September 28, 2026
General: Fitch survey suggests further property cat reinsurance declines at 2027 renewals
60% of respondents to a recent Fitch Ratings survey expect further price falls in the property cat reinsurance segment at the 2027 renewals, though most think price declines will not exceed 10%, suggesting a more moderate pace of decline than in previous renewals. Source: Al Morakeb Group
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Bilal Jarjour
September 28, 2026
General: Hybrid fronting can bring new or underpenetrated risks into the insurance market
Hybrid fronting has the potential to grow the insurance market by bringing new or underpenetrated risks into the market, making specialist underwriting expertise accessible to institutional capital, and making regulated capacity accessible to MGAs. Source: Reinsurance News
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Bilal Jarjour
September 28, 2026
Kuwait: Underwriting leads insurance industry’s 1H2026 growth
Kuwait’s listed insurance sector carried firm momentum into the first half of 2026. Source: Middle East Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
September 28, 2026
Egypt: The financial regulator extends the deadline for insurance and reinsurance companies to sort out their affairs by 3 months
The deadline given to insurance and reinsurance companies to comply with the governance rules for insurance and reinsurance companies has been extended by an additional 3 months. Source: المال
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Bilal Jarjour
September 22, 2026
Saudi Arabia: Moody’s: expected M&A deals in the Saudi insurance sector
Moody’s expects solvency pressures in the Saudi insurance sector to increase as the sector changes, starting January 2027, to a risk-based capital and economic solvency framework. Source: Al Morakeb Group
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Bilal Jarjour
September 22, 2026
MEA: Takaful industry sees limited geopolitical claims exposure
The ongoing Middle East conflict demonstrates the takaful sector’s limited direct underwriting exposure to geopolitical events, according to Moody’s Ratings. Source: Middle East Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
September 22, 2026
Egypt: Insurance Federation: achieving insurance inclusion for freelancers requires designing specialized products
The Egyptian Insurance Federation stated that achieving insurance inclusion for this category requires designing specialized products capable of covering professional and cyber risks, as well as risks related to loss of income and business interruption, while maximizing the use of digital technologies to simplify underwriting procedures, policy issuance, premium payments, and claims management. Source:أموال الغد
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Bilal Jarjour
September 22, 2026
Egypt: The Egyptian insurance sector records 28.7% growth with total premiums of 34 billion EGP in Q2 2026
The total premiums collected in the insurance sector rose to 34.05 billion EGP during the second quarter of year 2026, compared to about 26.4 billion EGP during the same period in year 2025, achieving an annual growth rate of 28.7%. Source:المال
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Bilal Jarjour
September 21, 2026
Egypt: FRA issues a decision to regulate the work of the Regional Center for Sustainable Finance and Carbon Markets
The Board of Directors of the Financial Services Institute, the training arm of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), headed by Dr Islam Azzam, Chairman of the FRA, has issued the decision no 6 of year 2026, regarding the regulation of the work of the Regional Center for Sustainable Finance and Carbon Markets. Source: أموال الغد
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Bilal Jarjour
September 21, 2026
Cyber reinsurance demand expected to be stable in 2027: Moody’s Ratings survey
Demand for cyber reinsurance in 2027 is projected to be stable, while almost half of respondents to Moody’s Ratings 2027 reinsurance buyers survey expect the business to experience low to mid-single-digit price declines. Source: Reinsurance news
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