For market participants and observers alike, 2011 brought about the sense that varying asset classes, which traditionally are not so closely linked to one another, had suddenly moved together in …
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One year ago, I argued that the second wave of corporate governance had arrived at the shores of the Middle East and North Africa. Put succinctly, the first wave was …
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After the market trauma of 2011 and the continuing uncertainty, investor expectations heading into 2012 are still sinking, but yet, despite the dread, one must put one’s money somewhere. Thus, …
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For the Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE), crises at home and abroad made 2011 a predictably rough year. A five-month government deadlock in Lebanon left the country in a bind, and …
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Lebanon’s insurance sector is approaching, ever so slowly, a time where global and regional macroeconomic enablers could provide the scale of economics that the industry has been chasing unsuccessfully for …
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The Great Recession of 2008 led to a meltdown in both credit and equity markets and the collapse of massive financial institutions, chief among them being Lehman Brothers. Governments had to …
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Revolutions, rogue traders and roller coaster markets have one thing in common: They make risk professionals fashionable. While the fourth quarter of 2011 will see bloodletting in the front offices …
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Insurance companies in Lebanon may have a future filled with potential but their presence is also stacked with risk. Although sector growth in 2011 to date has not been bad …
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The most significant innovation in the Lebanese insurance industry this year is transparency in on-time delivery. For the first time in roughly 60 years of collecting premiums and paying claims, …
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The Association of Insurance Companies in Lebanon (ACAL) is the leading voice representing insurance providers in the country. Executive sat down with ACAL president Assaad Merza to learn about the …