Reinsurance
The best way to get the best information about the insurance and reinsurance industry was to conduct an interview with Riyad Karray. In his profound observations on Best Re, Riyad Karray, General Manager of Best Re started by shedding some light on his company’s latest projects and performance. Then he moved on to speak about Best Re operations in the region, in Lebanon, Tunis and others countries. As the United States unemployment rate inches towards double digits, more Americans are left...Reinsurance
Best Re’s Modern Tuning
The best way to get the best information about the insurance and reinsurance industry was to conduct an interview with Riyad Karray. In his profound observations on Best Re, Riyad Karray, General Manager of Best Re started by shedding some light on his company’s latest projects and performance. Then he moved on to speak about Best Re operations in the region, in Lebanon, Tunis and others countries. As the United States unemployment rate inches towards double digits, more Americans are left...Arig Scores Highest Again
In the current environment of global credit freeze and at a time when listed firms in the Gulf have been struggling to attract capital, regional issuers have surprisingly shown an increasing level of transparency, according to the latest GCC transparency rankings. The BASIC (Behavioral Assessment Score for Investors and Corporations) index developed by The National Investor (TNI) of Abu Dhabi in partnership with Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance, Dubai, improved by 8.3% since 2008 - an indication of the rapid progress made by regionally listed companies in improving transparency...The Strategic Takaful Lead
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| Majed Akel, General Manager of General Takaful Co. |
Akel spoke about the reasons why most companies are opening Takaful subsidiaries, as there are more than 140 companies because it is one of the safest fincail institutions currently, in wake of the crisis. Akel added that "the principal of Islamic insurance is that...
Going Beyond The Era Of Crisis
Khaled K. Abu Nahel, Chief Operating Officer–Non Life operations was one of the prominent speakers at "The 4th Damascus insurance Forum". He spoke in technical details about the state of the insurance industry and how it will be affected by the global economic crisis and its impact on the insurance industry in the Arab world.There were several speeches on the causes of the crisis, its impact and the regulatory reflections to such a crisis. "My contribution was about how the crisis affected the internal environment of each insurance company, rather than taking the macro side. As an...
