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August 23, 2025
AM Best data highlights strong life reinsurer performance in 2024.
Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) is the world’s largest reinsurer focused solely on life reinsurance and ranks third overall among companies that also write non-life reinsurance, based on AM Best’s full-year 2024 data for firms reporting under non-IFRS 17. Source: Reinsurance News
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Bilal Jarjour
August 23, 2025
Small and medium-sized enterprises are not interested in cyber risks for reasons including cost.
In addition to climate risks, cyber risks have become a major concern for insurance companies. While large companies enjoy relatively good coverage (over 80%), small and medium-sized enterprises are still lagging in this area, with insurance covering only 10% of them, despite subscription growth of 32% by 2024. Source: تأمين ومصارف
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Bilal Jarjour
August 23, 2025
Islamic insurance companies in the Gulf countries are facing a decline in profits despite strong revenue growth.
S&P Global Ratings expects that Islamic and takaful insurance companies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will experience a sharp decline in profits during 2025, even as they continue to benefit from strong revenue growth. Source:بوابة الإقتصاد التأمينية
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Bilal Jarjour
August 23, 2025
Lebanon: AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Arab Re for year 2025.
AM Best, the global rating agency, has issued its annual rating for Arab Reinsurance Company S A L (Inter-Arab Company), affirming its Financial Strength Rating of B (Fair). The outlook is stable. This positive affirmation of the Company’s financial strength is a confirmation of the soundness of the strategies it has adopted since its establishment,…
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Bilal Jarjour
August 21, 2025
Egypt: Insurance federation studies CAT bonds to boost resilience
The reinsurance committee of the Insurers Federation of Egypt (IFE) is undertaking a study on natural catastrophe bonds, in cooperation with the Financial Regulatory Authority. Source: Middle east Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
August 21, 2025
Reinsurance market will continue to thrive in 2025 despite modest softening: AM Best
AM Best has noted that the property reinsurance market remains stable at mid-year 2025, with modest softening appearing at the highest attachment layers, yet the agency expects overall conditions to remain robust through year-end. Source: Reinsurance News
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Bilal Jarjour
August 21, 2025
Egypt: The Financial Regulatory Authority issues conditions and standards for the registration of foreign non-resident reinsurance brokers
The Board of Directors of the Financial Regulatory Authority, chaired by Dr Mohamed Farid, issued the decision no 158 of year 2025 regarding the conditions and standards for the registration of foreign non-resident reinsurance brokers. Source: أموال الغد
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Bilal Jarjour
August 21, 2025
Lebanon: AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Arab Re for year 2025
AM Best, the global rating agency, has issued its annual rating for Arab Reinsurance Company S A L (Inter-Arab Company), affirming its Financial Strength Rating of B (Fair). The outlook is stable. This positive affirmation of the Company’s financial strength is a confirmation of the soundness of the strategies it has adopted since its establishment,…
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Bilal Jarjour
August 20, 2025
Kuwait: Regulator issues new rules on mandatory insurance policies
The Insurance Regulatory Unit has issued a resolution concerning rules for issuing mandatory insurance policies in Kuwait, excluding civil liability insurance resulting from traffic accidents (compulsory vehicle insurance). Source: Middle East Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
August 20, 2025
GCC: Growth in earnings of listed insurers muted by Saudi market downturn in 1H2025
While total net profit across 76 listed GCC insurers held steady at $1.2bn in 1H2025, the overall performance was weighed down by Saudi insurers, who saw profits decline by 40.3%, with only six out of 25 recording higher earnings. Source: Middle East Insurance Review
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