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DWIC and MEASA

  • DWIC 25 Central Asia panel

    DWIC 2025: Unlocking growth in Central Asia’s complex, emerging markets

    2025-05-23T07:52:00+01:00

    For Central Asian countries such as Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, re/insurance is growing fast, but serious gaps in data and infrastructure remain.

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    BMS acquires Oria to bolster Turkish expansion

    2025-05-22T22:47:00+01:00

    London-based broker aims to strengthen its Middle East footprint with latest acquisition in Istanbul.

  • Turkey panel

    DWIC 2025: Turkish re/insurance sector targets doubling market size despite macro headwinds

    2025-05-19T10:42:00+01:00

    Turkish industry leaders speaking at the DWIC event in Dubai said disinflation and regulatory clarity may unlock fresh capacity and foreign investment.

  • Talent panel DWIC 2025

    DWIC 2025: Industry leaders call for deeper investment in insurance talent

    2025-04-30T14:20:00+01:00

    Dubai is becoming a magnet for international talent, but there is more to do, whether through professional development or the use of innovative technology, panellists emphasised at DWIC 2025.

  • WTW DWIC 2025 wide shot

    DWIC 2025: Age of unpredictability – how political risk is reshaping global business strategy

    2025-04-29T13:43:00+01:00

    As geopolitical risks have escalated, businesses face unprecedented volatility. WTW’s Pamela Thomson-Hall shared her insights with DWIC 2025 on the shifting landscape — and why insurance hubs like Dubai are playing a vital role in helping organisations manage an unstable world.

  • WTW DWIC 2025

    DWIC 2025: Russia–Ukraine conflict crisis response – WTW case study

    2025-04-29T13:21:00+01:00

    Russia’s invasion of its neighbour in 2022 created a sudden crisis for many western firms, among them WTW. Pamela Thomson-Hall, CEO of international and head of risk and broking international at WTW, shared crisis response lessons from the conflict to the audience at DWIC 2025.

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    DWIC 2025: Cyber insurance gains traction in the GCC

    2025-04-29T13:07:00+01:00

    As cyber threats intensify across the Gulf, businesses face a growing protection gap—with few insured against the true scale of risk. At DWIC, Zurich’s Peter Englund and Clyde & Co’s Olivia Darlington explored how regulation, rising incident costs and evolving insurance products are reshaping the region’s cyber risk landscape.

  • MEASA nat cat panel DWIC 2025

    DWIC 2025: Closing the catastrophe protection gap across MEASA

    2025-04-28T16:48:00+01:00

    Panellists from Munich Re Underwriting Agents, Gallagher Re and AM Best discussed the catastrophe reinsurance market in the Middle East and beyond.

  • Vision panel picture DWIC 2025

    DWIC 2025: GCC re/insurance growth to accelerate in decade of change and opportunity

    2025-04-28T14:37:00+01:00

    A panel discussion on “Turning Economic Visions into Reality”, heralded the huge opportunities, and challenges, too, for the re/insurance industry, as ambitious economic projects, such as Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, continue to take shape.

  • Alya DWIC 2025

    DWIC 2025: DIFC's Al Zarouni showcases strong insurance growth

    2025-04-28T10:27:00+01:00

    Chief operating officer of the DIFC Authority, Alya Al Zarouni, took to the stage at DWIC 2025 and shared impressive new figures demonstrating impressive performance for the Dubai-based re/insurance hub, and broader, regional MEASA market opportunities.

  • Everest Melissa Ford Headshot

    Reinsurance and Resilience: Has the GCC insurance landscape truly changed after the Dubai floods?

    2025-04-25T10:27:00+01:00

    By Melissa Ford, senior vice president and head of Middle East and Africa treaty reinsurance, Everest

  • Middle East

    Middle East PV continues to soften amid new London market entrants – IGI’s Abulqasim

    2025-04-25T10:20:00+01:00

    Zuhair Abulqasim, senior underwriter for political violence at IGI, based in the DIFC, will be joining the PV roundtable taking place during DWIC 2025.

  • Dubai

    UAE insurers show strength amid storms and structural shifts – AM Best

    2025-04-23T15:13:00+01:00

    Insurers in the UAE show signs of resilience following last year’s record rainfall, according to a new report from rating agency AM Best.

  • Giles Hussey

    Rokstone appoints Hussey to lead DIFC office

    2025-04-17T16:33:00+01:00

    Giles Hussey joins the international specialty re/insurance MGA in Dubai from his previous role at reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter.

  • Doha - Multaqa 2014

    Davies opens Qatar office to grow Middle East footprint

    2025-04-17T16:10:00+01:00

    Ricky Maloney, who serves as Qatar country executive and head of the GCC region, will lead the office.

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    El Bahtouri and Bouanani join Specialty MGA in Casablanca

    2025-04-16T12:31:00+01:00

    Laila El Bahtouri and Mohamed Bader Bouanani join the Middle East and African focused MGA from Moroccan reinsurer SCR.

  • Salama CEO

    Bouabane named Salama group CEO

    2025-04-07T16:32:00+01:00

    Dubai insurer Salama’s new chief executive was previously CEO of AIG’s GCC and North Africa operations.

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    DWIC speaker preview: Crisis management lessons with WTW’s Thomson-Hall

    2025-03-27T14:56:00+00:00

    At next month’s Dubai World Insurance Congress (DWIC) 2025 event in Dubai, speaker Pamela Thomson-Hall, CEO, international, WTW, will share insights on managing geopolitical risk crises.

  • Map of the Middle East

    MENA re/insurers’ ratings trending ‘positive’ despite regional challenges – AM Best

    2025-03-20T14:35:00+00:00

    Despite country risk and the Middle East and North Africa region’s challenging regional geopolitical conditions, the rating agency says re/insurers’ creditworthiness is net positive.

  • Tim Rayner

    Digital Transformation: A Middle Eastern Opportunity – Verisk

    2025-03-17T10:16:00+00:00

    Verisk’s Tim Rayner spoke to GR on challenges of navigating technological changes in a complex marketplace, and opportunities in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

  • Hanh-Nguyen-Munich-Re

    Munich Re appoints Hanh P&C treaty head for India & SE Asia

    2025-02-26T09:11:00+00:00

    Hanh Nguyen will succeed Joachim Zagrosek from 1 March after serving as deputy.

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    Hiscox, Howden, Swiss Re and Insurance Development Forum launch $9.25m Syrian drought partnership

    2025-02-17T15:42:00+00:00

    Re/insurance firms working together on climate risk insurance project to protect vulnerable communities from the impacts of drought in Syria.

  • Mohammad Alamin Abu Quora

    Insurance House Appoints Abu Quora as new CEO

    2025-02-11T22:48:00+00:00

    Abu Dhabi-based subsidiary of Finance House Group has appointed of Mohammad Alamin Abu Quora as its new chief executive with the aim “to drive strategic growth”.

  • Osama Elshiekh

    MS Amlin expands DIFC presence with MENA credit and political risk launch

    2025-02-10T23:04:00+00:00

    Lloyd’s speciality insurer expands Dubai operations with hire of Osama Elshiekh from The Hartford.

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    ASR launches first Africa focused Lloyd’s consortium

    2025-01-09T14:46:00+00:00

    Baobab will work across political risk, trade credit, political violence & terrorism, property, energy, construction and liability lines.

  • Zouheb ASR pic

    ASR Middle East starts operating via Lloyd’s Dubai

    2024-12-03T11:38:00+00:00

    Africa Specialty Risks Syndicate 2454 is operating through its service company in the Dubai International Financial Centre.

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    Saudi Re highlights impact of local market reinsurance premium cession

    2024-11-18T10:34:00+00:00

    The Saudi regulator’s regime for local market reinsurance premium cession takes effect from 1 January 2025, affecting at least 30% of all reinsurance treaties and facultative risks, Saudi Re noted in remarks published on the country’s stock exchange website.

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    Saudi Vision 2030 & GHE 2024: where the tech revolution and health re/insurance meet

    2024-10-31T13:31:00+00:00

    Editor of GR, David Benyon, reflects on health technology trends for re/insuring the sector, from a recent trip to Saudi Arabia, attending GHE 2024.

  • GR DIFC Roundtable Special Report 2024_FINALweb

    EXPANDING HORIZONS: RVS Global Executive Breakfast Roundtable 2024

    2024-10-19T20:48:00+01:00

    As its role as a leading reinsurance market hub continues to evolve, what’s next for the DIFC? And what can the experiences of other reinsurance hubs around the globe teach us? Our breakfast discussion at Monte Carlo’s Rendez-Vous de Septembre 2024 sought to find out.

  • Ahmed Al Jabr

    Saudi Re appoints Ahmed Al-Jabr as new CEO

    2024-10-01T09:39:00+01:00

    The reinsurer’s new CEO was previously leading Saudi Re in an acting capacity; in the first half of 2024 Saudi Re grew its book by 19% to SAR 1.4bn gross premium.

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    Positive pricing dynamics benefit MENA and SSA reinsurers – AM Best

    2024-09-30T18:47:00+01:00

    Two reports from rating agency AM Best give an upbeat summary of the market environment for reinsurers in the regions of Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

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    DWIC Roundtable: The explosion of PV

    2024-09-04T17:11:00+01:00

    Demand for political violence (PV) protection has risen across MENA markets, driven by geopolitical volatility, as well as growing client awareness about this nascent product. A roundtable on day two took a deep dive into an evolving market.

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    DWIC Roundtable: MGAs as catalysts for change

    2024-09-04T10:23:00+01:00

    DWIC’s day one roundtable discussed how MGAs are reshaping the traditional distribution model and driving efficiency in underwriting and product development.

  • Stuart Davies

    Chedid Capital appoints ex Sompo Canopius CEO Davies as non-exec to Milestone board

    2024-08-21T13:22:00+01:00

    The Middle Eastern re/insurance broker said it was ramping up its global governance efforts with the appointment of Stuart Davies, who previously served as group CEO of Sompo Canopius.

  • Bijan Khosrowshahi

    GIG appoints new board led by Fairfax’s Khosrowshahi as chairman

    2024-08-01T19:53:00+01:00

    Fairfax Financial is majority shareholder of Kuwait-based Middle East insurer Gulf Insurance Group.

  • Vincent vandendael headshot landscape

    Chedid Re adds Vandendael as non-exec to board

    2024-07-11T16:10:00+01:00

    The Middle Eastern reinsurance broker has appointed the former chief commercial officer of Lloyd’s as an independent non-executive director of Chedid Re Global Operations’ board.

  • DWIC Event Report 2024 cover crop

    DWIC 2024 post event report: From Uncertainty to Opportunity

    2024-07-08T12:54:00+01:00

    An event report on this year’s record-breaking Dubai World Insurance Congress, in association with the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority.

  • GR - Featured_Interview_IGI_HENRI LABAT

    ‘Lessons to be learned’ from Dubai April rainfall – IGI’s Labat

    2024-06-20T11:41:00+01:00

    The heavy rain that hit Dubai in April 2024 were a major talking point in one-to-one meetings at this year’s DWIC.

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    What next after Dubai’s 'unprecedented' heavy rains? - Chedid Re interview

    2024-06-12T09:34:00+01:00

    On 16 April, Dubai was affected by sudden, heavy rains that caused significant damages. Elsewhere, in Al-Ain, just over sixty miles from Dubai, nearly three times the usual annual rainfall was experienced in a single day.

  • Matthew Warren

    Fidelis Partnership to open Abu Dhabi office

    2024-05-21T11:13:00+01:00

    Matthew Warren joins from broker Oneglobal to lead the office as executive chairman of Fidelis MEASA.

  • Dubai

    AM Best keeps ‘stable’ outlook on Gulf insurance markets

    2024-05-02T13:39:00+01:00

    The insurance markets of the Gulf countries are broadly stable, the rating agency said in a segment report, but reinsurance was flagged as a vulnerability for local carriers.

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    DWIC 2024: Insurers need to focus on risk management and mitigation - Lloyd's' Mackinnon

    2024-04-30T10:23:00+01:00

    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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    DWIC 2024: Insurers should be more consistent – QBE’s Horton

    2024-04-29T10:41:00+01:00

    Insurance is more important than ever to help businesses manage escalating risks, Andrew Horton, group CEO of QBE, told DWIC 2024. However, to do this successfully, he argued that insurance companies should prioritise one of its key strengths: consistency.

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    DWIC 2024: ‘Climate crisis on everyone’s agenda’ – Lloyd’s deputy chair Vicky Carter

    2024-04-29T08:52:00+01:00

    As temperatures across the globe continue to rise, the re/insurance industry must play a vital role in helping the green transition, says Vicky Carter, deputy chair of Lloyd’s and chairman, global capital solutions, international, Guy Carpenter.

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    DWIC 2024: A record-breaking year for the DIFC

    2024-04-29T07:48:00+01:00

    The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) saw gross written premiums reach almost $2.6bn, says Alya Al Zarouni, chief operating officer at the DIFC Authority, opening keynote for DWIC 2024, which got underway in Dubai today.

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    Hannover ReTakaful: ‘We are fully committed to the MENA region’

    2024-04-26T07:45:00+01:00

    Olaf Brock, managing director and CEO of Hannover Re’s Bahrain branch and Hannover ReTakaful, provided GR with a pre-DWIC Q&A.

  • Dubai 2018

    The new PV reinsurance market hub in Dubai

    2024-04-24T09:48:00+01:00

    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.

  • Four Seasons Dubai DIFC view

    Dubai floods add to claims, reinsurance costs for local insurers – Moody’s

    2024-04-23T16:46:00+01:00

    April storms mean claims and increased reinsurance costs for GCC insurers, according to a rating agency report.

  • Farid Chedid

    Chedid Capital buys remaining 20% stake in Groupe Ascoma

    2024-04-23T16:37:00+01:00

    The Middle Eastern re/insurance broker moves to further cement its position in Africa’s insurance market.

  • Yoni Sherizen

    Gabriel using AI to prevent and respond to mass shootings

    2024-04-18T10:34:00+01:00

    Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used for many things, but is responding to and preventing mass shootings its next frontier?

  • Markel

    Howden launches Red Sea cargo war risk facility

    2024-04-16T18:20:00+01:00

    First of its kind insurance facility within an active conflict zone to protect ships and strengthen global supply chains.

  • Soon K Lee

    Canopius appoints CEO for APAC and MENA

    2024-04-11T15:44:00+01:00

    Specialty re/insurer Canopius has announced the appointment of Soon Keen Lee as CEO of Asia-Pacific and Middle East & North Africa, subject to regulatory approval.

  • GR - Featured_Interview_IGI_HENRI LABAT

    Saudi the ‘main driver’ for Dubai business – IGI’s Labat

    2024-03-27T10:55:00+00:00

    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.

  • GR - Featured_Interview_ChedidRe_V2

    Middle East retention levels rising – Chedid Re’s Abi Rached

    2024-03-14T15:51:00+00:00

    Local insurers have “more skin in the game” due to the hard market for reinsurance.

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    Oman Re gains Retakaful licence

    2024-03-08T16:13:00+00:00

    Oman’s Capital Market Authority grants a licence for Oman Re to underwrite Retakaful, providing Islamic compliant reinsurance solutions for Takaful business.

  • GR - Featured_Interview_yassir_albaharna

    Trust Re seeks return to rating as rebuild continues – Albaharna GAIF34 interview

    2024-02-27T09:22:00+00:00

    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.

  • GR - BLOG_GAIF

    BLOG: GAIF OMAN 2024

    2024-02-27T09:14:00+00:00

    Daily news updates from GAIF OMAN 2024

  • Middle East region

    Driving behaviours to increase climate risk resilience – SCOR at GAIF34

    2024-02-23T15:49:00+00:00

    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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    Temperatures are rising and MENA’s protection gap leads the world – Swiss Re at GAIF34

    2024-02-23T14:51:00+00:00

    2023 saw major earthquakes in Turkey and Morocco, severe thunderstorms and flooding in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, hailstorms in Jordan, a tropical cyclone in Oman, and a major flood in Libya.

  • GR - Featured_Interview_NADIM_SEEMAN

    Construction boom to lead expected growth for Gallagher’s Dubai practice

    2024-02-21T14:58:00+00:00

    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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    Abouzaid welcomes delegates to GAIF34 in Muscat

    2024-02-19T13:36:00+00:00

    Secretary general of the General Arab Insurance Federation, kicked off the GAIF34 conference, which is back in Oman for the first time since 2002.

  • GR - Featured_Interview_GAIF_2

    Getting ready for GAIF in Oman and developing regional insurance talent

    2024-02-14T15:18:00+00:00

    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.

  • GR - Featured_Interview_CHAKIB

    Interview with GAIF’s Chakib Abouzaid: Is the Gulf region an awakening insurance giant?

    2024-01-31T12:10:00+00:00

    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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    Rising political risk for emerging market manufacturing hubs - Verisk Maplecroft

    2024-01-18T16:07:00+00:00

    Heightened political risks are overshadowing a ‘friendshoring’ shift, according to report data from Verisk Maplecroft.

  • Wael Mohsen

    Optio expands MENA operation with senior Dubai appointment

    2024-01-03T13:04:00+00:00

    New hire joins from Ardonagh Specialty as managing director of broking and general lines for Optio Re MENA in Dubai.

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    MS Amlin launches financial lines for Middle East

    2024-01-03T13:01:00+00:00

    Lloyd’s market re/insurer announces new business class for MENA region amid growth in M&A and IPO activity.

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    Gulf Insurance Group says “business as usual” after shareholder change

    2023-12-29T17:56:00+00:00

    Fairfax completes acquisition of KIPCO’s stake in the Middle East and North African insurer, giving it 90% ownership of the Kuwait City-based insurer.

  • DIFC

    Expanding DIFC promoted as MGA hub for Middle East, Africa and South Asia access

    2023-11-24T12:24:00+00:00

    MGAs represent 43% of DIFC’s insurance constituents, as of September, contributing $2.1bn of gross written premium.

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    Chedid Re named reinsurance broker of the year by MEIR

    2023-11-17T04:56:00+00:00

    Chedid Re was recognised as “Reinsurance Broker of the Year” at the Middle East Insurance Industry Awards 2023 held on November 16.

  • DIFC Gate

    DIFC on track for 20% re/insurance client growth

    2023-09-28T22:51:00+01:00

    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.

  • AM Best African combined ratios

    AM Best publishes reports on MENA and Sub-Saharan African reinsurers

    2023-09-22T13:26:00+01:00

    The rating agency reports that reinsurers across MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa report topline growth, despite persistent or heightened economic challenges.

  • Dubai Financial District

    DWIC 2023: Caught out by the hard market

    2023-03-13T12:43:00+00:00

    A DWIC roundtable on underwriting discussed the impact of hardening reinsurance rates and new technology

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    DWIC 2023: Health insurance space fit and well

    2023-03-13T12:18:00+00:00By Trevor Treharne

    COVID-driven awareness, population shifts and technological enhancements keeping health insurance market optimistic

  • I stock young people lobby

    DWIC 2023: Spotlight on skills and talent

    2023-03-09T17:00:00+00:00By Helen Yates

    On the back of the DIFC’s Talent Week, a panel of experts discussed the skills gap and how to close it

  • Four Seasons Dubai DIFC view

    DWIC 2023: Takaful must rebrand itself as the ethical choice for all

    2023-03-09T10:49:00+00:00By Helen Yates

    Collaboration between takaful providers is essential if the niche industry is to achieve its potential

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    DWIC 2023: Insurers are 'on the frontline' in the climate crisis

    2023-03-09T04:35:00+00:00By Helen Yates

    The insurance industry must “drive the pathway to net zero”, explained Dame Susan Rice in a fireside chat

  • Terra - The Sustainability Pavilion_m880

    DWIC 2023: ‘Force’ needed to spark industry climate action

    2023-03-09T03:30:00+00:00By Trevor Treharne

    As the consequences of climate change endure, further industry regulations will be required to halt its effects

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    DIFC’s Alya Al Zarouni opens Dubai World Insurance Congress 2023

    2023-03-08T17:05:00+00:00

    This year’s Congress is the largest event of its kind in the region, welcoming over 1,100 insurance leaders to the UAE

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    ‘Be part of climate conversation,’ DWIC 2023 delegates urged

    2023-03-08T16:51:00+00:00

    With COP28 heading to the city in November, this year’s DWIC opened with a rallying cry for the industry to focus on the climate

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    DWIC 2023: Plenty of cause for industry optimism

    2023-03-08T16:43:00+00:00By Trevor Treharne

    Despite choppy environmental, economic and geopolitical conditions, there are green shoots of opportunities for the industry

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    DWIC 2023: Time for emerging markets to shine

    2023-03-08T13:57:00+00:00By Helen Yates

    A dearth of cheap and plentiful reinsurance capacity could force emerging insurance markets to mature more rapidly

  • Dubai Financial District

    GCC markets retain stable outlook amid challenging headwinds

    2023-03-07T10:06:00+00:00

    The rising cost of reinsurance, competitive pressures and growing impact of nat cat losses remain a challenge – AM Best

  • dubai

    GCC insurers benefit from strong premium growth

    2023-03-01T12:22:00+00:00

    S&P expects a modest uptick in earnings if insurers continue to reprice underperforming business

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    David Robinson appointed CEO of Optio Group

    2023-02-27T12:55:00+00:00

    He was instrumental in establishing Optio Re MENA Ltd, which began trading February 2023

  • DIFC

    Optio Re MENA commences trading

    2023-01-31T11:12:00+00:00

    The specialty MGA is now open for business in MENA through its Dubai-based operation

  • Farid Chedid

    Chedid Capital and IRM launch certificate in risk management

    2022-12-21T13:52:00+00:00

    The course is aimed at insurance and reinsurance professionals across MEASA and has been ‘eagerly awaited’

  • DIFC

    Volante opens shop in the DIFC

    2022-10-21T16:12:00+01:00

    It will offer a combination of treaty and facultative reinsurance across multiple lines through Lloyd’s Syndicate 1699

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    QIC Global adopts Antares name and brand

    2022-09-29T12:41:00+01:00

    QIC Global is part of the QIC Group, which is the largest insurance company in the Middle East

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    Chedid Re names Elie Abi Rached global CEO

    2022-09-15T12:34:00+01:00

    Joe Asmar has been named deputy CEO, whilst retaining his role as group head of facultative reinsurance

  • Desert in Libya

    Gallagher Re & Africa Re partner to tackle Africa’s protection gap

    2022-07-06T08:50:00+01:00

    Regional drought conditions and the global political environment call for prompt action around resilience and risk transfer solutions

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    Aon Saudi Arabia appoints CEO

    2022-06-28T10:01:00+01:00

    Samer AlFayez was previously chief executive officer of Elite Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers

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    Chedid Re receives license to operate in Cairo

    2022-06-22T10:12:00+01:00

    Egypt is a “strategic bridge” between Chedid’s African operations and its Middle East presence

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    DWIC 2022: Why we’re still talking about it

    2022-05-11T10:22:00+01:00By Helen Yates

    The buzz at the conference in Dubai was palpable from the minute it opened on 9 March

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    Gulf Business News: DIFC, Global Ethical Finance Initiative join hands to support COP28 agenda

    2022-11-17T11:29:00+00:00

    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

  • ESG

    DWIC2022: ​ESG: Rising to the challenge - Middle East potential

    2022-03-22T07:49:00+00:00

    Insurers and brokers who undercut the environmental, social, and corporate governance standards (ESG) will face ‘catastrophic’ consequences, a roundtable on the topic heard.

  • Panel

    DWIC 2022: View from the top

    2022-03-22T07:38:00+00:00

    The insurance industry is failing to react quickly enough to the fast-evolving digital world around it.

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    DWIC 2022: Pandemic accelerates insurtech growth

    2022-03-21T13:56:00+00:00By Helen Yates

    The insurtech sector in the MENA region has enjoyed substantial growth over the past two years, in part driven by the global pandemic.

  • Innovation lightbulb ideas

    DWIC 2022: Why takaful needs an overhaul

    2022-03-10T13:14:00+00:00By Helen Yates

    Inherent issues with the Takaful model continue to hinder the market’s development in the GCC

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    Gallagher launches fac business in the DIFC

    2022-03-08T15:26:00+00:00

    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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    Kay International AMEA expands its operations to US to serve Latin America & Caribbean region

    2021-12-09T09:06:00+00:00

    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.

  • Arif amiri ceo of difc authority landscape

    Leaders from World Alliance of International Financial Centers convene in Dubai for the first time at DIFC

    2021-10-28T12:13:00+01:00

    Arif Amiri, CEO of DIFC Authority, commented: “DIFC is delighted to be hosting the World Alliance of International Financial Centers’ Annual General Meeting. It is the first time leaders from financial centers across the globe have chosen to convene in Dubai.

  • Flood data

    Willis Re launches flood model for MENA region

    2021-09-30T16:03:00+01:00

    Currently, the model covers Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with further releases for Oman, Qatar, and Egypt in the third and fourth quarters of 2021.

  • Dubai Financial District

    UAE: Lloyd’s broker expands office

    2021-09-15T07:34:00+01:00By Middle East Insurance Review

    Tysers, a Lloyd’s broker, is expanding its presence in Dubai to meet the growing demand for insurance expertise in the Middle East.

  • Khalifa Abdulla Turki al-Subaey

    QIC Group net profit jumps 210% to QR205mn in Q1

    2021-04-28T08:19:00+01:00

    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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    QIC Group reports QR12.2bn gross written premiums in 2020

    2021-02-17T17:15:00+00:00By The Peninsula

    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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    Qatar Insurance Company (QIC) has seen its gross written premiums grow by 4%

    2020-10-28T10:29:00+00:00

    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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    AM Best’s Insurance Market Briefing - MENA to Examine Current Trends and Their Future Impact

    2020-10-20T06:12:00+01:00

    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.

  • coronavirus analysing

    Swiss Re: Re/insurance in the Middle East and Pakistan: annual outlook and review 2020

    2020-10-12T07:13:00+01:00

    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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    Dubai World Insurance Congress 2022: Building a ‘Hybrid’ event

    2020-09-23T14:44:00+01:00

    Join us at the biggest ‘pre-scheduled business meet-up’ in the Middle East.

  • mena

    Best’s Market Segment Report: MENA Reinsurers Strive to Adapt to Testing Conditions

    2020-09-23T05:00:00+01:00

    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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    DWIC 2020: Post Event Report

    2020-03-05T20:03:00+00:00

    Full coverage of the DWIC2020 Satellite Sessions

  • Capture

    DWIC interview: Andy Rogers, co-CEO, Amdaris

    2019-03-07T01:52:00+00:00

    David Benyon, editor, Global Reinsurance speaks with Andy Rogers, co-CEO of Amdaris and Adrian Sutherland, CTO, Jumar about how technology is transforming (re)insurance.

  • dubai

    Innovation in Middle East markets – a little less conversation, a little more action

    2019-03-05T15:47:00+00:00

    Insurers in Middle East markets talk about launching new products, but not enough innovation follows, JLT Re’s Russell Walters told GR

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    Takaful faces market awareness challenge: Even some people who work in it don’t know what it does

    2019-02-28T11:01:00+00:00By David Benyon and Scott McGee

    The Takaful and Re/Takaful sector has an image problem and general lack of awareness about what it can do, according to speakers at DWIC 2019

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    Seize opportunities coming to the UAE soon

    2019-02-28T00:02:00+00:00

    Panellists on the final MENA session from day one of DWIC 2019 talked about new product opportunities the region could see soon.

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    Healthcare tourism could be a strained market's saving grace

    2019-02-27T23:58:00+00:00

    The health insurance market is struggling to keep up with demand, but a new trend has emerged, says Axa Global Healthcare’s Laurent Pochat-Cottilloux

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    African markets waiting for a catalyst

    2019-02-27T23:46:00+00:00

    Africa shows great growth potential, but it needs a push from insurers willing to take a chance

  • Capture

    Insurance wrappers for government bonds - Willis Re's Vickers on market opportunities

    2019-02-27T23:31:00+00:00

    Fiscal pressure on governments could be one of re/insurance’s biggest opportunities, Willis Re International chairman James Vickers told DWIC 19 in Dubai

  • DWIC RT

    Weak market leaves reinsurers under pressure

    2019-02-27T23:27:00+00:00

    “Soft-hard” pricing after recent renewals leaves reinsurers under pressure, DWIC 2019 heard from a roundtable debate on the state of the market

  • DWIC daily day 2

    DWIC 2019: Day 2 live and free

    2019-02-27T23:21:00+00:00

    Catch up with all the news from the Dubai World Insurance Congress 2019

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    Reinsurers shifting focus from cat business – Axa XL’s Watson

    2019-02-27T07:33:00+00:00

    Disruption to core catastrophe business is leading to a significant change in the global reinsurance market as reinsurers place greater emphasis on margin expansion in other lines of business, David Watson, chief executive international reinsurance at Axa XL told delegates at this year’s Dubai World Insurance Congress (DWIC).

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    Where MENA fits into Chinese investment plans

    2019-02-26T22:36:00+00:00

     

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    Construction will bounce back - Scor

    2019-02-26T22:28:00+00:00

    Hedi Hachicha, Scor’s chief underwriting officer for property and casualty treaty business in the Middle East and Africa (MENA) talks new risks, construction demand, and effective regulation

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    Signs of life in UAE energy construction market

    2019-02-26T22:22:00+00:00

    After three years in relative hibernation, several energy construction projects loom for the UAE

  • GR DWIC 2019 Day1 cover

    DWIC 2019: Day 1 live and free to read

    2019-02-26T00:01:00+00:00

    Click through here to read the first day of GR’s coverage of the Dubai World Insurance Congress 2019

  • Middle East region

    Saudi, UAE health market overcrowded, dropouts expected – Fitch Ratings

    2019-02-22T14:43:00+00:00

    Fitch says the compulsory health insurance market is overcrowded and predicts the pressures on profitability will force out weaker players

  • Dubai 2018

    Health warnings amid profits for UAE insurers

    2019-02-21T12:03:00+00:00

    2018 marked a second consecutive year of bumper profits for the UAE’s insurance market, according to an AM Best report

  • James vickers

    Demand hugely untapped – Willis Re’s Vickers

    2019-02-19T17:00:00+00:00

    The insurance sector has a lot to do if it wants to close the protection gap in Middle East markets, according to James Vickers, chairman of Willis Re International

  • Farid Chedid

    Big challenges face Middle East reinsurance market – Chedid Re

    2019-02-18T13:26:00+00:00

    Compulsory lines are the only ones growing in the Middle East, causing commoditisation of products

  • cyber security

    Aon highlights 8 cyber risk areas

    2019-02-13T18:15:00+00:00

    Game-changing business opportunities are created, as well as risks, as companies continue to use technology to speed up information transfer, according to re/insurance broker Aon

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