Jerome Droesch, CEO, AXA Gulf speaks to Premium on being selected as one of the Participating Insurers by DHA. On what criteria was AXA chosen to the PI List? For the participating insurer status, DHA has set a rigorous evaluation process to choose the best participants among the insurers licensed...
Tarun Khanna, CEO of Nexus Insurance Brokersspeaks to Premium on the new insurance regulation, new health insurance laws, price wars and more. How has the consumer changed over the years? Do you see a far more educated one, or have insurers and brokers, over time, taken up the task of...
Massimo Falcioni, CEO of Euler Hermes GCC, spoke to Premium on the growth in the trade credit insurance industry and its benefits to the SME sector. The trade credit insurance (TCI) industry seems to be enjoying substantial growth presently. What trends are you seeing at the moment in the UAE?...
David Harris spoke to Sandhya Divakaran on the subject of bancassurance with regard to strategic alliances between banks and insurance companies. How can insurers and bankers strengthen their relationships? One of the ways is to look at the long-term sustainable relationships and try and work together sharing best practices from...
‘Paddy Padmanathan’, president and CEO of ACWA Power, Saudi Arabia, spoke to Premium on the risks associated with renewable energy projects and a future outlook. Below is an excerpt of the conversation. What is the status quo of wind, solar, hydropower as opposed to conventional sources of energy in the...
Dr. Geeta Gangadharan raises a few pertinent questions on the newly approved health insurance law. The recent health insurance law that was passed in Dubai makes it mandatory for all three million people living in the emirate, to be covered for healthcare services. The Essential health benefits package according to...
Dr. Dennis Sebastian shares his views on the impact on medical service providers as a result of the recently announced mandatory health insurance law. Rising cost of care, widespread chronic illness, increasing population, skyrocketing expenditure on healthcare, added numbers of ageing population and poorly controlled inflation: these have all been...
Premium spoke to Naji El Haddad, Show Director of the World Future Energy Summit ahead of the event. What is the focus of the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2014? This is the seventh edition of WFES – the centrepiece of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. This year we’re especially excited...
Jugal Kishore Madaan speaks to Premium on the risks posed by oil spills and the risk management protocols to be followed, while elucidating the types of claims related to these disasters. As an underwriter, how do you evaluate costs related to oil spills, its clean up and restoration efforts on...
Alain Spruyt, is a man of many worlds, when it comes to the business of insuring diamonds. Premium spoke to this expert, on his insights on the industry, during a visit to his Dubai office. When he’s not heliskiing in Alaska or catching a wave in Sumbawa, Alain, is the...
