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MIDDLE EAST IN FOCUS - News Niyam secures Lloyd’s nod for India-focused syndicate Niyam Group has received in-principle approval from Lloyd’s to establish a new syndicate, as it looks to deploy disciplined reinsurance capacity into India and other high-growth markets across Asia and Africa - News BMS launches in the DIFC as regional expansion continues New Dubai platform for the re/insurance broker supports group strategy across MENA and Turkey - News Lockton Re hires Khan in Dubai to lead global property innovation and solutions Former Aon and AXA XL analytics leader to drive digital and data-driven initiatives from the reinsurance broker’s Dubai hub - News Riyadh Re launches with $146m capital to build Saudi reinsurance hub New reinsurer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia aims to strengthen domestic capacity and expand across MENA and global markets - News Adapt, evolve, grow – RVS Global Executive Breakfast Roundtable 2025 Senior reinsurance and insurance figures gathered over breakfast at the Hotel Hermitage in Monte Carlo to discuss the re/insurance sector’s ability to embrace resilience, relevance and opportunity in an era where global volatility and change is the only constant - News AM Best: Sub-Saharan reinsurers post strong results despite economic headwinds Report from AM Best says the region’s reinsurers achieved double-digit returns on equity in 2024, supported by disciplined underwriting despite macroeconomic volatility - News South African business ‘favours reinsurers’ – ASR’s Paradine South Africa remains favourable for property reinsurers, while softening has been limited for other African business, according to ASR’s head of treaty - News Specialty reinsurance growth opportunities despite market softening – IGI’s Jabsheh IGI is targeting specialty reinsurance expansion , GR learned at RVS 2025, with CEO Waleed Jabsheh suggesting specialty could become 25% of the firm’s reinsurance book - News A market on the move: benchmarking survey The MEASA region’s re/insurance market shows signs of resilience and untapped potential, according to GR’s RVS Benchmarking Survey for 2025 - News Lockton Re launches MENA platform with Dubai operation Monayer appointed CEO as reinsurance broker seeks to scale its regional reinsurance presence into the GCC and MENA markets. - News LSM names Cole to lead its UK & MENA distribution Former Generali executive to oversee client and broker relationships across key markets - News Howden Re secures Dubai licence to expand MEA presence New DFSA authorisation marks major step in the reinsurance broker’s regional growth strategy - News Two Saudi insurers MEDGULF and Buruj finalise merger deal Buruj shareholders to receive 1.11 MEDGULF shares per share held in SAR 584m all-share agreement - News ACORD launches Dubai data hub with offer of one million free digital transactions New ADEPT hub aims to accelerate digital transformation of UAE re/insurance market - News DIFC roundtable at DWIC 2025: Charting the path for global strength and momentum At a closed-door roundtable hosted by DIFC, our re/insurance experts tackled the shape of resilience across the sector – debating AI, cyber, MGAs, and Middle East growth – and why evolving risks continue to the industry’s biggest opportunities. - News DWIC 2025 roundtable: Political violence market warns of rising exposures amid falling rates Capacity is flowing into the political violence (PV) market in 2025, but practitioners speaking at a DWIC 2025 roundtable observed the influx is suppressing rates at odds with rising risk accumulations. - News Howden Re launches in Saudi Arabia Reinsurance broker opens its doors in Riyadh with a group CEO nod towards the re/insurance opportunities created by KSA’s Vision 2030 strategy. - News LSM reshapes underwriting leadership in UK and MENA with new divisional directors Mike Burle (pictured) will lead a new specialty division and Meghan Walker has been named divisional director for marine and aviation, Liberty Specialty Markets has announced. - News DWIC 2025: Africa’s insurance leaders call for local partnerships and patient capital Panel discussion in Dubai highlights challenges and opportunities across a diverse continent. - News DWIC 2025: Unlocking growth in Central Asia’s complex, emerging markets For Central Asian countries such as Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, re/insurance is growing fast, but serious gaps in data and infrastructure remain.
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