August 8, 2024
Turkiye: Final loss estimate for Kahramanmaras quake stands at US$6.2bn at Feb 2023 exchange rates
The insured property market loss for the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquake Sequence is TRY116.9bn ($6.2bn at February 2023 exchange rates), says PERILS. Source: Middle East Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
August 6, 2024
Sigma Resilience Index 2024
Insurance resilience either increased or was stable across the four perils we track of crop, natural catastrophe, health, and mortality. This reflected a general focus on the shock-absorbing role of insurance for households, farms, and businesses. Source: Swiss Re
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Bilal Jarjour
August 6, 2024
Pakistan; Regulator issues simplified illustration format for life insurance & family takaful products
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued a revised illustration format to improve the readability, standardize insurers’ illustrative values, and safeguard prospective policyholders from any deception. Source: Asia Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
August 6, 2024
Algeria: Study highlights contribution of internal audits to risk control
Most managers of insurance companies in Algeria said in a survey that internal audits contribute to reducing the risks that insurance companies face. Source: Middle East Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
August 6, 2024
UAE: Reinsurers reportedly lose US$136m in last flood event
Reinsurers lost about AED500m ($136m) on motor insurance alone during the last flood event in the UAE, and they now need to recuperate their losses, according to a senior industry executive. Source: Middle East Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
August 3, 2024
Egypt: new law on actuarial activities
The Unified Insurance Law, promulgated in July 2024, now authorizes the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) to grant licenses to actuarial companies. Source: Atlas Magazine
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Bilal Jarjour
August 3, 2024
Egypt: Financial Regulatory Authority recommends insurance companies to maintain the confidentiality of their customers’ data
Dr Islam Azzam, Vice Chairman of the BOD of the Financial Regulatory Authority, issued a circular no 1 of year 2024, regarding maintaining the confidentiality of the insurance sector customers’ data. Source: أموال الغد
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Bilal Jarjour
August 3, 2024
Turkiye: Supplementary health insurance business jumps by 42% in 1H2024 in real terms
With rising interest in supplementary health insurance, the Turkish health insurance market continued to grow. Premiums exceeded TRY63bn in 1H2024, with real growth of 16.8% compared to 1H2023. Source: Middle East Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
August 3, 2024
Kuwait: 667 million dinars as premiums for the insurance sector
Seven insurance companies listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange acquired 53.3% (365.1 million dinars) of premiums in the Kuwaiti insurance sector amounting to 667.9 million during year 2023. Source: أرقام
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Bilal Jarjour
July 31, 2024
General: Liquidity risk in insurance: a topical perspective
The 2023 regional banking crisis in the U S put liquidity risk in the financial sector back under the spotlight. In insurance, trends such as increasing investments in alternative assets have further heightened concerns among regulators. Source: The Geneva Association
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