The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has signed on Neuron as the third party administrator for its Saada health programme. The agreement was signed by Humaid Al Qutami, director general of the DHA and Mohammed Al Mutaiwei, chairman of Neuron, in the presence of Saleh Al Hashimi, advisor of Dubai Health Insurance...
Union Insurance and Sharaf Exchange, have partnered to introduce “Emergency Travel Assistance Insurance”, the first policy of its kind to launch in the UAE market, as part of Sharaf Exchange’s Customer Loyalty Programme – Usrati. Offered as a free of charge benefit to Usrati members of Sharaf Exchange, it provides...
InsureTech startup Democrance has entered into a unique partnership with AIG MEA (American International Group in MEA) to better serve its existing customer base, access new market segments and boost the efficiencies of AIG’s current distribution, administration and operation processes. Under this partnership, Democrance will support AIG MEA in digitising...
Global healthcare benefits provider Aetna International has collaborated with Neuron for the administration of its regional medical insurance business. The objective of this strategic partnership is to work proactively towards building a healthier society, whilst making healthcare even more accessible for Aetna’s customers in the region. David Healy, Aetna’s CEO EMEA, commented:...
Egypt’s EFG Hermes is mulling expansion into insurance and mortgage sectors after obtaining regulatory approval, the investment bank’s CEO Karim Awad said. Hermes is also looking to enter a new market in Asia or Africa within a year, Awad told Reuters. Hermes operates in countries including Egypt, the United Arab...
Al Ahlia Insurance Company now offers customers to buy or renew their policies via WhatsApp. Lloyd East, chief executive officer of RSA Middle East and Al Ahlia Insurance said, “In today’s business environment, our customers have high expectations from us. Our new offerings reflect these changing dynamics and our commitment...
The Supreme Council for Health (SCH)’s president Lt-General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa recently launched the First Gulf Health Insurance Conference/Exhibition themed (Enhancement of Health Insurance System: Gulf Vision) in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, ministers, former secretary general of the...
The newly appointed Social Insurance Organisation (SIO) Chief Executive Officer Eman Mustafa Al-Murbati has become the first woman to hold such a position in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), having served in the pension and insurance sectors for more than 30 years. Her appointment affirms her competence to hold high-level positions,...
Takaful Emarat recently announced its financial results for the period ended September 30, 2018. Net profit for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018 is AED9.1 million, an increase of AED7.6 million year-on-year. Net profit for the three-month period ended September 30, 2018 increased by AED6.1 million year-on-year. Gross contribution...
Dubai Science Park, a science- and healthcare-focused business community, hosted its third forum as part of its Advance Health networking platform under the theme ‘Telemedicine in the evolving healthcare landscape’. The forum convened leading industry experts to discuss how telemedicine can advance the healthcare sector in Dubai and the wider...
