Takaful in the UAE

Insurance & Pensions

Hussein Mohammed Al Meeza, Managing Director and CEO, AMAN Insurance Co

AMAN Insurance is one of the leading lights of Islamic insurance, growing its start capital of AED60m to AED200m in just seven years. CEO Mr Al Meeza outlines its areas of success.

May 17, 2011 Tags: ,
Maria Bianca Farina, CEO, Poste Vita
Expanding the insurance sector

Insurance & Pensions

Maria Bianca Farina, CEO, and Claudio Raimondi, Marketing Manager, Poste Vita

As Poste Vita receives the World Finance Insurance Award in Italy for the third year in a row, CEO Maria Bianca Farina explains the company’s new target areas for growth, and outlines the birth of Poste Assicura.

January 14, 2011 Tags: ,
Hendrisman Rahim, CEO, Asuransi Jiwasraya; and Parikesit Suprapto, Deputy Minister, State-Owned Companies
Insurance in Indonesia

Insurance & Pensions

Hendrisman Rahim, CEO, Asuransi Jiwasraya, and Parikesit Suprapto, Deputy Minister, State-Owned Companies

Asuransi Jiwasraya is Indonesia’s oldest life insurance company. World Finance hears how it continues to innovate its programmes to stay ahead of the field.

December 15, 2010 Tags: ,
David Fried, Group GM and Group Head of Insurance, HSBC
A growing need

Insurance & Pensions

David Fried, Group GM and Group Head of Insurance, HSBC

We talk to HSBC Insurance’s David Fried on the company’s status as one of the world’s leading bancassurers, its work in emerging markets, and how it plans to develop its products for the world’s aging population.

October 27, 2010 Tags: ,
Mrs Varang Chaiyawan, Senior Executive Vice President, Thai Life Insurance Co Ltd
New distribution channels for Thailand

Insurance & Pensions

Mrs Varang Chaiyawan, Senior Executive Vice President, Thai Life Insurance Co Ltd

Just 24 percent of Thailand’s population has an insurance policy, and although business is growing rapidly, many potential customers are hard to reach by traditional means. Mrs Chaiyawan explains how Thai Life’s can target this source of growth.

October 22, 2010 Tags: ,
Chang-Ken Lee, Executive Vice-President, Cathay Life Insurance Co Ltd
Everything is possible; nothing is easy

Insurance & Pensions

Chang-Ken Lee, Executive Vice-President, Cathay Life Insurance Co Ltd

Cathay Life capitalised on customers’ growing conservatism in the wake of the global financial crisis, enjoying a 27 percent growth in premium. Now expanding to China and Vietnam, how will it repeat this success?

October 21, 2010 Tags: ,
Jorge Uribe and Javier Suárez, Seguros Bolívar
A time for expansion

Insurance & Pensions

Jorge Uribe, President, and Javier Suárez, CFO, Seguros Bolívar

We hear from the president and CFO of Seguros Bolívar, one of the biggest players in the Columbian insurance market, as it prepares to begin operations in Costa Rica.

October 4, 2010 Tags: ,
Walid Sidani, CEO, Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company
Sustainable leading

Insurance & Pensions

Walid Sidani, CEO, and Ahmed Idris, Deputy CEO, Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company

We hear how ADNIC’s plan for aggressive but sustainable growth parallels the Abu Dhabi government’s 20 year economic plan.

September 30, 2010 Tags: ,
Eduardo Viñolo, Strategic Planning and Marketing Director, Seguros BBVA Bancomer
Focus on the individual

Insurance & Pensions

Eduardo Viñolo, Strategic Planning and Marketing Director, Seguros BBVA Bancomer

We hear how Seguros BBVA Bancomer has become Mexico’s fifth largest insurance company by targeting emerging individual needs and responding to broader social responsibilities.

September 21, 2010 Tags: ,
Nguyen Anh Tuan, Chairman of the Board of Directors, PetroVietnam Insurance JSC
An undiscovered opportunity

Insurance & Pensions

Nguyen Anh Tuan, Chairman of the Board of Directors, PetroVietnam Insurance JSC

Vietnam has a very competitive insurance market, with double the rate of growth of its neighbours. We hear from the chairman of PVI, number one in Vietnam, on how they differentiate themselves – and their overseas expansion plans.

September 15, 2010 Tags: ,