
Saudi Arabia: Moody’s: expected M&A deals in the Saudi insurance sector
Moody’s expects solvency pressures in the Saudi insurance sector to increase as the sector changes, starting January 2027, to a risk-based capital and economic solvency framework. Source: Al Morakeb Group

MEA: Takaful industry sees limited geopolitical claims exposure
The ongoing Middle East conflict demonstrates the takaful sector’s limited direct underwriting exposure to geopolitical events, according to Moody’s Ratings. Source: Middle East Insurance Review

Egypt: Insurance Federation: achieving insurance inclusion for freelancers requires designing specialized products
The Egyptian Insurance Federation stated that achieving insurance inclusion for this category requires designing specialized products capable of covering professional and cyber risks, as well as risks related to loss of income and business interruption, while maximizing the use of digital technologies to simplify underwriting procedures, policy issuance, premium payments,

Egypt: The Egyptian insurance sector records 28.7% growth with total premiums of 34 billion EGP in Q2 2026
The total premiums collected in the insurance sector rose to 34.05 billion EGP during the second quarter of year 2026, compared to about 26.4 billion EGP during the same period in year 2025, achieving an annual growth rate of 28.7%. Source:المال

Egypt: FRA issues a decision to regulate the work of the Regional Center for Sustainable Finance and Carbon Markets
The Board of Directors of the Financial Services Institute, the training arm of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), headed by Dr Islam Azzam, Chairman of the FRA, has issued the decision no 6 of year 2026, regarding the regulation of the work of the Regional Center for Sustainable Finance and

Cyber reinsurance demand expected to be stable in 2027: Moody’s Ratings survey
Demand for cyber reinsurance in 2027 is projected to be stable, while almost half of respondents to Moody’s Ratings 2027 reinsurance buyers survey expect the business to experience low to mid-single-digit price declines. Source: Reinsurance news

Saudi Arabia: IA issues the insurance sector report
In Saudi Arabia, the Insurance Authority (IA) has issued the quarterly insurance sector report for 1st quarter 2026. Source: Insurance Authority

Egypt: Regulator forms panel to draw up unified model for bylaws of insurance pools
The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has formed a committee to develop a unified model for the bylaws of insurance pools, according to a statement posted by the regulator on the Facebook account of the Egyptian Cabinet Presidency. Source: Middle East Insurance Review

In Egypt, the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has clarified the deadlines for insurance and reinsurance companies to comply with governance rules, confirming that the final

The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued a decision regarding the controls for underwriting and pricing in credit and guarantee insurance policies. Source: Middle East

An executive head of an insurance company in the Kingdom estimated the size of the insurance market at 42 billion riyals in 2021, while it

The quality of data provided by ceding insurance companies to reinsurance companies is becoming increasingly important as the market transitions to a more competitive phase

60% of respondents to a recent Fitch Ratings survey expect further price falls in the property cat reinsurance segment at the 2027 renewals, though most

Hybrid fronting has the potential to grow the insurance market by bringing new or underpenetrated risks into the market, making specialist underwriting expertise accessible to