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DWIC 2024 post event report: From Uncertainty to Opportunity
An event report on this year’s record-breaking Dubai World Insurance Congress, in association with the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority.
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Fidelis Partnership to open Abu Dhabi office
Matthew Warren joins from broker Oneglobal to lead the office as executive chairman of Fidelis MEASA.
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DWIC 2024: Insurers need to focus on risk management and mitigation - Lloyd's' Mackinnon
The world is in a “manageable plateau of chaos”, says Chris Mackinnon, deputy regional director, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, Lloyd’s, but insurers and reinsurers must adapt to help businesses survive.
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The new PV reinsurance market hub in Dubai
There are at least ten active carriers or MGAs of political violence re/insurance operating from the Dubai International Financial Centre, one senior Dubai-based underwriter says.
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Saudi the ‘main driver’ for Dubai business – IGI’s Labat
IGI’s Dubai hub prioritises facultative business, because treaty reinsurance competition is fierce in the Middle East and sees a construction boom in Saudi Arabia as its biggest pipeline for growth.
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Trust Re seeks return to rating as rebuild continues – Albaharna GAIF34 interview
Chief executive of Trust Re explains the reinsurer plans to restore it’s former rated A-rated status, putting an end to temporary fronting arrangements while its shareholding issue is resolved.
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Driving behaviours to increase climate risk resilience – SCOR at GAIF34
Reinsurance rates are being driven by increased claims and exposures, but the insurance industry has the data in its power to incentivise construction practices that will in turn reduce insureds’ exposure to climate change, and the prices paid for protection.
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Construction boom to lead expected growth for Gallagher’s Dubai practice
Onshore and offshore construction, M&A and financial lines are the top priorities for the reinsurance broker’s Middle East hub, Nadim Semaan told GR at GAIF34.
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Getting ready for GAIF in Oman and developing regional insurance talent
This year, the GAIF conference returns to Oman for the first time in more than two decades. Two of the country’s leading insurance figures sat down to talk with Global Reinsurance before the event begins in Muscat.
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Interview with GAIF’s Chakib Abouzaid: Is the Gulf region an awakening insurance giant?
It’s one thing to lead an insurance federation during a period of small, incremental change. But the role is different when the regional industry is undergoing a broad and deepening transformation.
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Expanding DIFC promoted as MGA hub for Middle East, Africa and South Asia access
MGAs represent 43% of DIFC’s insurance constituents, as of September, contributing $2.1bn of gross written premium.
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DIFC on track for 20% re/insurance client growth
Gross written premiums in the first half of 2023 increased up 18% on the year before, reaching $1.2bn, with DIFC’s re/insurance client growth led by new MGA licences.
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Chedid Capital and IRM launch certificate in risk management
The course is aimed at insurance and reinsurance professionals across MEASA and has been ‘eagerly awaited’