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October 24, 2025
Syria seeks huge economic partnerships with China
Syria hopes that US sanctions against the country will be formally lifted in the coming months, according to the country’s Economy Minister Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar. The later revealed the existence of plans for five to six investment projects with China, with a total value estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars. Source: العربية
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Bilal Jarjour
October 24, 2025
Kuwait: Court orders cancellation of unified compulsory motor insurance system
The Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Insurance Regulation, Mr Muhammad Al-Otaibi, has announced the cancellation of a unified system for compulsory vehicle insurance policies following a court ruling on an appeal. Source: Middle East Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
October 24, 2025
Turkey: Marmara earthquake could cause $21bn in insured losses
The first earthquake stress test in Turkiye has estimated that the financial impact of a potential Marmara earthquake would reach $21bn at the current exchange rate. Source: Middle East Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
October 22, 2025
Turkiye: Regulator and industry players to form committees to work on insurance issues
The Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency (SEDDK) has published the final declaration of the Insurance Sector Consultative Meeting, which was held in September. Source: Middle East Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
October 22, 2025
Now is the time to push traditional boundaries of risk-taking: Guy Carpenter’s Rousseau
Speaking at the Baden-Baden Reinsurance Symposium, Laurent Rousseau, CEO of EMEA and Global Capital Solutions at Guy Carpenter, urged the re/insurance industry to step up and push the traditional boundaries of risk-taking. Source: Reinsurance News
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Bilal Jarjour
October 22, 2025
Egypt: IFE reviews the role of the ins sector in the economic growth
In its weekly newsletter, the Insurers Federation of Egypt reviewed the role of the insurance sector as a tool for economic development towards an integrated model of developmental insurance in Africa, as per the annual report of the African Insurance Organization (AIO). Source: Bloom Gate
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Bilal Jarjour
October 22, 2025
Egypt: with 25.3% growth, ins premiums reach 77.6 billion EGP in 8 months
Insurance companies operating in the Egyptian market recorded a total collected premiums of 77.583 billion EGP during the first 8 months of year 2025, compared to 61.928 billion EGP during the same period in year 2024. Source:أموال الغد
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Bilal Jarjour
October 18, 2025
Lebanon: From crisis to strategy Lebanese insurance brokers set new vision
The Lebanese Insurance Brokers Syndicate (LIBS) has entered a new phase where its focus is no longer limited to confronting immediate crises, but to building a strategic path that strengthens its presence as a key component of the Lebanese economy. Source: Middle East Insurance Review
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Bilal Jarjour
October 18, 2025
MEA: Aon forecasts 15.3% average increase in medical plan costs in the region for 2026
Aon forecasts that medical plan costs worldwide will rise by an average of 9.8 percent in 2026, according to its 2026 Global Medical Trend Rates Report Source: Aon
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Bilal Jarjour
October 18, 2025
Closing cyber protection gap a critical societal responsibility: Munich Re
Munich Re has warned that the sizeable cyber insurance protection gap, which directly exposes individuals and businesses, makes closing the gap and bolstering cyber resilience not just a strategic priority for the insurance industry, but a “critical societal” responsibility. Source: Reinsurance News
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