The work of the 29th Conference of the General Arab Insurance Federation (GAIF), an event placed under the High Patronage of H.M. King Mohammed VI, opened on Monday in Marrakech, under the theme "Insurance facing changes in the Arab world".

Enhanced by the participation of nearly 1,800 speakers, including experts, specialists, and officials from the insurance sector from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Asia, and Europe, this three-day conclave is organised by the Central Reinsurance Company (SCR) under the Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion (CDG), the General Secretariat of GAIF, and the Moroccan Federation of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (FMSAR). This meeting sets itself the objectives of serving as a platform to debate issues related to the insurance sector in the Arab world, to exchange experiences and expertise, and to open up to the latest developments recorded in this field. According to the organisers, the choice of Morocco for holding this conference, after a previous edition held in May 2010 in Amman, Jordan, testifies to the good reputation as well as the dynamism that the insurance and reinsurance sector is experiencing in Morocco.

"The repercussions of the Arab Spring on the Arab insurance industry: challenges and solutions" and "Risk management by insurance and reinsurance companies: current state and perspectives" are the two main axes around which the debates will revolve during this conference, on the sidelines of which the General Arab Insurance Federation will hold its general assembly, with several points on the agenda, including the appointment of a new president.