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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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