[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n Pakistan, penetration of insurance is very low, which is evident from huge economic losses caused by various eventuality, but…
Year: 2017
IMPORTANCE OF INSURANCE [dropcap]B[/dropcap]roadly, there are two main channels through which the insurance sector can help the economic and social…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen insurance accelerate considerably, insurance companies find themselves-committed to huge sums having been insured. They realized that in case of…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the third world country like Pakistan, no one can deny the importance of health insurance scheme for the poor…
Jubilee Life and EFU Life leading the sector remarkably Diversified products added for further development of the sector [dropcap]L[/dropcap]ife insurance…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nsurance companies are termed as the largest investors in capital markets, in addition to being characterized as the sole suppliers…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]griculture is the backbone of Pakistan’s economy. Nearly 65% of the total population is involved in agriculture. Cotton one of…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has launched a state-run health insurance program and described it as the first step…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nsurance business generally grows on risk perception in a society. Larger the risk level, higher the growth of insurance industry.…
GENERAL INFORMATION [dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan Reinsurance Company Limited (PRCL) is a public sector company under the administrative control of the Ministry of…
Interview with Dr Syed Arif Hussain – CEO, Excel Insurance Company Limited [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE: Dr Syed Arif…
Interview with Mr Hasanali Abdullah — Managing Director, EFU General Insurance Ltd and Chairman, Insurance Association of Pakistan [box type=”shadow”…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 23-Jun Friday 7-Jul Friday 14-Jul Friday 21-Jul Friday 28-Jul Friday 4-Aug DOLLAR…
THE KEY INFORMATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES (quarter ender 31 March 2017)div S.No. Name of company Total gross Premium Total…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s insurance industry is comparatively small compared to other regional and developing states despite the sector having huge potential for…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]conomists believe that a well-organized and professionally working insurance industry in any state can perform significantly in the social and…
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[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t is one of the best known lagging indicators. The consumer price index expresses the current prices of a basket…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he balance of trade compares the value of a country’s exports of goods and services against its imports. When exports…
[dropcap]K[/dropcap]ibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]emographic is the study of a population based on factors such as age, race and sex, among others. Governments, corporations…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nflation is a sustained increase in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy. When the…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n interest rate is the cost of borrowing money, or conversely, the income earned from lending money. Interest rates are…