Aviva announces new products for growing Mid-East market
We tend to think of the Middle East as a gold mine because of oil. And while multinationals have long flocked to GCC countries for black gold, they have recently… Read more »
Tag: Dubai
Dubai’s mandatory insurance law due in 2012
Dubai’s mandatory health insurance scheme, currently under review, could be implemented as early as 2012, reports Claire Ferris-Lay on Arabian Business. This would involve only the initial stages of the… Read more »
Dubai delays mandatory insurance law
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) recently announced its mandatory health insurance scheme would be postponed till 2013. The delay appears aimed at allowing businesses and individuals in Dubai more time… Read more »
Dubai eliminates free cancer therapy for expats
Expats living in Dubai will no longer receive free chemotherapy, according to a recent article in The National. Previously Dubai’s health system had provided free cancer treatment to all residents,… Read more »
UAE to fight alcoholism among expats
A landmark study by the UAE’s National Rehabilitation Center (NRC) recently concluded that 5.3% of all deaths in the UAE are caused by illicit drugs or alcohol. A 2010 survey… Read more »
New Islamic health insurance plans join growing takaful market
Dubai Islamic Insurance & Reinsurance has launched two new Islamic health insurance plans in the UAE: Rishtey and Health on Return. The two are aimed at the large population of… Read more »
New health exam requirements for expats in the UAE
The head of the UAE’s Ministerial Service Council, Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, recently announced expats must now pass medical exams in both their home countries and the UAE… Read more »