Middle East
Middle East | 24 Nov 15
Dubai FSA undertakes full scale review of insurance regime
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has issued a consultation paper on the insurance sector in a bid to clarify and update the regulatory regime.
Middle East | 24 Nov 15
Zurich Int’ls Jopp sees growth in protection market
Zurich International Life’s head of market management MEA, Walter Jopp, sees huge growth potential in the protection market, especially the non-resident Indian (NRI) segment.
Middle East powers Q1 for Hansard with 336% uplift
Specialist long-term savings provider Hansard Global has reported a surging annual uplift in new business for the first quarter of the financial year with the Middle East and Africa responsible for more than 300%.
Middle East | 12 Nov 15
DeVere warns of rise in pension liberation scams in Qatar
Pension liberation scammers are increasingly targeting expatriates in Qatar, warned independent financial advice giant, deVere.
MetLife targets under insured Gulf middle class
The expanding middle classes of the six Gulf Cooperation Council nations in the Middle East offer many attractive growth opportunities due to the current low penetration of insurance products, says Theodor Alexandrescu, general manager of MetLife Gulf.