June 25, 2024
Red Sea attacks raise commercial shipping insurance premiums by 6%
Ongoing attacks by the Houthi group in the Red Sea have caused insurance premiums on commercial shipping to rise by approximately 6%, the highest in years. Source: بوابة الوسط
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Bilal Jarjour
June 22, 2024
Egypt: Conditions for benefiting from health insurance services
In Egypt, the Comprehensive Health Insurance Law defines those who are incapable, namely families who are identified according to criteria set by a committee formed by the Ministries of Social Solidarity and Finance and the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, based on the minimum salary and inflation rates, which are adjusted periodically at…
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Bilal Jarjour
June 22, 2024
Bahrain: 5% annual growth in the insurance sector
Economist and banker, Mr Arif Khalifa, said that the insurance sector was growing in Bahrain at an annual rate of 5%, pointing out that the higher the growth of the sector, the greater the indicators of economic recovery. Source: الأيام
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Bilal Jarjour
June 22, 2024
Financial and “insurance” activities: the highest growing in the UAE’s GDP
Financial and “insurance” activities recorded a real growth, being 14.3%, topping the list of non-oil sectors with the highest growth in the UAE’s GDP during 2023, as per the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC). Source: الاتحاد
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Bilal Jarjour
June 22, 2024
Arabian Gulf Floods — Event Commentary
Gallagher Re Cat Analytics team addresses the torrential rains and flooding that impacted many Arabian Gulf countries in April. Source: Gallagher Re
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Bilal Jarjour
June 19, 2024
Morocco: Insurance industry’s 1Q2024 growth slowed by life business
Premiums issued by insurance and reinsurance companies in Morocco reached MAD17.24bn ($1.73bn) in the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 1.8% compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year, according to the Insurance and Social Security Supervisory Authority Source: Middle East Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
June 19, 2024
Turkey: Insurance association carries out strategy study for 2025-2030
The Insurance Association of Turkiye (TSB) has started studies on strategies for the industry for the years 2025-2030. Source: Middle Eat Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
June 19, 2024
Floods cause estimated insured losses of as much as US$2.4bn
Total insured losses arising from the 2024 Gulf Floods event are estimated to exceed $1.6bn and could reach as high as $2.4bn for the UAE, of which Motor represents ~10%, according to an analysis by Guy Carpenter, with information available as of 30 May 2024. Source: Middle East Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
June 19, 2024
Insured losses in Germany from Central Europe floods could hit $3.2bn: Moody’s RMS
Estimated insured losses in Germany from the Central Europe Floods will likely fall within the range of €2 billion to €3 billion (US$2.1 billion to US$3.2 billion), Moody’s RMS Event Response has state Source: Re insurance News
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Bilal Jarjour
June 13, 2024
Bahrain: 5% annual growth in the insurance sector
Economist and banker Arif Khalifa said that the insurance sector is growing in Bahrain at an annual rate of 5%, pointing out that the higher the growth of the insurance sector, the greater the indicators of economic recovery. Source: Al Morakeb Group
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