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January 5, 2026
Morocco: Bancassurance sector, including banca Takaful, continues to grow
The bancassurance sector maintained its growth momentum, registering a 6.6% increase in 2024. Source: Middle East Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
January 5, 2026
Global: Takaful market sees assets grow by at least 15% in 2025
The takaful sector experienced steady growth during 2025, with global takaful assets expanding at an estimated rate of 15-17% annually, according to Mr. Zubair Mughal, an expert in Islamic banking and finance. Source: Middle East Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
January 5, 2026
Egypt: Insurance Federation: Actuarial valuation remains the cornerstone as the role of technology in risk pricing escalates
The Insurers Federation of Egypt affirmed that insurance is fundamentally based on a contract aimed at transferring the burden of risks from the individual to the insurance company in exchange for a premium. They pointed out that determining the extent of these risks and the fair premium primarily depends on actuarial valuation as a scientific…
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Bilal Jarjour
January 5, 2026
APAC reinsurance capacity surges as supply outpaces demand at Jan 1 renewals: Guy Carpenter
Guy Carpenter experts from the Asia Pacific region have shared their insights on the reinsurance renewals for January 1, 2026, highlighting the region’s favorable results for the year with lower-than-average cat losses. Source: Reinsurance News
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Bilal Jarjour
January 3, 2026
Egypt: FRA issues regulatory controls for government insurance funds
The Board of Directors of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), chaired by Dr Mohamed Farid, has issued the decision no 265 of year 2025, regarding the provisions regulating the various aspects of control and supervision of government insurance funds. Source: أموال الغد
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Bilal Jarjour
January 3, 2026
Egypt: Financial Regulatory Authority Adjusts Insurance Companies Licensing Rules
The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued the decision no 281 of year 2025, amending some provisions of the Board of Directors’ decision no 177 of year 2024, regarding the regulations for granting and maintaining licenses for companies operating in non-banking financial activities. Source: المال
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Bilal Jarjour
January 3, 2026
General: Willis Re expects further easing of conditions, greater competition & continued new supply in 2026
Willis Re, a specialised reinsurance broker, forecasts that in 2026 there will be continued new supply, alongside easing of conditions and greater competition between reinsurers for cessions. Source: Reinsurance News
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Bilal Jarjour
January 3, 2026
January 1, 2026: Reinsurer Returns (by Guy Carpenter)
Guy Carpenter has released its January 1, 2026 reinsurance renewal studies and charts. Click here to access them. Source: Guy Carpenter
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Bilal Jarjour
December 31, 2025
Egypt: After Adding 9 New Entities… The List of Reinsurers in the Egyptian Market Rises to 137 Companies
The Financial Regulatory Authority, headed by Dr. Mohamed Farid, continued to update the list of reinsurers allowed to operate in the Egyptian market, witnessing the addition of 9 new entities compared to the update the list had on December 11. Source: اموال الغد
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Bilal Jarjour
December 31, 2025
Kuwait: Kuwait Insurance Regulatory Authority Forms Sharia Supervisory Committee
The Kuwait Insurance Regulatory Unit issued the Decision No. 7 of year 2025 regarding the formation of the Sharia Supervisory Advisory Committee. Source: المعلومات مباشر
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