...For the insurance industry, and especially the Political Violence & Terrorism (PVT) business, the war in the Middle East may lead to significant losses in some areas and new risk assessments for selected key industries and regions, according to the "Political Violence and Civil Unrest Trends 2026" r...
Source : MiddleEast | 20 May 2026...In this edition of the MEIR Dialogue, we speak to Norton Rose Fulbright's Partner and Head of Middle East Insurance Shabnam Karim on the far-reaching impact of the current conflict in the Middle East on the regional and global (re)insurance industry. The ongoing hostilities have created an extraordi...
Source : MiddleEast | 17 May 2026...Orient Insurance, the UAE's leading insurance provider and a subsidiary of Al-Futtaim, has launched four competitive and comprehensive war risk protection solutions, as businesses and individuals are increasingly seeking robust Insurance solutions to help navigate evolving operational and geopolitic...
Source : MiddleEast | 17 May 2026...Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (ADNIC), one of the leading regional multi-line insurance providers, has announced a net profit before tax of AED99.5m ($27.1m) for 1Q2026....
Source : MiddleEast | 17 May 2026...UAE residents continue to report high levels of safety, optimism and belonging despite regional conflict and cost pressures, but financial strain remains the clearest challenge to long-term wellbeing, according to new research from Cigna Healthcare....
Source : MiddleEast | 17 May 2026...The global outlook remains highly uncertain amid an increasingly prolonged confrontation and fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. Drawn-out negotiations, ongoing shipping blockades and the risk of military escalation threaten the truce's durability, says Moody's Ratings (Moody's) in its "Globa...
Source : MiddleEast | 14 May 2026...Hannover Re, one of the world's leading reinsurers, has reported a strong start to 2026, continuing positive trends from recent quarters, despite the uncertainties created by the Middle East conflict....
Source : MiddleEast | 13 May 2026...Reinsurance giant Munich Re has allocated EUR90m ($105.6m) in the first quarter of this year for claims for damages from the Middle East armed hostilities, according to the company's CFO, Mr Andrew Buchanan....
Source : MiddleEast | 13 May 2026...Middle East Conflict Means for the Agrifood Sector in Australia and New Zealand”, ICAL International Customs and Logistics Director, Mr Mark Coleman, noted that while airlines are becoming more...
Source : MiddleEast | 12 May 2026...Kuwait Reinsurance Company (Kuwait Re) has disclosed that it has not experienced any material disruption to its business due to the Iran war, as it released its 2026 first-quarter financial results....
Source : MiddleEast | 12 May 2026...Recent global developments have underscored the growing importance of marine insurance and war risk coverage, placing new pressures on the insurance sector, according to a senior official of the Financial Services Authority (FSA)....
Source : MiddleEast | 11 May 2026...Middle East conflict, Swiss Re established around $400m of IBNR reserves to address potential inflationary impact, of which $350m is in P&C Re./s...
Source : MiddleEast | 11 May 2026...The hostilities in the Middle East have triggered a surge in discussions and notifications regarding Constructive Total Loss (CTL), but these have not yet translated into a material rise in accepted claims. The industry is seeing a trend where assets remain physically undamaged but are effectively "...
Source : MiddleEast | 11 May 2026...Middle East conflict."Both P&C businesses achieved good underwriting results, further supported b...
Source : eDaily | 08 May 2026...Evidence of oil pollution was found near the coast of Kuwait in early April, with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claiming it had targeted energy and petrochemical facilities across the region in retaliatory attacks....
Source : MiddleEast | 07 May 2026...Thailand's insurance regulator, the Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC), announced that this year, it will be using a Top-Down Scenario approach to assess the systemic impact of various events, as part of the framework for conducting the 2026 OIC Stress Test for life and non-life insurance comp...
Source : eDaily | 07 May 2026...Middle East conflict, SCOR indicated. col width...
Source : AIRPlus | 06 May 2026...Middle East conflict reshaping underwriting and claims in real timeThe report said that escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are weighing on u...
Source : eDaily | 06 May 2026...Indonesia Re assessed that the pressure on the rupiah exchange rate against the dollar has the potential to increase reinsurance costs amid the escalation of conflict in the Middle East....
Source : eDaily | 05 May 2026...In this edition of the MEIR Dialogue, we speak to Moody's Vice President - Senior Analyst Mohammed Ali Londe and Vice President - Senior Credit Officer Brandan Holmes on how the (re)insurance industry will adapt to the ongoing conflict in the long run....
Source : MiddleEast | 04 May 2026...Middle East conflict. Across the region, demand weakened, first affecting highly exposed specialty lines, including marine and aviation, as well as tourism-related activities. In addition, consumptio...
Source : MiddleEast | 04 May 2026...Middle East conflict has changed significantly since it began on 28 February, and is still evolving quickly. He added, “Supply conditions and restoration timelines could shift materially depend...
Source : MiddleEast | 30 Apr 2026...Middle East Conflict Means for Agrifood Sector in Australia and New Zealand’.Impacted fertiliser leads to food riskp style="margin-bottom:1...
Source : eDaily | 30 Apr 2026...The direct impact of the conflict in the Middle East on Saudi Arabia's Gulf Union Alahlia Cooperative Insurance (Gulf Union) is expected to be limited, according to Fitch Ratings....
Source : MiddleEast | 29 Apr 2026...The ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are expected to have a limited effect on the operating performance of Sukoon Insurance, one of the UAE biggest insurers, according to S&P Global Ratings (S&P)....
Source : MiddleEast | 27 Apr 2026...The operating performance of UAE-based Abu Dhabi National Insurance Co (ADNIC) is expected to remain resilient, according to S&P Global Ratings (S&P)....
Source : MiddleEast | 26 Apr 2026...Airlines have adapted their operations through longer routings and revised scheduling since the Iran war began on 28 February. These moves have contributed to increased flight times, fuel consumption and overall operating costs....
Source : MiddleEast | 23 Apr 2026...Middle East conflict is already affecting shipping routes, insurance and freight costs, transit times and input availability,” said Ms Lee.“For SMEs...
Source : eDaily | 23 Apr 2026...Middle East conflict could be “considered as part of a broader shift toward a more volatile, geopolitically complex operating environment”.For the co...
Source : eDaily | 23 Apr 2026...The Middle East conflict is taking a major toll on global shipping and trade, leading to growing interest in alternative maritime routes, including the Arctic corridor....
Source : eDaily | 22 Apr 2026...While conflicts such as the ongoing Iran-Israel-US war present clear risks, they may also give rise to emerging opportunities, says global professional services provider KPMG....
Source : MiddleEast | 21 Apr 2026...The Moroccan insurance industry has entered into a new phase of uncertainty, in the wake of the outbreak of armed hostilities in the Middle East, according to Mr Mohamed Hassan Bensalah, President of the Moroccan Insurance Federation (FMA)....
Source : MiddleEast | 20 Apr 2026...Shipowners and brokers need to take greater consideration of the scope of their war risk cover, and not just the price, as the number of war risk claims following incidents outside of traditional high-risk areas has risen, a senior underwriter at the London P&I Club has warned....
Source : MiddleEast | 19 Apr 2026...Beazley, a leading specialty insurer, has announced its intention to launch a new marine war consortium, to provide up to $1bn of Lloyd's capacity, comprising $500m for Hull War and $500m for cargo war, that will be complementary to the existing capacity available in the market....
Source : MiddleEast | 19 Apr 2026...Middle East conflict. As of 7 April, the financial sector had provided over KRW13tn in assistance, including KRW7.2tn in maturity extensions and payment deferments.Within insurance,...
Source : eDaily | 17 Apr 2026...While listed insurers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have delivered improved profitability, regional geopolitical tensions are affecting certain lines of business and investment portfolios, according to AM Best....
Source : MiddleEast | 16 Apr 2026...The global financial system is confronting the ongoing war in the Middle East, potential inflationary pressures, rising risks of further tightening in financial conditions, and several channels through which market turmoil could escalate into financial instability, said the International Monetary Fu...
Source : MiddleEast | 16 Apr 2026...The announcement on 7 April of a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran marks a critical moment of de-escalation of the intense geopolitical tension in recent weeks that brought the region to the brink of a wider conflict, according to Mr Hani Kurdi, Vice President - Marine at APEX....
Source : MiddleEast | 16 Apr 2026...The escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz due to Israeli and US attacks on Iran indicate that the insurance sector has become one of the main actors in classifying the nature of conflict from an operational perspective....
Source : MiddleEast | 15 Apr 2026...Middle East conflict severely affecting global maritime trade, the Bharat Marine Pool will provide war-risk coverage for ships, reducing reliance on expensive foreign reinsurance and is backed by a $...
Source : eDaily | 15 Apr 2026...Middle East Insurance Review (MEIR), in solidarity with the insurance market, has started a special series named "Middle East Conflict: The MEIR Dialogue" to discuss the insurance impact of the armed confrontation across MENA as well as globally. The series continues with an interview with Zurich In...
Source : MiddleEast | 14 Apr 2026...Shipowners are reluctant to risk crossing the Hormuz Strait even with insurance because of the high cost of the assets, according to Mr Mohamed Mahran, the CEO of Misr Insurance Company, the biggest general insurer in Egypt....
Source : MiddleEast | 14 Apr 2026...The Jordan Insurance Federation (JIF) has released a working paper titled "Implications of the War on Iran for the Jordan Insurance Sector", outlining the risks and challenges associated with the war in the Gulf, and proposed responses to them....
Source : MiddleEast | 14 Apr 2026...The exposure of Jeddah-headquartered Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) to regions affected by the ongoing war in the Middle East remains limited and is also mitigated through reinsurance, according to S&P Global Ratings (S&P)....
Source : MiddleEast | 13 Apr 2026...Oil and gas supply shock triggered by the Middle East conflict has led several Southeast Asian countries to ramp up their coal reserves. A recent report, however, reveals that the region's shift back to coal is likely to increase costs sharply rather than reduce them....
Source : eDaily | 13 Apr 2026...The Turkish insurance sector had a weak start to 2026 and the US-Israel-Iran military conflict has aggravated the situation, forcing the insurance industry to recalibrate its expectations for the year....
Source : MiddleEast | 12 Apr 2026...The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has resulted in a more complex and evolving risk environment for airlines across Asia, affecting operations, costs and insurance dynamics. Aon's Head of Marine and Regional Aviation Lead for Asia, Stephen Rudman, said this as the US and Iran reached a two-week...
Source : eDaily | 10 Apr 2026...The forecast for region-wide GDP growth in MENA in 2026 has been revised from 3.9% to 3.1%, in line with the base-case assumption that the US-Iran conflict will be time-bound for up to four weeks, said BMI, a UK multinational research firm and a subsidiary of Fitch Solutions....
Source : MiddleEast | 09 Apr 2026...The impact of the Iran-Israel-US war in the Middle East has yet to be felt by the Taiwanese life insurance sector....
Source : MiddleEast | 09 Apr 2026...Oil prices plunged below $100/bbl after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on 7 April, easing fears of prolonged supply disruption. Brent fell as much as 16% before trading around $94/bbl, according to ING Think, ING Global Markets Research....
Source : MiddleEast | 09 Apr 2026