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