August 27, 2024

Proposal raised aimed at narrowing quake protection gap

Turkey: Compulsory earthquake insurance should be offered automatically to all homeowners in Turkiye with a sufficient level of coverage, a senior insurance executive has suggested. Source: Middle East Insurance Review

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Bilal Jarjour

August 27, 2024

Egypt: The Head of Financial Supervision ” the Authority ” continues to support the policies and procedures of digitizing the insurance sector and increasing its customer base

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) met with the leaders of the insurance sector, during the meeting organized by the Egyptian Insurance Federation headed by Alaa Al-Zuhairy, and in the presence of Dr. Islam Azzam, Vice Chairman of the Authority and a number of the Authority’s leaders. Source:…

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Bilal Jarjour

August 27, 2024

Reinsurance market will continue to thrive with dedicated capital poised to increase: AM Best

Total dedicated reinsurance capital went up by 7% in 2023 to $568 billion, and an even larger increase is projected for 2024 of up to $625 billion, according to a recent report by credit rating agency, AM Best Source: Reinsurance News

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Bilal Jarjour

August 23, 2024

Monkeypox virus not covered by insurance

Mohamed Mukhtar, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Egypt Health Care Company, revealed that the monkeypox epidemic is not covered by insurance, explaining that medical documents do not cover epidemics within their basic conditions and coverage, but can be added in an appendix to them with an additional premium. Source Almorakebgroup

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Bilal Jarjour

August 23, 2024

UAE: Insurers expected to hike premiums in 2H2024 in some insurance branches

Price hikes are expected for some insurance products in the UAE on the back of high demand in the second half of 2024 Source: Reinsurance news

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Bilal Jarjour

August 23, 2024

GCC: Takaful market expected to see another profitable year in 2024

2024 is set to be another profitable year for the Islamic insurance sector in the GCC. Net profits in 2023 had already reached a record of almost $1bn, mainly due to rate adjustments in previously underperforming lines and higher investment returns, says S&P Global Ratings (S&P). Source: Reinsurance news

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Bilal Jarjour

August 23, 2024

Marsh offers port closure insurance with $50 million in compensation

Marsh, one of the world’s leading insurance brokerage and risk advisory firms, and a subsidiary of Marsh McLean, has announced the launch of its first port closure insurance service, with $50 million in compensation, covering shipping ports worldwide. Source: Almorkab group

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Bilal Jarjour

August 21, 2024

GCC: Impact of regional weather-related events in 2Q2024 contained by reinsurance for most insurers

Listed insurers in the GCC region have registered an impressive growth of 8.0% in after-tax profits. Source: Middle East Insurance Review

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Bilal Jarjour

August 21, 2024

Will GCC Islamic insurers’ strong earnings streak continue?

After strong topline growth over 2022-2023, Islamic and Takaful insurers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region continue to benefit from favorable growth prospects, mainly due to higher insurance demand in Saudi Arabia, which is the largest Islamic insurance market in the region. Source: S&P Global

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Bilal Jarjour

August 21, 2024

2024 Intangible versus Tangible Risks Comparison Report EMEA Edition (Aon)

The 2024 Intangible versus Tangible Risks Comparison Report is based on insights from 2,462 small, medium and large organisations across a broad range of industries throughout the world. Source: Aon

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Bilal Jarjour