Middle East Views
The National Health Insurance Company – Daman has received the ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 certification, recognising the insurer’s sophisticated management of its IT services....
The Saudi Central Bank and the Council of Cooperative Health Insurance announced that insurance documents on non-Saudis will be updated with COVID-19...
Features
The Insurance Business Group held a webinar to understand expectations of a post-COVID-19 insurance market in the UAE. A Premium report. The...
Vidya Veerapandian takes a critical look at the level of innovation and transformation within the insurance industry in the UAE. The UAE’s...
Risk Management
Despite the economic toll on SMEs, there is an opportunity for the insurance industry to grow within this sector while simultaneously providing essential coverage and security for the future, writes...
Insurers in the GCC region need to realise the importance of a focused health care actuary within their organisations, observes Syed Danish Ali. Health insurance is the largest line of...
Face to Face
The Emirates Insurance Association’s (EIA) Motor Technical Committee (MTC) is gearing up for a sustainable motor insurance industry in its 2021 business plan. Chairman of the MTC Issam Mouslimani speaks to Premium in this regard. Striving to bring equilibrium and a state of fairness and awareness with respect to motor...
Dr. Ihsan Al Marzooqi tells Premium how GluCare, an integrated Diabetes centre, can provide value to the health care system. The management of chronic disease has been a top priority in the cost management programs of payers and providers. Contributing in this endeavour to manage a chronic disease such as...
Risky Business
The owner of a hotel filed suit recently against his insurer related to wrongful and bad faith denial of insurance coverage arising out the physical damage to and prolonged closure of restaurant resulting from the events...
An insured’s home was damaged by trees in an ice storm. He learned shortly after that the insurance would not cover the damage. Being an insurance agent, himself, he tried his best to figure out...
A woman was driving home when another car zoomed towards her and totaled her car. The other driver claimed responsibility and they exchanged insurance information. However, the other driver’s insurance company said they would not...
A man was stung by a bee and being highly allergic, rushed himself to the hospital. A month later, he received a bill from the hospital as the insurer would not pay for the visit....
