks
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Vulnerable 20 nations to establish climate risk pooling facility
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UK’s duty of responsibility extends to insurance executives
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Unified motor insurance policy in UAE before year end 2015
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Reinsurance to remain tough but rate declines to slow
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The challenges of the Arab reinsurance market
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Arab Insurance Council
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Saudi Arabia – Electronic issue of insurance for visitors
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US - Negative insurer ratings outnumber positive in H1 2015
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Egyptian Federation wants to market Egyptian reinsurer
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Arab Re's family wishes you Happy Hijri Year 1437
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أعاد الله عليكم كثيراً من أمثالها. كل عام وأنتم بخير
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Actions to regulate insurance in the GCC
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SAMA to settle disputes of Saudi insurers with transport companies
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Qatar – The health insurance budget under stress
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Cyber insurance premiums rocket after high-profile attacks
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Saudi Arabia – “Retirees” submit requests to Ministry of Finance
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UAE – Insurance companies delay due settlements
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TowersWatson shareholders against merger with Willis
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UN report highlights climate & disaster risk transfer
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Qatar – Increase of government’s support to health by 34.3%
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Egypt – Insurers should promote liability insurance
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Multi-national re-insurance brokers violate Indian laws
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Analytics reshaped the reinsurance value chain
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance prices left to supply and demand
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Bahrain – President of Supreme Health tackles national health insurance
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Egypt – Insurance sector considers natural risk pool
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UK Insurers to appoint whistleblower manager
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Saudi Arabia – Insurers tend to change their policies with hospitals
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IRB Brasil IPO suspended as market turmoil worsens
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India - Foreign reinsurers may repatriate profit
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41% of Saudi insurers should improve risk management
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Saudi Arabia – The Educators ask for health insurance
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UK - Market conditions remain tough in non-life
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KSA – The Insurance Sector and the program proposal
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Jordan – Domestic worker insurance policy regulations
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Egypt – The development of Takaful related to GCC holdings
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If MetLife Is Tagged As Systemically Risky, Why Isn’t Berkshire Hathaway?
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New reinsurance reality – Lower returns, underwriting focus
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Engineering insurers must better tackle political risk
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UAE – Insurance service for cars at fuel stations
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UK to introduce damages for late claims payment
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India - Reinsurance norms to be finalised soon
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Islamic economy growing at nearly double global rate
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Saudi Arabia – Insurance cards for retirees above age 60
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Bank of England: Insurers Exposed to Climate Change
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Reinsurance demand to increase in 2016
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Profits of Saudi insurers will improve this year
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Insurance industry must help end poverty
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Buffett reduces shareholding in reinsurance firm Munich Re
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Walid Genadry Distinguished Fellow of IAIS
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Airbus and Atos to Create Cyber Security Products
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Reinsurance cycle signals reduced payout period post-event
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UK watchdog bans default selling of additional general insurance
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China - Life insurance pricing mechanism liberalized
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New reinsurance demand expected with Solvency II
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Buyer's market continues as reinsurance rates keep falling
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USA - Health Insurer CEOs Defend Big Mergers
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Sub-Saharan Reinsurance Markets Attract Capacity
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Reinsurance M&A ‘mega deals’ an opportunity for ILS
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Ace Group introduces new $100m Global Cyber Facility product
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Engineering premiums in UAE reach AED 1 billion in 2014
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Overcapacity Weighs on MENA Reinsurers
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US - Antitrust lawmakers concerned about insurance mergers
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China -Insurance regulator to gain increased power
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HCC Insurance approves acquisition by Tokio Marine
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Reinsurers as capital market transformers
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The reinvention of the reinsurance broker
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Insurers must be prepared as Solvency II approaches
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Arab Re's Family Wishes You a happy "Eid Al Adha"
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شركة إعادة التأمين العربية تتمنى لكم عيد أضحى مباركاً
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Saudi insurers to Transport committee: Your statistics are inaccurate
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UAE – Insurance pricing rules for cars soon
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Zurich drops RSA bid and focus on profitability
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UAE – Truncated insurance claims
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Bahrain – Health Insurance for scholarship students
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China Re Wins Hong Kong Stock Exchange Approval
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UAE – Insurers delay vehicle repair procedures
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Insurance Sector Struggles to Innovate
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The cheapest reinsurance is not always the best
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UAE – Agreement between licensed brokers and intruders
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Egypt - Temporary Judge Insurance Policy issued by Public Insurers
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Egypt – Federation to apply political violence insurance on tourists
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Towers Watson to buy Canadian insurance technology business Brovada
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Reinsurance margins heading below acceptable returns
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Jordan – Instructions allowing insurance mergers
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UAE – Companies increase motor insurance prices because of age
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Jordan – Premiums grow by 7% reaching JOD 525 million in 2014
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Lloyd’s considers writing experimental risks
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Willingness to adapt has protected reinsurance ratings
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The Riyadh chamber wants to set motor insurance pricing
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Egypt – Competition is burning “Fire” insurance
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Suez Canal Project raises the credit rating of Egypt
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Towers Watson launches vGrid
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London reinsurance market needs true innovation
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XL Catlin launches new crime insurance policy in US
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Alternative capital firmly embedded in reinsurance
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Value of reinsurance M&A so far unclear
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Saudi Insurance Companies cover coronavirus
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Reinsurer capital totalled $565bn
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Signs of rationality in reinsurance, as capital growth slows
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Foreign companies won’t enter the Saudi insurance market
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Alternative reinsurance capital to have profound effect
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Mitsui Sumitomo buying Amlin in $5.33bn deal
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Saudis tend to buy the cheapest insurance
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Qatar – “Kafa'a” opens dialogue with insurance leaders
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Egypt – EGP 1.1 billion Takaful insurance premiums in H1
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Diversified reinsurers risk continuation of pricing pressures
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The Saudi Insurance sector reached SAR 18 billion in H1
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Reinsurance has an identity crisis
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Fastest Insurance Growth in MENA
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Tianjin blasts insurance loss as much as $3.3bn
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Fitch: 2016 Reinsurance sector outlook negative
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New EU insurer capital rules from January 2016
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Reinsurers’ management of catastrophe exposures diverges
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Capital markets have role to play in Asian flood risk
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Survey of Insurance Accounts in UAE by 2015
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Jordan: A Vision to solve the problems of nationals with the obligatory Insurance
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SAMA requested to stop the abuse of Saudi insurers
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Lebanon – Insurers do not cover psychiatric treatment
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Compulsory insurance on police and army in Egypt
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Legacy of Hurricane Katrina – Reinsurance capacity bubble
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Kuwait – 7 companies proposed retirement health insurance
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Bahrain – 2 banks and 4 insurers licensed in 2015
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The Egyptian market can absorb additional insurers
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Monitoring Saudi insurers removed the challenges and raised performance
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S&P: Reinsurance M&A Will Be Driven by Berkshire Hathaway Model
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Vast capacity for Asia reinsurance market to grow: Fitch
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Takaful Insurance can Cover the Travel of Pilgrims
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US group urges China to open insurance, securities markets
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Algeria: Life insurance in decline
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Health insurance is staggeringly uncompetitive in America, and is poised to get even worse
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Alternative reinsurance capital to persist, despite being untested
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Egypt: Presidential Decree to Amend the Insurance Supervision and Control Law
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FBD: Short-term insurance gain has yielded long-term pain
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Monte Preview: M&A mania to continue
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Losses of the Gulf Exchanges in August Totaling nearly Half of their 2015 Budgets
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Survey of Global Executives Reveals Business Threat of Poor Risk Oversight
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UK: Over 4,000 fraudulent insurance applications made every week
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Saudi Arabia: Minister of Health reviews the SHIB project
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61 per cent of Dubai Residents’ Homes are Uninsured
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S&P warns on reinsurers protecting profits through reserve releases
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Egypt: An insurance scheme for natural disasters
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Illegal vehicles.. big losses to the state treasury, insurance companies and the "Fund"
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Road transport pumping 300 million riyals annually in the insurance market
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Saving for retirement trend growing in UAE: Survey
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The Economic Legislation agrees the amendments to the Capital Market Law in Egypt
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ILS market growth should not be at the expense of discipline, S&P warns
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Banks to pay back two million conned by useless card insurance
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Misr Insurance wins power contracts worth multi-billion Egyptian pounds
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Biggest reinsurance firms putting their risk management to the test
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Saudi Arabia to discuss mandatory health insurance for visa applicants
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UAE: Extending the deadline for composite insurers to comply with the news rules for one more year
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Chinese property firm plots big Asian reinsurance start-up
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Saudi Arabia: Orphans to be provided with medical insurance cards after Eid Al-Adha
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Insurers Look to Cyber, M&A Coverage as Prices Decline for 9th Quarter: Marsh
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Allianz, Zurich receive damages claims from firms affected by Tianjin blasts
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Tunisian insurance sector has yet to reach its potential
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Huge Explosions & Fire in Chinese Port of Tianjin Kill 44
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Medical services in Egypt: Misery offered for Miserable People
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Many threats affecting the largest Arab economy
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Qatar - A mistake to open the door to private health insurance
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The Council of Ministers in UAE grants 1 year for insurers to regularize
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Saudi insurance sector profits rise 60% in the first half of 2015
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UAE’s insurance sector the fastest in growing
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ILS and cat bond investor discipline helps market stabilize
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Lebanon – Penalty Fees for not insuring the Car: 1 Million LBP
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Reduction of the waiting period of ships in the Suez Canal lowers the cost of insurance
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XL launches $1bn share buy-back
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Saudi Arabia – Advanced system eliminates fake insurance
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Egypt – Establishing a natural risk pool against earthquakes
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Supreme Health Council stops insurers from providing services to Qataris
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Jordan – JOD 141 million health insurance premiums
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AIG Focuses on Integrating Japan Businesses
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Egypt – Capital increase of 7 insurance companies
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Hannover Re sees reinsurance price pressures easing
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Rating agencies skeptical on PartnerRe’s future
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Marsh Completes Acquisition of UK-Based SME Insurance Services
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AmTrust to acquire Monsanto subsidiary’s crop insurance business
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PartnerRe agrees sale with Exor
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Jordan – The Ministry of Industry penalizes insurers for raising rates
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Kuwait – 105 thousand citizens benefit from retirement health insurance
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Foreign reinsures obtain half of the premiums in UAE
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China Reinsurance files for Hong Kong IPO seen at up to $2 bln
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An uncertain future for Bermudian re/insurers
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Towers Watson releases new data validation software tool
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Netherlands - Insurer under fire after refusing breast cancer treatment
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Stiff competition results in softening energy market
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UK’s Allianz Insurance Partners with Pentura for Cyber services
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Egypt – Growth of marine insurance conditioned on Shipbuilding
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Regulation to drive contingent capital use in reinsurance
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Alternative capital a supplement to traditional sources
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Health insurance for visitors of KSA is electronic at 8 companies
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UAE – Insurance companies abuse the free zone law
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Geneva Association Study Analyzes Asian Flood Risks
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More data needed to help alternative capital into new risks
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Jordan – Increasing the fee related to compulsory motor is illegal
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IAIS consults on controversial G-SII requirements
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Compulsory PI cover spreads around the world
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KSA – 1585 complaints against insurers in a year
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Zurich weighing up bid for RSA
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UK’s Aviva to Target $3.9B in Renewable Energy Investments
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UAE - IA and Emirates ID consider linking their databases electronicall
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China approves Anbang's takeover of Dutch state-owned insurer
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Jordan – Warning about insurance intermediaries
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Egypt – Financial Supervision experts examine the German experience
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Iraq – Insurance suffers from the international sanctions’ repercussions
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ObamaCare blamed for insurer mega-mergers
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Generali Acquires MyDrive Solutions, a UK Data Analysis Firm
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Reinsurance prices to continue decline into 2016
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Saudi Arabia – New car owners are denied vehicle’s previous insurance
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Aviation rates keep falling despite losses
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After the M&A, reinsurance deals face post-transaction challenges
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A health insurance policy for visitors of KSA
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Egypt – Coverage of visiting tourists left to companies
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Takaful in the Gulf: Big challenges and strong competition
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Saudi insurers have to examine driving records
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Calls to control the motor insurance market in UAE
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Capital & data challenge the reinsurance value proposition
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Health insurance coverage of all Jordanians under study
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The Moroccan government commits to extend health insurance
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Reinsurance M&A creates opportunities, but is bigger actually better?
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The Emirati Insurance Authority polls opinions on Vehicle portal
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Saudi Arabia – Mergers could marginalize insurers
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United Arab Emirates – Insurance Authority: ambulance fees are low
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The Egyptian market does not attract “reinsurers”
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Insurers in the Middle East use cloud computing analysis
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M&A won’t stop the tide of reinsurance price declines
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Saudi transport companies look for alternatives to expensive insurance
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Slowing reinsurance price decline a “glimmer of hope”
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Excess capacity, new capital main concern of reinsurance industry
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Saudi insurers raise the prices of “Third Party” insurance
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Luxembourg insurance sector reflects on "encouraging" year
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Exposing UK Insurance Frauds Saves $5.58 Million a Day
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Softening reinsurance market threat greater than opportunities
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Kuwait – 20% increase in insurance revenues with car license reform
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Egypt – “AXA” and CIB bank sign life and savings agreement
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Egypt – microfinance will help cover non-payment risks
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Florida property catastrophe reinsurance rates down 8.5%
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Saudi Arabia – SAMA and Health Council coordination to strengthen efficiency
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UK regulators insurance stress test to produce telling results for ILS
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UK - Insurance giants will be forced to explain rate increases
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Dubai moves fast on all-inclusive health insurance
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Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency: Insurance on public facilities and KSA visitors
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Jordan – “Ministry of Industry” issues insurance guide
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Bank of England: Insurers’ capital level appropriate
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Saudi Arabia – The Health Insurance System met its strategic targets
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Saudi Arabia – When will health insurers fix their situation?
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Governmental support needed to break into new risks
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UK insurance premium tax hikes to 9.5%
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Saudi Arabia – Traffic activities and insurance to be electronically linked
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Egypt – 3 banks study the establishment of the contractor union’s insurer
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Fitch: US Hospitals Well Positioned for Insurer Consolidation
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European reinsurers to focus on emerging markets
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US power grid cyberattack could cost $1tn
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UAE – The 2014 Annual Report of Insurance Activities issued
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Qatar – Consultative Assembly approves health insurance recommendations
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XL Catlin launches operational risk solution
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Reinsurance can protect against “new catastrophes”
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UAE – Insurance Authority launches automatic renewal of insurance branches
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357 thousand Saudi companies offer healthcare to members in 2014
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Over half of insurance CEOs see tax burden as threat
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Flood Re prepares to secure £2.1bn reinsurance cover
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United Arab Emirates – Car agencies impose immediate insurance settlement
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UK should be “at the cutting edge” of ILS
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EIOPA delivers advice on insurance-based investment products
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6 health insurers are suspended for not respecting regulations
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Operations of “Saada” health insurance started in Dubai
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Alternative reinsurance capital hits $66bn
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Reinsurance Industry Faces an Uncertain Future
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Jordan – Total insurance premiums increase by 12%
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Guy Carpenter Confirms Slowing of Pricing Declines in June Renewals
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Factory fire in the Sultanate of Oman shows importance of insurance
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Reinsurance implications of Chubb acquisition by ACE
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Dubai links residency to health insurance by end of month
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ACE buys upmarket Chubb in biggest ever insurance takeover
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Endurance & Montpelier Re get key shareholder approvals for merger
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The council of cooperative health insurance plays a vital role in Saudi Arabia’s insurance sector.
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Willis & Towers Watson to merge creating $18bn broking giant
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Iraq – legal junction at the opening of insurance offices near border crossing
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Saudi Arabia – Entry of government hospitals in health insurance is a game changer
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UAE – The “Ministry of Health” cooperates with insurers
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Pension Corp. in £1.6bn longevity reinsurance deal
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Troubled insurers in Saudi Arabia face the option of mergers
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The World Bank in Bahrain to start the comprehensive health insurance
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More threat, more opportunities: Re/insurance 2020
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Global Insurance Regulators Postpone Tougher Capital Standards
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Bahraini “Takaud” considers creating a Takaful company in Egypt
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Nearly half of insurers lack formal innovation strategy
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Solvency II likely to be “major development” for ILS market
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Cyber breaches cause average $1.1m loss for nearly four in 10 businesses
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Re/Insurers Ponder the Impact of Human-Caused Earthquakes
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UAE – The transparency and governance of the insurance sector
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Increased portability and efficiency of capital in reinsurance
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ILS market to double in size within five years
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URALSIB first to deploy SAS Fraud Framework for Insurance in Russia
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Opportunity to find supply/demand equilibrium in reinsurance
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Re/insurance premium growth returns in 2014, profitability down
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United Arab Emirates – Mental Health
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Jordan – Al Wazani asks the government to speed the insurance law issuance
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UK - Insurers, Bankers Can’t Be Scared
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Re/insurance at heart of disaster & climate risk discussions
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41% of insurers in KSA and UAE toward improving risk management
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Lebanon – Material damage TPL compulsory insurance in process
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UAE – The Insurance Authority seeks to uncover money laundering
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UAE – Insurance Authority seeks to classify the garages
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World Cup Insurers Face Many Claims
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Swiss Re to Expand Infrastructure Investments
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Casualty reinsurance, advantageous but high entry barrier
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Saudi insurance companies: Our prices are not excessive
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UK - Aviva investigating 15,000 suspicious motor insurance claims
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Half of reinsurers planning major IT investment
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Reinsurers face "structural crisis": Munich Re Canada
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9 companies compete for the electronic health insurance system in KSA
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UAE – What happens between insurers an car agencies?
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UAE – Health insurance fraud issues
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Bahrain – Amending health fees is positive for health insurance
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Insurers save millions due to public hospitals
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UAE – Companies decline health coverage in the last hours
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Willis launches solution to help pensions access longevity reinsurance
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Qatar – Criticisms about cost increases and non-controlled health insurance
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Lebanon – Growth of insurance sector continues despite difficulties
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Egypt – New rules to deal with foreign reinsurance brokers
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Investment-oriented reinsurers the future of the business
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Berkshire Hathaway invests in IAG, gets quota share reinsurance deal
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UAE – New rules of the unified policy increase losses
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Qatar – Traffic department opens 2 offices at 2 insurers
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Egypt – reinsurance brokerage should be reviewed
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Egypt – Financial Supervision to poll citizens about insurance products
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UAE insurers share information on bad drivers
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Accenture introduces advanced analytics for financial services
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Technology can make reinsurance more efficient
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Cooperation between insurers and fish farming projects
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Warren Buffet: reinsurers will face 10 difficult years!
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Internal model should not become a capital optimisation tool
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Algeria – Necessity of coordination between judicial sector and insurers
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$135bn reinsurance overcapacity a significant driver of softening
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Don’t blindly deploy capital in a softening market
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Europe awards first Solvency II equivalent status
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UAE – Modernizing Takaful Insurance Regulations
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UAE – Social dialogue precedes the issuance of the unified motor policy
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The insurance sector is a huge sector in the Egyptian market
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Accenture introduces new Insurance Customer Insights Solution
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Tokio Marine to acquire HCC for $7.5bn
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No immediate threat to ILS investments from climate change
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Saudi insurance companies will maintain losses
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UAE – Linking home medical equipment with hospitals
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Kuwait – Insurance Federation still supports the creation of an authority
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Egypt – Cooperation between Insurance Awareness Association and Insurance Federation
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ILS managers need to provide solutions not just capacity
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Saudi Arabia – The absence of regulation caused the motor insurance price increases
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Plans to revive Iraqi insurance companies
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Egypt – Establishment of 1st insurance awareness NGO
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Light catastrophe year best scenario for European reinsurers
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Overcapacity in global reinsurance set to continue
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Risk function and top management lack coordination over cyber threats
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Algeria – 126 billion Dinars the turnover of insurers in 2014
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June renewals show reinsurance price decline moderating
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M&A to continue as reinsurers seek wider footprint
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UAE – The replacement car issue causes the insurers’ apprehensions
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UAE – Companies are not innovative
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Lebanon – Conference on insurance and oil tackles the risks
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A.M. Best: Gross Written Reinsurance Premium Drops in London Market
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Launching the Saada Health Insurance Program for Citizens of Dubai
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Qatar – The smallest camera uncovers a QR 3 million bribe
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Brazil Said to Consider Stake Sale in $1.3 Billion Reinsurer IPO
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Niche lines, capital efficiency benefit Lloyd’s re/insurers
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Obesity can be costly for insurance applicants
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Move toward the omanization of higher management in banking and insurance
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Axis/PartnerRe plan to return $2.2bn to shareholders
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Alternative capital a key risk for traditional reinsurance
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UAE - Millions worth of uninsured goods up in flames
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Egypt – 5 demands of brokers on insurers
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80% of African Business Lost to Foreign Firms
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Concern over re/insurance terms relaxation in London
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European Central Bank Warns of Risks to Insurers of Low Interest Rates
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Reinsurance price pressure to persist, ROE’s to struggle
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Buying closed blocks of life business remains a focus for reinsurers
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Saudi Arabia – Medical Insurance Crisis
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UAE – Ras Al Khaimah Bank Acquires 79% of RAK Insurance
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Insurers 'will disappear' amid tech revolution, warns Generali boss
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Bank of Russia backs idea to set up state-controlled reinsurer
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Swiss Re says no plans to enter direct insurance in India
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UAE – Claims Companies Sidestep the Law and Provide Health Insurance
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Reinsurance prices to stabilise, but at structurally lower levels
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54% Drop in Quarterly Investment Profits for UAE Insurers
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Florida catastrophe reinsurance protection superior to pre-Andrew
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UAE moves towards a smart medical system
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Over 60% of UAE residents are overweight or obese
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Indonesia - Government seeks to inject capital into new reinsurer
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Civil Defense Accuses Saudi Insurers of Being too Lax with Fire Insurance
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Big data a possible answer to insurer losses in China
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UAE – Insurance Authority issues e-forms for insurers’ financial compliance
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Saudi Arabia – Health Insurance Policies Decrease Manipulation
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PartnerRe rejects EXOR again, to proceed with vote on AXIS merger
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UK’s Regulator Criticizes Claims Handling for SMEs
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Brokerslink Signs Partnership with African Insurer Saham
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Formation of a Joint Committee to Develop the Insurance Industry in the Gulf States
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EU executive calls for review of insurance rules
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United Arab Emirates – Health and Dental Insurance
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Egypt – Health Self-Insurance Takes Over the Egyptian Market
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Egypt – Insurance Awareness…Interest and Education
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Further reinsurance price declines, weakening of T&C’s expected: Fitch
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Assets of the Arab War Risks Insurance Syndicate Reach USD 182 million
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Egypt – Clash between Insurance Companies and Brokers
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New reinsurance demand to be exceeded by supply
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United Arab Emirates – A Sudden Rise in Motor Comprehensive Insurance Prices
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United Arab Emirates – 130,000 People to Benefit from the “Saada” Health Insurance
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Property catastrophe reinsurance rates are not so bad
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Saudi Arabia – Capital Increase Doesn’t Stop Losses
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United Arab Emirates – Takaful Suffers from a Lack of Transparency and Product Differentiation
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Completion of the First Phase of the Misr Reinsurance Feasibility Study
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The Saudi Health Insurance Market Could Exceed 18 billion Rials this Year
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Algeria – Private Companies Lack Culture of Insurance
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Reinsurer & investor demand to squeeze returns on riskier layers
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Demands for Increasing Capital of KSA Insurance Companies to 1 billion Rials or Consolidation
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Majority of re/insurers feel industry is over-capitalised
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Morocco adopts draft law regulating Islamic insurance
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Private healthcare services to expand across UAE
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United Arab Emirates - Medical Fraud Increases Insurance Costs
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Sub-prime comparison not fair to catastrophe bonds
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United Arab Emirates – Insurance Authority’s Board of Directors Discusses Insurance Issues
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Cyber security worries will drive investment
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To stand still is to fall behind in reinsurance
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Bahrain – A call for floating motor insurance rates
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German insurers may struggle to meet capital needs
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European Insurers’ Dividend Growth Unlikely
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New claims system for Zurich
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Reinsurance trends continue, but deterioration slowing
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SAMA approves the recommendation of 3rd Saudi Insurance Symposium
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Qatar – “Seha” grants insurers one year to comply
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Egypt - Weak electronic culture in the insurance market
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Reinsurers see rates down about 10% at June 1st renewal
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The “Lloyd’s Market” expects growth in the Takaful sector
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Exor to consider increasing bid for PartnerRe, reports
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U.S. Seeks Dismissal of MetLife Suit Challenging Systemic Designation
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The Bahrain Insurance Association completes “2015 insurance day”
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Reinsurer returns on equity more realistic at 5.9%
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Soft market, third-party capital top reinsurance survey concerns
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Increasing re/insurance capacity still matched by demand
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Lloyd’s players attractive to Bermudian reinsurance deal seekers
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Compulsory health insurance for the Saudi citizen could be negative now
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Sultanate of Oman – 10% premium increase last year
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United Arab Emirates – Regions outside insurance coverage
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In Land of Negative Yields, Even Conservative Insurers Eye Junk Bond
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Pensions want direct & efficient access to longevity reinsurance
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UK - Watchdog bans life insurance advert
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Egypt – Bancassurance realized premiums of EGP 2.5 billion
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UAE – Companies seek life insurance
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Property cat reinsurance “not as much fun as it was”
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Saudi transportation companies unify efforts on insurance
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UAE – AED 40 billion investments in insurance sector in 2014
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Qatar – Weak regulation encouraged insurers’ abuse
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Lebanon – Zaccar president of the “Insurance Association”
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Reinsurance profitability attracts capital, but damages prospects: Fitch
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2.5 million insured Saudis do not have effective coverage
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Consolidations loom as UAE takaful firms feel the pinch
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4 Challenges face the Saudi insurance sector
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Saudi insurers, what will follow capital increases?
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Nepal earthquake increases home insurance demand in India
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Catastrophe deals threaten reinsurance sector
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Climate change to challenge re/insurers risk management
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Jordan: Compulsory insurance price increase an alternative to full liberalization
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Kuwait – “Health informatics” to hold insurance conference
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Pessimistic re/insurers struggle on low investment returns
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Islamic reinsurance moves to displace use of conventional finance
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Guy Carpenter Unveils New Digital Strategy
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Accidents outside UAE: Dubai Court says no insurance no compensation
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Saudi Arabia: The second-fastest growing insurance market in the GCC
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IUA welcomes EU/US reinsurance talks
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Continued softening ahead for U.S. property risks in 2015
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Pressure on reinsurance margins to continue: Munich Re CEO
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Indonesia Re to keep ceded premiums local
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Reinsurance down but not out
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Alternative capital continues to test reinsurance market
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Willis offers €550m for Gras Savoye
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Banks channel 40% of insurance premiums in UAE
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Reinsurance returns challenged if capital inflows continue
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Saudi Arabia - Medical insurance game runs over patients’ pain
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Should Berkshire Hathaway be designated systemically important?
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Guy Carpenter to focus on catastrophe risk for governments
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USA - Insurer reserve releases set to slow as prices fall
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Munich Re and Hewlett-Packard cooperate on cyber security
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