InsuranceLebanon's private health insurance conference: Who speaks for the policyholder?
Insurers, regulators, hospitals, insurance intermediaries and the pharmaceutical industry met to discuss the future of private hea…
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InsuranceLebanon looks to Egypt's universal health insurance model. Where do private health policies fit in?
Lebanon's health minister has signed a memorandum to learn from Egypt's universal health insurance system. Health already accounts…
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InsuranceBeirut port blast claims: Reports attributed to an audit point to $34 million. Six years on, do the victims know what it found?
A forensic audit of six insurers' port blast accounts reportedly found that some of them collected fresh dollars from reinsurers b…
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InsuranceLebanon's broker reform: the 'end of summer' target has passed – where is the decree?
In June, the Minister of Economy set a clear target for the insurance brokers' decree: the end of summer. It is now mid-October. B…
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InsuranceLebanon's hospitals want 25% more from insurers. Who speaks for the policyholder at the table?
Last year hospitals asked for 15% and got 6%, and policyholders paid it. This year the demand is 25%. Insurers say no; the regulat…
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InsuranceLebanon's Insurance Reform: The Summer Deadline Has Passed. Where Are the Rules?
In June, the Minister of Economy set out a timetable. Brokers were given six months to raise their guarantees. It is now October. …
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InsuranceCan an insurance model rebuild trust in Lebanon's banks?
Banks pay the premium, rule-breakers pay more, and depositors get the cover. A proposal in An-Nahar asks Lebanon to rebuild its ba…
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InsuranceIMF's conditions for Lebanon keep the financial gap law on the table – and insurers have a stake in it
The IMF has set out what Lebanon must do to reach a new deal. But the question is not only about individual depositors: what about…
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InsuranceEU Releases Second €505 Million Tranche for Lebanon: Institutions, Not Just Aid
The European Commission has adopted the second tranche of its €1 billion support package for Lebanon, worth €505 million for 2026 …
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InsuranceLebanon's Markets and the Insurers' Balance Sheet: A Portfolio Built on Distressed Paper
The BLOM Stock Index is down 8.72 percent over a year and Lebanese Eurobonds trade around 25 cents on the dollar. Yet insurance pr…
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InsuranceBeirut Hosts First Lebanese-Syrian Investment Forum: "Make That Geography Work for Us"
Lebanon and Syria opened the first Lebanese-Syrian Investment Forum in Beirut on Wednesday, with ministers from both governments c…
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InsuranceMirza: Lebanon's Insurance Sector Lost Around $1 Billion to the Banking Crisis
According to ACAL President Assaad Mirza, the sector's business volume has fallen from about $1.6 billion to about $1.1 billion, w…
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WorldSaudi Arabia rebuilds motor insurance claims through AI on Solera and Najm platform
The partnership between Najm, Saudi Arabia's national platform managing insured vehicle accidents, and Solera is expanding AI-powe…
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InsuranceLebanon launches free insurance initiative for Arab and foreign visitors
The Ministry of Information and Comin Insurance offer visitors free cover for the duration of their stay in Lebanon, claimed throu…
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InsuranceLebanon tightens rules for overland Umrah trips: full insurance cover for pilgrims and drivers
Decision 147/2026 requires travel companies to provide comprehensive insurance for pilgrims and drivers, two drivers per coach and…
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InsuranceLebanon cuts social security arrears by 85 per cent and allows five-year instalments
The National Social Security Fund has announced an 85 per cent reduction on arrears accrued up to 31 December 2025, instalments of…
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InsuranceStatute reform at the Mediterranean brokers' federation: the presidency sits in Lebanon, two new full members
The extraordinary general assembly of FMBA met under Elias Hanna, president of LIBS of Lebanon. Four articles of the statute were …
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InsuranceOverland Umrah decision: the policy must come from a licensed Lebanese insurer backed by reinsurance
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam's decision No. 147/2026 regulates overland Umrah trips. It obliges the trip organiser to arrange health…
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InsuranceArab seminar in Cairo: a call for common measurement tools and a permanent coordination mechanism
At a seminar held by the Arab Social Security Association in Cairo on 16 September 2026, participants proposed common Arab tools t…
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InsurancePolitical violence cover gets pricier after Saudi Arabia attacks, marine war risk premium unchanged
According to sources speaking to Reuters-owned The Insurer, marine war risk premiums for transits through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait…
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▶InsuranceWe're not completely dependent on AI models yet
AI can stabilise cyber market and tame volatility – if underwriters stay in charge
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InsuranceMS Re CEO Wiest: Reinsurers approaching break-even point, divergence to come in 2027
MS Reinsurance CEO Robert Wiest said that if the current market trend continues, reinsurers could reach break-even point as early …
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WorldClaims Network London 2026 to be held on 17 November in London
Senior claims executives from Europe's leading insurers and reinsurers meet at One Moorgate Place, London, on 17 November 2026. At…
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RegulationLebanon publishes the names of intermediaries that failed to renew their licences
The Insurance Control Commission has published lists of insurance intermediaries that did not meet the licence renewal requirement…
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RegulationLebanon resets the bank guarantee for insurance intermediaries: twenty thousand dollars, rising to fifty thousand in three years
Decision No. 192/L.M.D, published in the Official Gazette, has redetermined the value and conditions of the guarantee required fro…
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RegulationLebanon moves to reset the minimum capital of insurance companies
The Insurance Control Commission is seeking outside technical support for a project to reset the minimum capital of insurance enti…
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RegulationCommission warns intermediaries: nothing may be added to the official tariff
In a circular addressed to all insurance entities operating in Lebanon, the Insurance Control Commission reminded accredited inter…
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