Hurricane Katrina, the big one

Hurricane Katrina, which lashed the south of the United States on August...

Iraq, Libya , Syria: New legislations

Algeria, 2005 reinsurance renewal

After several harsh years and a 2004 renewal marred by the Boumerdès earthquake of May 23, 2003, the Algerian insurers have, in…

Morocco

Reform of rating agencies

Investigations by regulatory bodies, searches, seizures of documents, submission of complaints, etc. Standard & Poor's, Moody…

Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident

Two years after the explosion and sinking of Deepwater Horizon oil rig, the Gulf of Mexico...

Gulf States and the financial crisis

The financial crisis which started in November 2008 in the United States has not spared the Gulf region. Its shock-waves have…