THE 2ND ANNUAL WORLD TAKAFUL CONFERENCE TO ADDRESS

Bringing together the elite of the global Islamic insurance industry, the World Takaful Conference (WTC) in the Grand Hyatt on 9 and 10th April 2007 will focus on how Takaful operators can put in place strategies to accelerate growth. Salama Islamic Arab Insurance Co. and HSBC Amanah have stepped in as platinum sponsors of the WTC, which is being hosted in strategic partnership with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

The Opening Keynote address will be delivered by Nasser Al Shaali, Chief Executive Officer of the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority

(DIFCA), who will speak on “Assessing Growth, Internationalisation and Market Potential: What are the Opportunities and Challenges ?”

Parvaiz Siddiq, General Manager of Salama, said “Salama -the largest Takaful and Re-Takaful company - sees the WTC as an important forum in which to shape the youthful Takaful industry. It provides an opportunity for Takaful experts, insurance experts, Islamic scholars and business people to come together to discuss developments taking place in the industry as whole as well as trends specific to their regions and countries. WTC is an international event and Salama is proud to be associated with it.”

With huge growth in the Islamic insurance industry and the increasing interest of conventional insurance players and major banks in the sector, the 2nd annual conference promises to be even more influential in charting the future direction of the industry.
"Takaful business has witnessed phenomenal growth in recent years with the entry of a number of new companies in wide spread geographies. Early recognition of this growth potential at HSBC has helped us develop Takaful in conjunction with HSBC Amanah's Islamic Banking initiatives and support its development globally," commented Mohammed Muqeem, Senior Manager – Global Takaful Operations at HSBC Amanah.

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