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NewsQIC Group net profit jumps 210% to QR205mn in Q1
Mena region’s leading insurer Qatar Insurance Company (QIC) reported robust results with a net profit of QR205mn for the first quarter of 2021 compared to a loss of QR186mn in Q1, 2020.
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NewsDubai’s DIFC records best performance in 2020, with fintech presence doubling
The Dubai International Financial Centre has just turned its best annual performance ever, with a 20 per cent increase in the number of licensed firms to total 2,919 companies.
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NewsQIC Group reports QR12.2bn gross written premiums in 2020
Doha: Qatar Insurance Group’s, the leading insurer in the MENA region, gross written premiums for the year have remained stable at QR12.20bn, compared to QR12.06bn for 2019. The Group yesterday announced its financial results for 2020.
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NewsSpecial Report: Riding the Cycle
This special report, in partnership with the Dubai International Financial Centre, includes the highlights a roundtable debate hosted virtually by Global Reinsurance in October 2020 and the results of research conducted during September 2020.
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NewsDIFC Signs Agreement with leading Israeli Bank - Bank Hapoalim
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has entered into an agreement with Bank Hapoalim, one of Israel’s largest banks.
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NewsDIFC’s Innovation Hub to support Dubai’s Future Economic Growth
This comes at a time when the most successful organisations are expediting their innovation agendas due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsQatar Insurance Company (QIC) has seen its gross written premiums grow by 4%
The leading insurer in the Middle East North African (MENA) region announced its financial results for the first nine months of this year, following a meeting presided over by Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Ali al-Thani, QIC chairman and managing director.
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NewsAM Best’s Insurance Market Briefing - MENA to Examine Current Trends and Their Future Impact
AM Best’s annual Insurance Market Briefing - MENA will be held as a complimentary webinar on 3 November 2020, at 14:00 hours, Gulf Standard Time (GST), to discuss the (re)insurance markets of the region.
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AnalysisSwiss Re: Re/insurance in the Middle East and Pakistan: annual outlook and review 2020
Coronavirus has transformed the outlook for the economies and insurance industry in the Middle East and Pakistan, with recession expected this year. We expect the economic recovery to start in mid-2021, although downside risks include a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, new government lockdown measures, lower-for-longer oil prices and a low ...
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NewsAfrica Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) Group selects DIFC for Middle East expansion
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region has welcomed Africa Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) Group. The business will operate as Africa Re Underwriting Agency Limited (Africa Re) and the DIFC presence is their first office outside Africa.
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NewsDIFC FinTech Hive’s Accelerator programme to advance the role of women in financial services
DIFC FinTech Hive, the first and largest financial technology accelerator in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, revealed the 2020 launch of AccelerateHer, a female-focused career mentorship accelerator programme to empower women in financial services. The programme equips young, aspiring female executives with tools and experience to ...
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NewsBest’s Market Segment Report: MENA Reinsurers Strive to Adapt to Testing Conditions
Regional reinsurers operating in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are no strangers to challenging operating conditions. In recent years, the region’s reinsurance market has been characterised by competitive pricing pressures, overcapacity and increased incidence of large losses.
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People & OpinionMonte Carlo RVS Industry Survey 2020: Riding the cycle - Have your say
This study will survey top decision-makers at the world’s leading international commercial re/insurers and brokers, to examine how global reinsurers are riding the cycle, the likely impact of COVID and other losses, how capital may seek to enter the industry and whether automation has been accelerated by lockdown restrictions.
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FeaturesDIFC position as the region’s reinsurance sector hub reconfirmed
The sector grew by 17.4% in 2019, representing the highest volume of premiums ever written in the market, further reinforcing the Centre’s position as the leading reinsurance hub in the region.
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