Ministry of Economy asks insurers to cover COVID-19

Ministry of Economy asks insurers to cover COVID-19

Lebanese Minister of Economy, Mr Raoul Nehme, called on insurance companies to cover COVID-19 in their insurance plans, stressing the need for “all parties to play their part in providing appropriate support

Ruling on Lebanon debt insurance paves way for 0m payout

Ruling on Lebanon debt insurance paves way for $400m payout

Investors in credit insurance on Lebanon are set to receive a payout after a binding ruling from a CDS committee.
Up to roughly $400 million of contracts could pay after the heavily indebted nation failed to honor a $1.2 billion Eurobond due earlier this month.

INSURIA Appoints New General Manager Ali Noureddine

INSURIA Appoints New General Manager Ali Noureddine

INSURIA has announced the appointment of its new General Manager Ali Y. Noureddine, effective from October 1, 2019. Mr. Noureddine graduated from the Lebanese University – Faculty of Business Administration.

GAIF aims to raise technical standards

GAIF aims to raise technical standards

The General Arab Insurance Federation (GAIF) is working on improving technical standards among its members, according to Mr Chakib Abouzaid, the secretary general of the organisation.

The cyber insurance market in 2019

The cyber insurance market in 2019

According to the 2019 emerging risks barometer, established by the French Federation of Insurance, cyber risk appears to be a major risk for insurance and reinsurance companies.

MENA: insurance market slowdown in 2018

MENA: insurance market slowdown in 2018

The insurance written premiums in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) reached 56.965 billion USD in 2018 against 58.936 billion USD in 2017, thus decreasing by 3.5%. Global premiums, however, rose by 4.8%.

NDU Launches MS in Actuarial Sciences

NDU Launches MS in Actuarial Sciences

Under the patronage and in the presence of HE Minister of Economy and Trade Mansour Bteish, Notre Dame University-Louaize, in cooperation with Chedid Re,

Lebanon: Nonlife insurance premiums up 3.4 pct to .2B in 2018

Lebanon: Nonlife insurance premiums up 3.4 pct to $1.2B in 2018

Lebanon’s nonlife insurance companies saw their total premiums in 2018 rise by 3.4 percent to reach $1.17 billion. According to the annual survey by Al-Bayan magazine, the total nonlife premiums generated by 44 insurance companies reached $1.17 billion in 2018