RIMS, the risk management society, has successfully met all ANSI (American National Standards Institute) requirements to offer the RIMS-CRMP certification exam virtually. The exam will be offered through Pearson Vue’s OnVUE platform, opening the door for qualifying risk professionals to earn this globally recognized certification from their home or office...
Bank Muscat has announced the availability of bancassurance plans through its tie-up with AXA Gulf. The newly-launched plans will in particular benefit entrepreneurs and owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in facing unexpected risks to their business activities and projects. Speaking on the occasion Abdullah Tamman Al Maashani, DGM...
The Supervisory Authority of Insurance and Social Welfare (ACAPS) is launching E-Wassit Taamine, an e-learning training program for insurance intermediaries. This project comes within the framework of the actions to support stakeholders of the insurance sector carried out by the Authority, in particular insurance intermediaries. The E-Wassit Taamine platform offers...
The DIFC Academy will host two webinars for Middle East insurance professionals in partnership with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) during the first quarter of 2021. The informative webinars have been organised as part of a wider collaboration formed between the two entities and Lloyd’s of London 18 months ago,...
The Frontline Heroes Office (FHO) has announced a new initiative that will provide expanded medical insurance coverage for the nation’s limited income frontline heroes and their immediate families. The new Frontline Heroes insurance top-up programme was developed in partnership with the National Health Insurance Company – Daman with funding from...
The Abu Dhabi Department of Finance (DoF) recently announced an AED6 billion supply chain financing initiative to support a variety of sectors, as a key initiative in its commitment to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The first phase of this initiative is in partnership with the National Health Insurance Company...
The provision of comprehensive health benefits for employees will become a top priority for UAE organisations in 2021 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research from Aetna International. Aetna surveyed over 1,200 UAE businesses and their employees during the unprecedented changes in operational models and working conditions made necessary by...
Minister of Health Nathir Obeidat recently said that a proposal was currently being considered to introduce universal healthcare insurance in Jordan. The minister said that unified referral entity involving multiple stakeholders would be set up in this regard, managed by the ministry of Health, involving the Social Security Corporation. The proposal...
AXA Green Crescent Insurance Company P.J.S.C. (GCIC) has formed a partnership with insurance comparison platform Policybazaar. With a focus on insurance inclusiveness customers in the UAE will be able to buy a comprehensive term life insurance plan directly via Policybazaar’s aggregator portal. Commenting on the partnership, Adel Benachour, head of...
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the National Debt Management Center (NDMC), has executed the signing of a long-term financing agreement with the Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-SURE). The agreement was signed by the minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan (representing Saudi Arabia), and...
