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    The success of Retakaful
 
    Arab Insurance, outlook and
 
    actual new economical situation
 
Farid Benbouzid  Cairo 20 & 21-07-05 1
 
  
Overview
 
      Introduction
 
      Achievements
 
      Challenges ahead
 
      Strategy
 
      Conclusion
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05    2
 
 
Introduction
 
      Conventional insurance
 
      Takaful Concept
 
      Retakaful concept
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05          3
 
 
Insurance not permissible
 
      Uncertainty (Gharar)
 
      Gambling (Maisir)
 
      Interest (Riba)
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05        4
 
 
Takaful concept
 
      1985 Grand Council of scholars approved
 
      Takaful
 
      Method and means left to scholars and
 
      practitioners
 
      Must have :
 
          Permanent Sharia Advisory Board
 
          Sharia compliant investment strategy
 
          Operating model based on Shariaa concepts
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                    5
 
 
Operating models
 
      Pure mudharabah
 
      (Sudan)          Family takaful
 
      Modified
 
      mudharabah      General Takaful
 
      (Malaysia)
 
      Wakala (Bahrain)
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                    6
 
 
Re-Takaful concept
 
      Preferred reinsurance is proportional
 
      (quota share or surplus)
 
      Non proportional permissible
 
      If Re-takaful is unavailable, then it is
 
      permissible to use a conventional
 
      reinsurer
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                            7
 
 
Overview
 
      Introduction
 
      Achievements
 
      Challenges ahead
 
      Strategy
 
      Conclusion
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05    8
 
 
Achievements
 
      Takaful industry
 
      Retakaful industry
 
      Best Re’s position
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05      9
 
 
Takaful Industry in the World
 
      World Premiums 2003
 
                     USD 2.6 trillions
 
      Takaful contributions 2002
 
                     USD 2.1billions
 
      Number of companies
 
                      59
 
      Number of countries
 
                     23
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                    10
 
 
Takaful Industry in the World
 
                      Geographical Spread
 
                                          Mid-East
 
                    7% 1%
 
                                          South &
 
                                          East Asia
 
                                          Africa
 
        36%                          56%
 
                                          Others
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                  11
 
 
Takaful industry in EM
 
      EM Takaful contributions 2002
 
                     USD 2 billions
 
      EM/WW Takaful contributions
 
                     99%
 
      EM Total Premiums
 
                     USD 217 billions
 
      Number of Companies
 
                     >45
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                    12
 
 
Main EM Takaful Markets
 
      GCC
 
      Malaysia
 
      Other Arab countries
 
      Other South & East Asia
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05            13
 
 
Retakaful cessions drivers
 
      Heavy exposure to cat events
 
                     > No exposure to cat events
 
      Small local players
 
                     > Larger international insurers
 
      Specific line or customer Group focused
 
                     > Multiline insurers
 
      Commercial lines (Aviation)
 
                     > Personal lines (Motor)
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                  14
 
 
Retakaful cessions drivers
 
      Life protection lines
 
                     > Life saving
 
      Expansion into new products
 
                     Or regions
 
      Regulatory and rating considerations
 
                     Solvency ratio and claims payment ability
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                            15
 
 
High demand for Retakaful
 
      Many of Takafuls are local players
 
      Many of them are also newly set up
 
      Small takaful market
 
                     In number
 
                     In size
 
      Rely heavily on Retakaful support
 
      Demand for Retakaful expected to grow with
 
      industry
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                            16
 
 
Unsufficient supply
 
      Very few Professionnal Retakafuls
 
                     2 (Best Re, Asean Re - ARIL)
 
      Takafuls accept a small part of
 
      Retakaful business from each other
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                17
 
 
Takaful dilemma
 
      Participants opt for the product because
 
      it is sharia compliant
 
      Takafuls forced to cede business to
 
      conventional reinsurance
 
      Otherwise disappear !
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                          18
 
 
Retakaful dilemma
 
      Retakafuls are Takafuls focused
 
      Retakafuls forced to accept business
 
      from conventional market
 
      Retakafuls forced to retrocede business
 
      to conventional market
 
      Otherwise disappear !
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                          19
 
 
Best Re
 
      Modified Mudharaba model
 
      Permanent Shariaa Board
 
      Avoids “Ribaa”
 
                     Interest on deposits are offset
 
                     Investments are compliant with “Shariaa”
 
                      requirements
 
      Manages separate accounts
 
                     Ceding companies account (Technical operations)
 
                     Shareholders’ account (Shareholders’ operations)
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                                    20
 
 
Best Re
 
      Niche market player set up in 1985
 
      Internationally recognized as Retakaful
 
      Strong capital basis and claims-paying
 
      ability
 
      Well rated by well reputed agencies
 
                     Standard & Poor’s : BBB (Stable Outlook)
 
                     AM Best          : B++ (Very Good)
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                            21
 
 
Best Re
 
      Accepted contributions from Takafuls (2003)
 
                     USD 8 millions out of 62
 
      In % of whole portfolio
 
                     13%
 
      Markets
 
                     16
 
      Number of Ceding Takafuls
 
                     28
 
      Number of Contracts
 
                     319
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                              22
 
 
Overview
 
      Introduction
 
      Achievements
 
      Challenges ahead
 
      Strategy
 
      Conclusion
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05    23
 
 
Challenges ahead
 
      Mission statement
 
      Takaful growth perspectives
 
      Learn from conventionals
 
      Retakafuls’ duties
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                24
 
 
Mission statement
 
  Pave the way for takafuls to achieve their
 
  growth potential and build a strong and
 
  sound industry
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                      25
 
 
Takaful growth perspectives
 
      Non life insurance demand in EM
 
      Life insurance demand in EM
 
      Outlook
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                    26
 
 
Non-life insurance demand
 
      Low Premium as % of GDP
 
                     Min = 0.2% (Bangladesh)
 
                     Max=2.9% (Jamaïca, South Africa)
 
      Low per-capita Spending
 
                     Min = USD 8 (Africa)
 
                     Max = USD 54 (Latin America)
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                    27
 
 
Life insurance demand
 
      Very low Premium as % of GDP
 
                     Min = 0% (Saudi Arabia)
 
                     Max = 3.8% (Trinidad & Tobago)
 
      Very low per-capita Spending
 
                     Min = USD 14 (Middle East)
 
                     Max = USD 30 (South & East Asia)
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                    28
 
 
Outlook
 
      Large potential
 
                     to be captured
 
      Takaful is a specific answer
 
                     to an unfulfilled demand
 
      Takaful could capture a large part of
 
      the population
 
                     which would not, otherwise, insure.
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                      29
 
 
Takaful Growth Perspectives
 
      New markets likely to introduce Takaful
 
      in the near future
 
                     Philippines, Bangladesh, Former Soviet Union,
 
                      South Africa etc.
 
      Takaful windows set up by conventional
 
      insurers
 
                     Good indicators of brand success
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                                30
 
 
Takaful Growth Perspectives
 
      Strong growth trend in South & East
 
      Asia
 
                     +30% p.a. in Malaysia
 
                     likely to continue
 
      Sustained average growth in double
 
      digits in the coming years
 
                     +15% p.a.
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                        31
 
 
Learn from conventionals
 
      250 professional reinsurers
 
      2003 ceded premiums : USD 176 billion
 
               Non life reinsurance :
 
                       USD 146 billion (13.7% insurance premiums)
 
               Life reinsurance :
 
                       USD 30 billion (1.9% insurance premiums)
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                                32
 
 
Learn from conventionals
 
      Top ten reinsurers market share :
 
                     54%
 
      Shareholders equity of top 40 :
 
                     USD 249 billion
 
      Of top ten, 6 have a financial strength rating:
 
                     At least “AA-” by S&P (very strong financial security)
 
      Stable and sound capital base for reinsurance
 
      industry :
 
                     Negligeable bankrupties between 1980-2003
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                                        33
 
 
Reinsurance cessions drivers
 
      Reduced uw results volatility
 
                     Escape from insolvency in case of cat event
 
      Capital relief and flexible financing
 
                     Accept more business with the same capital
 
      Access to reinsurers’ expertise and
 
      services
 
                     Product development
 
                     Pricing
 
                     Underwriting
 
                     Claims management
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                              34
 
 
Reinsurers have to be financially
 
secure
 
                    Part of underwriting risk
 
    Insurer                                      Reinsurer
 
                        Counterparty credit risk
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                    35
 
 
Reinsurers’ risk management
 
      Scope :                            Underwriting
 
          Long term survival of
 
            the reinsurance
 
            company
 
      Underwriting and                      Risk
 
                                          Management
 
      investment risks are
 
      aligned with capital        Capital        Asset
 
      available (R.B.C)          management      management
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                      36
 
 
      Risk modelling
 
                                  Exchange
 
                Stock markets    rates            Tsunami
 
Interest                                                        Earthquakes
 
rates
 
                Insurance risk    Credit risk        Market risk
 
Inflation                      Operational risk                  Influenza
 
                                                                  epidemic
 
                  Credit risks                  Tropical
 
                                                cyclones
 
      Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                            37
 
 
    Diversification across time
 
                                              Less expensive
 
                            Lower capital    reinsurance cover
 
    Better                      need
 
diversification                  or
 
                            Lower Cost        Higher level of
 
                        given the exposure Protection _ given the
 
                                                level of capital
 
    Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                      38
 
 
Retakafuls’ duties
 
      Providers of secure covers
 
                     Strong capital base
 
                     Focus on Risk Management models
 
                     Diversification across time
 
      Expertise providers
 
                     Product development
 
                     Pricing
 
                     Underwriting
 
                     Claims management
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                  39
 
 
Overview
 
      Introduction
 
      Achievements
 
      Challenges ahead
 
      Strategy
 
      Conclusion
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05    40
 
 
Strategy – 1st step -
 
      Establish an annual meeting of ArabTakafuls
 
      and Retakafuls
 
                     Networking benefits
 
      Set up a « Takaful Association »
 
                     Practitioners’ intelligence networks
 
                     Best practices’ exchange
 
                     Reinsurance placing facilities
 
      Set up an informative Takaful & Retakaful
 
      website
 
                     Wise information exchange among members
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                          41
 
 
Strategy – 2nd step -
 
      More and more cooperation between
 
      Takafuls
 
      Web site becomes transactional
 
      « Takaful Association » is efficient
 
                     Improved structures
 
                     Successful Annual Meeting
 
      New well rated Retakafuls are set up
 
                     2 to 3
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                            42
 
 
Strategy – 3rd step -
 
      Design a framework of cooperation with
 
      conventional reinsurers
 
                     Associate members’ status
 
                     Interested in the Takaful market development
 
      Set up a brokerage company focused
 
      on Retakaful placing
 
                     By the Association
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                                43
 
 
Specific position of Middle East
 
      Homogenious religious status
 
      Oil producer countries generating
 
      financial surplus
 
      Eligible to play a major role in this
 
      strategy
 
      Strategy could benefit from the financial
 
      synergy existing in Dubai & Bahrain
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                          44
 
 
Overview
 
      Introduction
 
      Achievements
 
      Challenges ahead
 
      Strategy
 
      Conclusion
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05    45
 
 
Conclusion
 
      To be or not to be?
 
                     Is no longer the question
 
      Other questions prevail now
 
                     How many?
 
                     How much strong? Capital, rating?
 
                     How much knowledgeable?
 
      Successful answers to those questions
 
      will involve a virtuous business cycle
 
                     Takaful & Retakaful development
 
                     Benefits for overall economy and society
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                            46
 
 
Retakaful &Takaful’s virtuous cycle
 
                    Less expensive takaful products
 
                            Higher profitability
 
                                Retakaful        Lower cost
 
  Enhanced Stronger                                          Secure
 
  insurability growth                            of capital industry
 
                            Takaful Company
 
                            Overall economy
 
Cairo 20 & 21-07-05                                                    47
 
 
    Thank you
 
                            Sources
 
              Islamic Insurance Conference, London,
 
                          Sept. 26-27, 2003
 
                Swiss Re, Understanding reinsurance,
 
                                  2004
 
                    Swiss Re, sigma N°6/ 2002.
 
Farid Benbouzid            Cairo 20 & 21-07-05      48
 

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