Timetric
Global banks target women and youths to boost growth in the banking industry
According to a new forecast report from Timetric, women and youth are two upcoming customer groups for retail banks. They are expected to drive...
Bahamas insurance companies to get insured in face of hurricane threats
The Bahamas has one of the worst records for hurricanes in the Caribbean. Natural disasters in the Bahamas increased during 2011 and 2012, with...
Cayman Islands : hub for offshore health insurance
As per 2012 the written premium of health insurance in the Cayman Islands valued US$196.3 million, growing at a CAGR of 8.7% since 2008....
Isle of Man : a hub for offshore life insurance
Due to a rising and aging population, the Isle of Man has emerged as a hub for captive insurance and offshore life insurance businesses....
Sierra Leone : the insurance industry digs deep for growth
Up until 2010 iron ore production in Sierra Leone was minimal. With the discovery of new deposits in 2011, the country is expected to...
Tanzania : local insurance industry looking bright
The Tanzanian economy, the second-largest in the East African region after Kenya, remained relatively unaffected by the global financial crisis with a 7.0% rise...
Kuweit : non-oil revenues benefit insurers
The Kuwaiti government’s efforts to balance its economy’s revenue sources through the development of non-oil sectors, along with more stringent regulation of the insurance...
Bancassurance growth to be fostered by emerging markets
The value of commissions earned through bancassurance – the sale of retail insurance products to a commercial bank’s client base – is set to...
Insurance Sector in Central African Republic Set to Expand 10.7% by 2017
New research suggests the insurance industry in the Central African Republic (CAR) is set to grow at a CAGR of 10.7% between 2012 and...
