Global insurance trends

Deals: Gallagher Buys a Slice of ACE Broker

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today announced that it has agreed to a strategic partnership with MIG Holding Ltd (MIG Group), which will see the company take a minority interest in Middle East & North Africa (MENA) specialist […]

Global insurance trends

UAE: Democrance Launches PI Scheme For Money Transfer Customers

Democrance, the UAE-born insurtech startup, has joined forces with AXA, one of the largest global insurers in the GCC region, to launch a new personal accident insurance scheme for customers of the international money transfer […]

Opinion

Opinion: Marine Risks in the Gulf & Middle East Region

Simon Dempsey, Marine Claims Executive at Meridian Risk Solutions, gives advice on dealing with War Risk claims and assesses what the current volatile situation in the Gulf region may mean for insurers; Following a period […]

Global insurance trends

Gulf Tensions Set to Increase Insurance Costs in Marine Sector

Amidst heightened tensions in the Middle East, an Iranian oil tanker ‘Sinopa’ has been damaged by what Iranian media said was a rocket attack. Whilst the explosion caused an oil spill into the Red Sea, […]

Global insurance trends

IGI Posts Strong Financials; 12% Rise in GWP

International General Insurance Holdings Limited today reported earnings for the first half of 2019. IGI reported a net profit of $13.75 million for the first six months of 2019, compared to $11.02 million last year, […]

HR & Employment

Willis Towers Watson Appoints Mark Hiles Head of Power & Utilities CEEMEA

Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ:WLTW), a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, has welcomed Mark Hiles into the role of Head of Power and Utilities for the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Healix Warning on Health Risks for Overseas Employees

Healix International, the global travel risk management and international medical and security assistance provider, has set out the big health challenges the company believes businesses sending employees abroad may face in 2019. “Diseases that tend […]