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The Cost Efficiency of Takaful Insurance Companies [PDF]

The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2010
This study examines the cost efficiency of non-life Takaful insurance firms operating in 10 Islamic countries. Non-parametric data envelopment analysis is used to compute cost efficiency scores and a second-stage logit transformation regression model is then estimated to test the influence of corporate characteristics on these efficiencies.
Hale Abdul Kader, Mike Adams, Philip Hardwick   +2 more
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Spatio‐temporal risk sharing and transfer: A unified theory of multi‐period decentralized insurances and annuities

Journal of Risk and Insurance, Volume 92, Issue 3, Page 765-817, September 2025.
Abstract Two distinct strands of research focus on decentralized risk sharing plans. One strand centers on classic risk sharing and decentralized insurance, including peer‐to‐peer insurance, mutual aid, and DeFi insurance. The other explores decentralized annuities, such as tontine and group self‐annuitization. Despite their disparate development paths,
Runhuan Feng, Peixin Liu
wiley   +1 more source

The Regulation of Islamic Finance in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2010
This article examines the unique risks associated with Islamic financial institutions and the secular state's reticence to directly regulate their religious dimension. It argues that the state's method of regulating the Islamic financial industry ignores
Ercanbrack, Jonathan
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Smart contracts on blockchain for insurance and Takaful industry [PDF]

Insurance Markets and Companies
Blockchain technology can drastically reduce the costs associated with claim verification in the insurance and Takaful industry while increasing trust among involved parties through smart contracts and a shared source of truth.
Siti Zulaikha, Hazik Mohamed, Luthfi Nur Rosyidi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transparency in the Assessment of Takaful Claims for Construction Works Loss & Damage [PDF]

Global Journal Al-Thaqafah, 2016
In the context of the construction industry, an alternative to the conventional insurance for works contracts is the Shariah compliant insurance otherwise known as takaful.
Puteri Nur Farah Naadia Mohd Fauzi, Khairuddin Abdul Rashid   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Humanitarian management of drought needs better water security data

Disasters, Volume 49, Issue 3, July 2025.
Abstract Droughts are a primary driver of humanitarian crises in arid regions, yet early warning systems that index humanitarian financing often omit water security data in favour of food security monitoring. Based on 42 expert interviews assessing management barriers and information needs during the 2020–24 drought in the Horn of Africa, resulting in ...
William A. Veness, Nancy Balfour, Jimmy O'Keeffe, Wouter Buytaert   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The element of gambling in conventional insurance and takaful [PDF]

, 2005
Conventional insurance is said to contain the prohibitive elements of usury (al-riba), uncertainty (al-gharar) and gambling (al-maisir). However, the central idea of insuring a party against pure risk does not contradict the Islamic spirit.
Fadzim, Wan Roshidah, Hashim, Suraiya, Shahidan, Asnida   +2 more
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Takaful in Pakistan and Somalia: A Comparative Study of Regulatory Evolution and Market Development

el-Aqwal
Islamic insurance (takaful) is practiced in both Somalia and Pakistan; however, the two countries differ markedly in their regulatory frameworks, operational models, and levels of market penetration, while also sharing certain structural similarities ...
Muhammad Akbar Khan, Abdirahman Said Ahmed   +1 more
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The implementation of Takaful insurance in Russia: present state, problems and prospects

Ученые записки Российской академии предпринимательства, 2021
The article is devoted to the analysis of Islamic models of insurance, possibilities of its implementation in Russia. Details the mechanism of Takaful, features, strengths and weaknesses of its application in Russia.
G. I. Shepelin
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Intellectual Property and Islamic Finance: Opportunities and Challenges for a New Islamic Intellectual Property Finance Framework

Thunderbird International Business Review, Volume 67, Issue 3, Page 395-412, May/June 2025.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the intersection of Intellectual Property (IP) and Islamic finance, proposing a policy framework to integrate IP valuation into Sharia‐compliant financing. Focusing on the UK, it also extends to global markets, including ASEAN, GCC, and MENA regions.
Nadia Naim, Noor Suhaida Kasri
wiley   +1 more source