January 3, 2026
Egypt: FRA issues regulatory controls for government insurance funds
The Board of Directors of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), chaired by Dr Mohamed Farid, has issued the decision no 265 of year 2025, regarding the provisions regulating the various aspects of control and supervision of government insurance funds. Source: أموال الغد
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Bilal Jarjour
January 3, 2026
Egypt: Financial Regulatory Authority Adjusts Insurance Companies Licensing Rules
The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued the decision no 281 of year 2025, amending some provisions of the Board of Directors’ decision no 177 of year 2024, regarding the regulations for granting and maintaining licenses for companies operating in non-banking financial activities. Source: المال
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Bilal Jarjour
January 3, 2026
General: Willis Re expects further easing of conditions, greater competition & continued new supply in 2026
Willis Re, a specialised reinsurance broker, forecasts that in 2026 there will be continued new supply, alongside easing of conditions and greater competition between reinsurers for cessions. Source: Reinsurance News
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Bilal Jarjour
January 3, 2026
January 1, 2026: Reinsurer Returns (by Guy Carpenter)
Guy Carpenter has released its January 1, 2026 reinsurance renewal studies and charts. Click here to access them. Source: Guy Carpenter
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Bilal Jarjour
December 31, 2025
Egypt: After Adding 9 New Entities… The List of Reinsurers in the Egyptian Market Rises to 137 Companies
The Financial Regulatory Authority, headed by Dr. Mohamed Farid, continued to update the list of reinsurers allowed to operate in the Egyptian market, witnessing the addition of 9 new entities compared to the update the list had on December 11. Source: اموال الغد
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Bilal Jarjour
December 31, 2025
Kuwait: Kuwait Insurance Regulatory Authority Forms Sharia Supervisory Committee
The Kuwait Insurance Regulatory Unit issued the Decision No. 7 of year 2025 regarding the formation of the Sharia Supervisory Advisory Committee. Source: المعلومات مباشر
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Bilal Jarjour
December 31, 2025
Saudi Arabia: Chairman of the Insurance Authority: Mandatory insurance for crowded public places soon and a study to cancel medical approvals
Engineer Naji Al-Tamimi, CEO of the Insurance Authority, revealed that there is a near coming directive to make public liability insurance mandatory for crowded places, such as hospitals, restaurants, hotels, and malls, to protect others from potential damages like accidents or fires that may affect third parties. Source: أرقام
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Bilal Jarjour
December 31, 2025
Lebanon: The Insurance Sector Closes a Difficult Year… Will Policy Rates Increase in 2026?
The insurance sector has ended a challenging and difficult year, amid ongoing economic pressures, rising costs of medical and hospital services, and a decline in the number of insured individuals. So, will insurance policy rates rise in 2026? And what changes are expected in the coming year? Source :Al Morakeb
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Bilal Jarjour
December 29, 2025
Kuwait: listed insurance industry performance analysis – Q3 2025
In Q3-2025, the eight listed insurers generated a combined insurance revenue of KD 866 million, reflecting a noticeable 13% contraction compared to KD 999 million in the same period last year (by Badri). Source: Badri Consultancy
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Ahmad Zein
December 29, 2025
Saudi Arabia: returns on statutory deposits to be reverted to insurance companies to bolster liquidity
Twenty years after the issuance of the Implementing Regulations, the amendment to article 58 of the Law on Supervision of Insurance Companies, issued by the Insurance Authority (IA) in Saudi Arabia, aims to transfer the returns on statutory deposits to insurance companies instead of the regulatory authority. Source: Now الشرق
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