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Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt closed transport links with Qatar from Tuesday 6 June 2017.

Historically, the strict legality of bancassurance arrangements in the United Arab Emirates have been unclear notwithstanding that this has been a significant growth area for the insurance industry.

This country-specific Q&A gives a pragmatic overview of the law and practice of insurance & reinsurance law in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The United Arab Emirates' life insurance market is set for radical change in 2020 with the implementation of the "New Life Insurance and Family Takaful Regulations"

Recent legislative changes in Dubai have been put in place to change the scope and way in which health is regulated, products are licensed and priced and the health care insurance schemes in the Emirate are run.

In this publication, we address how Dubai is leading the way in the application of technology to its healthcare insurance system and how the health insurance law is developing around these initiatives.

For those busy insurance/reinsurance professionals out there, BSA have provided a snap-shot of last year's UAE insurance laws and what to watch out for in 2021.

A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) is a legal entity created for a specific purpose, such as isolating financial risk, raising capital, or holding assets. SPVs are commonly established in Dubai...

The United Arab Emirates' new unemployment insurance scheme came into force last week, offering a safety net for expatriate residents

In May 2012, the UAE Insurance Authority issued a consultation document outlining a new regime for the regulation of insurance intermediaries.

The perpetrated acts may be qualified as Health Insurance Fraud irrespective of achieving the intended purpose.

Contractual relations are relations we enter into every day of our lives, whether express or implied, whether formally or informally.

In a recent landmark ruling following the Order of H.E. Justice Shamlan Al Sawalehi in the matter of Union Insurance Company PJSC v. International Precious Metals Refiners LLC [2024] DIFC CFI 064...

The UAE Insurance Authority Board recently promulgated Resolution No. 4 of 2010 concerning Takaful Insurance (the Takaful Regulations) which, for the first time in the UAE, provides regulations for Islamic Insurers (Takaful operators) distinct from the regulations governing conventional insurers.

The high cost of mis-selling in the DIFC: the Bank Sarasin case (Part Two) and the first DIFC award of (US-style) multiple or punitive damages.

Commercial disputes before the State Courts in the UAE are characterised by exchanges of written submissions with little, if any, taking of witness evidence or oral advocacy.

Insurance distribution in the Middle East has traditionally been procured through the insurance intermediary markets, such as brokers and insurance agents despite the fast-growing alternative...