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An Analysis of Takaful: The Potential and Role in Financial Inclusion and Challenges Ahead

European Journal of Islamic Finance, 2017
This paper will look to analyze Takaful and the Takaful industry in existence today with regards to its potential for growth and the challenges associated with its development.
Amela Trokic
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Integrating Climate Change Into Social Protection Approaches: Developing a Policy Framework for Jordan

Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.
This article explores the integration of climate change risks into social protection approaches looking at the case of Jordan. Creating cobenefits between SDGs 1 and 13, climate‐sensitive social protection can build the resilience of vulnerable groups and foster mitigation and adaptation behaviors.
Martina Jaskolski, Ayat Nashwan, Amel Azab, Amani Alassaf, Yumna Kassim   +4 more
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Assessing Quality Gap of the Employee Critical Illness Mutual Aid Fund Using the SERQUAL Model

Advances in Public Health, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Following the Chinese government’s initiative to reform the universal basic medical insurance system in 2009, the development of multilevel medical security systems has become increasingly important to address the financial burden of critical illnesses on patients’ families. The Employee Critical Illness Mutual Aid Fund (ECIMAF), launched by
Lin Lu, Hui Sun, Weixin Zhang, Hannah Wesley   +3 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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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
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Development of Takaful Industry in Turkey: Challenges and Prospects

Journal of Islamic Economics, 2022
The takaful/Islamic Insurance industry is rapidly growing across the globe. However, still, the volume of this sector is very small worldwide as well as in Turkey. This study focuses on discussing the size of growth and investment of Islamic Insurance in
Monzer Kahf, Adem Aman Shıbu
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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
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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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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
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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