DWIC | MENA – Page 5
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NewsSpecial Report: Road to 1/1
It was straight to business this year as reinsurers, brokers and cedants entered one of the most challenging renewal seasons in years
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NewsVolante opens shop in the DIFC
It will offer a combination of treaty and facultative reinsurance across multiple lines through Lloyd’s Syndicate 1699
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NewsQIC Global adopts Antares name and brand
QIC Global is part of the QIC Group, which is the largest insurance company in the Middle East
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NewsOptio establishes MGA and reinsurance broker in Dubai
Dr Ahmed Ramadan and Moayyad Abu Hayyeh join as CEO and CUO, A&H, from Besso Re
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NewsChedid Re names Elie Abi Rached global CEO
Joe Asmar has been named deputy CEO, whilst retaining his role as group head of facultative reinsurance
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NewsGallagher Re & Africa Re partner to tackle Africa’s protection gap
Regional drought conditions and the global political environment call for prompt action around resilience and risk transfer solutions
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NewsAon Saudi Arabia appoints CEO
Samer AlFayez was previously chief executive officer of Elite Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers
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NewsChedid Re receives license to operate in Cairo
Egypt is a “strategic bridge” between Chedid’s African operations and its Middle East presence
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NewsDWIC 2022: Why we’re still talking about it
The buzz at the conference in Dubai was palpable from the minute it opened on 9 March
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NewsGulf Business News: DIFC, Global Ethical Finance Initiative join hands to support COP28 agenda
DIFC and GEFI aim to drive change across the world’s financial industry relating to delivering net zero, unlocking Islamic finance, financing nature and biodiversity, and financing sustainable development goals
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NewsDWIC2022: ESG: Rising to the challenge - Middle East potential
Insurers and brokers who undercut the environmental, social, and corporate governance standards (ESG) will face ‘catastrophic’ consequences, a roundtable on the topic heard.
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NewsDWIC 2022: View from the top
The insurance industry is failing to react quickly enough to the fast-evolving digital world around it.
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NewsDWIC 2022: Pandemic accelerates insurtech growth
The insurtech sector in the MENA region has enjoyed substantial growth over the past two years, in part driven by the global pandemic.
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NewsDWIC 2022: Why prevention is better than cure
It is time to take full advantage of the workplace transformation in health and wellbeing
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NewsDWIC 2022: SIAB offers region a “brilliant vehicle”
Oman Insurance gained approval to launch Syndicate 2880 last year on the Lloyd’s DIFC platform
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NewsDWIC 2022: Why takaful needs an overhaul
Inherent issues with the Takaful model continue to hinder the market’s development in the GCC
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NewsGallagher launches fac business in the DIFC
Gallagher has taken a majority share of 51% of ACE Re Ltd (DIFC); Its team and clients will trade as Gallagher going forward
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NewsKay International AMEA expands its operations to US to serve Latin America & Caribbean region
Kay International AMEA LLC has initiated business activities from its new office in Miami, Florida, after receiving its regulatory approval from the Florida Department of Financial Services to operate as a Reinsurance Underwriting Agency and Reinsurance Intermediary.
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NewsDIFC Insurance community expands with Gen Re establishing Middle East presence in the centre
Second insurer owned by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to expand its presence in the region; strengthens DIFC’s position as a centre of excellence for insurance and reinsurance locally and globally
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NewsOman Insurance Company receives “in principle” approval for first Lloyd’s SIAB in the GCC
Andrew Woodward, regional head of Lloyd’s Dubai said: “We have enjoyed working closely with the OIC team to deliver this exceptional result and we are proud to have the first SIAB in this region.”
