January 15, 2008
The UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute (the CII Group) announced “a strategic partnership for the Middle East” with JWZ Insurance Solutions, a newly-formed insurance training and educational consultancy firm, under the brand name CII Saudi Arabia. “JWZ is now the exclusive …
January 14, 2008
Coface [Compagnie française d’assurance pour le commerce extérieur], a major guarantor of trade credit, announced that it has reached a cooperation agreement with the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), to expand export risk coverage …
December 23, 2007
Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected 2008 officers during their meeting in Houston. The newly elected officers, who will assume their duties following the completion of the NAIC Winter National Meeting, include: president, Kansas Insurance Commissioner …
December 23, 2007
Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected 2008 officers during their meeting in Houston. The newly elected officers, who will assume their duties following the completion of the NAIC Winter National Meeting, include: president, Kansas Insurance Commissioner …
December 3, 2007
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. has named Daniel S. Glaser, an AIG executive who began his career as a Marsh broker, as chairman and chief executive officer of its insurance broker, Marsh Inc. Glaser currently serves as managing director of …
November 27, 2007
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has said that it considers the Saudi insurance market to possess the “inherent strengths,” which will allow it to “ride out” forthcoming regulatory changes. The report -“Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, And Threats As Insurers In Saudi …
August 17, 2007
Arab Commercial Enterprises (“ACE”) and Jardine Lloyd Thompson jointly announced that they have agreed to establish a joint-venture company in Saudi Arabia to support an exclusive trading agreement for the Kingdom and “to underline their commitment to seek to align …
August 15, 2007
Dublin-based Research and Markets announced the addition of “Opportunities in Middle East Insurance Market” to their offering. The report is designed to “help clients to analyze the leading-edge opportunities critical to the success of the insurance industry in the region,” …
May 30, 2007
Trade credit insurer Euler Hermes, a subsidiary of AGF and a member of the Allianz Group, has opened an office in Dubai in cooperation with its local partner, Alliance Insurance. Euler Hermes new facility will offer “an extensive range of …
April 30, 2007
The costs of cutting greenhouse gases and who will pay for doing it are likely to be the key issues at a major U.N.-backed climate change meeting of scientists and diplomats in the Thai capital this week, participants said Sunday. …